Publication Date
2026
College
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Department
Psychology
Document Type
Poster
Description
Intrasexual competition refers to competition between sexes for status, mates, and resources . The current established measure of intrasexual competition, Buunk and Fisher's (2009) intrasexual competition scale (ICS), is sex and gender neutral®. While the ICS has sufficient validity in certain contexts, it does not capture the nuances of female intrasexual competition, which centers around appearances and is less explicit than male intrasexual competition. Additionally, the ICS does not directly address the four main forms of intrasexual competition: self-promotion, competitor derogation, mate-manipulation, and competitor manipulation. The Female Intrasexual Competition Scale (FICS) is a new, theory-based scale to measure intrasexual competition among cis-gendered heterosexual and bisexual females.