Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the Multidimensional Competitive Orientation Inventory

Abstract

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Multidimensional Competitive Orientation Inventory (Ch-MCOI) in adults from Mainland China. A total of 1121 participants (50.6% male; M = 28.86, SD = 8.70) were recruited for this study. All participants completed the Chinese versions of the MCOI, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS), the Almost Perfect Scale-Revised (APS), the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS-f), and the Competition Attitude Scale (Ch-CAS). A subsample of 239 participants (50.6% male; M = 32.04, SD = 8.13) completed the Ch-MCOI again after a two-week interval to assess test–retest reliability. Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) yielded a four-factor structure (hyper-competitive orientation, self-developmental competitive orientation, anxiety-driven competition avoidance, and lack of interest toward competition), which was further validated by confirmatory factor analyses with a satisfactory fit. Furthermore, test–retest reliability, internal consistency, and convergent and concurrent validity were also acceptable. Our findings suggest that the Ch-MCOI could be a reliable and valid instrument for assessing the adaptive and maladaptive facets of competitive orientations in the Chinese-speaking population.

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“…The Chinese version of the Multidimensional Competitive Orientation Inventory (MCOI) was used to measure individual differences in hypercompetitiveness, namely hypercompetitive orientation (HCO) (e.g., “The most important thing is winning, no matter what”) and personal development competitive attitude, namely self-development competitive orientation (SDCO) (e.g., “I enjoy competition because it allows me to discover my abilities”) ( Wang et al, 2024 ). The Chinese version demonstrates comparable validity and reliability with the original English version of the MCOI ( Orosz et al, 2018 ).…”