Exploring the COMPIN-10 and SUCOMP-10 Scales: Measuring Inferiority and Superiority Complexes Across Nine Countries
This study introduces the short Inferiority Complex (COMPIN-10) and Superiority Complex (SUCOMP-10) scales. Participants (N = 4,010; 57% women), aged between 18 and 77 years (M = 29.68, SD = 10.62), were recruited from nine countries and completed the scales online in their native languages. The re...
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This study introduces the short Inferiority Complex (COMPIN-10) and Superiority Complex (SUCOMP-10) scales. Participants (N = 4,010; 57% women), aged between 18 and 77 years (M = 29.68, SD = 10.62), were recruited from nine countries and completed the scales online in their native languages. The reliability, dimensionality, and convergent validity of the scales were examined. Satisfactory reliability coefficients were confirmed for both scales. The unidimensional structure of the COMPIN-10 scale was supported across country samples, whereas the SUCOMP10 scale did not exhibit a unidimensional structure. Additionally, the results indicated that the COMPIN-10 scale only achieved loading invariance, while the SUCOMP-10 scale lacked invariance across countries. The inferiority scores correlated negatively with self-esteem measures, extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness, and the superiority scores correlated positively with self-esteem measures, extraversion, and conscientiousness, confirming the convergent validity of both scales in the respective country samples. The results of this multi-country study indicate that the COMPIN-10 scale is a more robust research instrument; however, further revision and refinement of both scales is recommended.
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| spelling | doaj-art-dabfc07817294468a141d98ebd47360a2025-08-20T03:50:54ZengUniversity of RijekaPsychological Topics1332-07421849-03952025-07-01342Exploring the COMPIN-10 and SUCOMP-10 Scales: Measuring Inferiority and Superiority Complexes Across Nine CountriesĐorđe Čekrlija0Julie Aitken Schermer1Ilija Dojčinovski2Nikola Miloš Rokvić3Yamen Hrekes4Bogdan Kalagurka5Lyudmyla Kolisnyk6Nurfitriany Fakhri7Shereena Naranath Mohammedali8Vojin Striković9Ivan Zečević10Institute for Psychology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; Faculty of philosophy, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and HerzegovinaDepartments of Psychology and Management & Organizational Studies, Faculty of Social Science, University of Western Ontario, London, CanadaInternational Psychoanalytic University in Berlin, Berlin, GermanyDr. Lazar Vrkatić Faculty of Law and Business Study, Novi Sad, Serbia Institute for Psychology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, GermanySumy State University, Sumy, UkraineSumy State University, Sumy, UkraineMakassar State University, Makassar, IndonesiaUniversity of Calicut, Kerala, IndiaMunicipality of Nikšić, Nikšić, MontenegroNeuropsychiatric Hospital Dr. Ivan Barbot, Popovača, Croatia This study introduces the short Inferiority Complex (COMPIN-10) and Superiority Complex (SUCOMP-10) scales. Participants (N = 4,010; 57% women), aged between 18 and 77 years (M = 29.68, SD = 10.62), were recruited from nine countries and completed the scales online in their native languages. The reliability, dimensionality, and convergent validity of the scales were examined. Satisfactory reliability coefficients were confirmed for both scales. The unidimensional structure of the COMPIN-10 scale was supported across country samples, whereas the SUCOMP10 scale did not exhibit a unidimensional structure. Additionally, the results indicated that the COMPIN-10 scale only achieved loading invariance, while the SUCOMP-10 scale lacked invariance across countries. The inferiority scores correlated negatively with self-esteem measures, extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness, and the superiority scores correlated positively with self-esteem measures, extraversion, and conscientiousness, confirming the convergent validity of both scales in the respective country samples. The results of this multi-country study indicate that the COMPIN-10 scale is a more robust research instrument; however, further revision and refinement of both scales is recommended. https://pt.ffri.hr/pt/article/view/1029inferiority complexsuperiority complexCOMPIN-10 scaleSUCOMP-10 scalepsychometric propertiesAdler |
| spellingShingle | Đorđe Čekrlija Julie Aitken Schermer Ilija Dojčinovski Nikola Miloš Rokvić Yamen Hrekes Bogdan Kalagurka Lyudmyla Kolisnyk Nurfitriany Fakhri Shereena Naranath Mohammedali Vojin Striković Ivan Zečević Exploring the COMPIN-10 and SUCOMP-10 Scales: Measuring Inferiority and Superiority Complexes Across Nine Countries Psychological Topics inferiority complex superiority complex COMPIN-10 scale SUCOMP-10 scale psychometric properties Adler |
| title | Exploring the COMPIN-10 and SUCOMP-10 Scales: Measuring Inferiority and Superiority Complexes Across Nine Countries |
| title_full | Exploring the COMPIN-10 and SUCOMP-10 Scales: Measuring Inferiority and Superiority Complexes Across Nine Countries |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the COMPIN-10 and SUCOMP-10 Scales: Measuring Inferiority and Superiority Complexes Across Nine Countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the COMPIN-10 and SUCOMP-10 Scales: Measuring Inferiority and Superiority Complexes Across Nine Countries |
| title_short | Exploring the COMPIN-10 and SUCOMP-10 Scales: Measuring Inferiority and Superiority Complexes Across Nine Countries |
| title_sort | exploring the compin 10 and sucomp 10 scales measuring inferiority and superiority complexes across nine countries |
| topic | inferiority complex superiority complex COMPIN-10 scale SUCOMP-10 scale psychometric properties Adler |
| url | https://pt.ffri.hr/pt/article/view/1029 |
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