Adolescence is characterized by the emergence of romantic interactions. This study aims to explore the psychometric properties of the Scale of Myths of Romantic Love (SMRL) and the gender differences in Spanish adolescents. The sample was representative and consisted of 1,840 third (52.8%) and fourth (47.2%) year students in compulsory secondary education in Castilla-La Mancha. In line with the original validation, the results of the factor analyses show that the SMRL is a mainly uni-dimensional measure when applied to adolescents. The bi-factor analysis yields satisfactory fit indices (in terms of GFI, AGFI, CFI, RMSEA, SRMR; Medrano & Muñoz-Navarro, 2017) and indicates that the general factor is more solid than the specific factors (in terms of ECV, ωh and H h). Correlations with the Myths Scale toward Love and the Gender Equality Attitudes Scale provide evidence in favor of convergent and discriminant validity. Boys scored significantly higher than girls on the SMRL. In conclusion, this is a suitable instrument to scientifically address romantic myths at the adolescent stage, but also to complement and guide educational interventions.

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浪漫爱情神话的规模：西班牙青少年的心理测量特性和性别差异

青春期的特点是浪漫互动的出现。本研究旨在探讨浪漫爱情神话量表（SMRL）的心理测量特性以及西班牙青少年的性别差异。该样本具有代表性，由卡斯蒂利亚-拉曼恰义务中等教育的 1,840 名三年级 (52.8%) 和四年级 (47.2%) 学生组成。与最初的验证一致，因子分析的结果表明，当应用于青少年时，SMRL 主要是一个单维测量。双因素分析产生了令人满意的拟合指数（就 GFI、AGFI、CFI、RMSEA、SRMR 而言；Medrano & Muñoz-Navarro，2017），并表明一般因素比特定因素更可靠（就 ECV、 ωH和HH）。与爱情迷思量表和性别平等态度量表的相关性提供了支持收敛和区分效度的证据。在 SMRL 上，男孩的得分明显高于女孩。总之，这是一个合适的工具，可以科学地解决青少年阶段的浪漫神话，同时也可以补充和指导教育干预。