Open AccessFactorial Composition of a General Self-Efficacy Scale in Mexican University Students
Author(s) -
Grabriel Gastelum Cuadras,
Perla Jannet Jurado García,
Susana Ivonne Aguirre Vásquez,
María de los Angeles Bibiano Mejia
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
european scientific journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1857-7881
pISSN - 1857-7431
DOI - 10.19044/esj.2016.v12n28p430
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , confirmatory factor analysis , psychology , replicate , scale (ratio) , reliability (semiconductor) , factorial analysis , sample (material) , statistics , clinical psychology , psychometrics , mathematics , structural equation modeling , geography , cartography , power (physics) , physics , chemistry , chromatography , quantum mechanics
The present study aims to investigate whether the psychometric results proposed by (Sanjuan, Perez, & Bermúdez, 2000) for general selfefficacy scale replicate. The total sample was of 282 subjects; 142 women and 140 men, college students from the city of La Paz Baja California Sur Mexico, with an mean age of 20.3 years (SD = 1.6) for women and 20.9 years (SD = 1.6) for men. The factorial structure of the questionnaire was analyzed by confirmatory factor analysis. The analysis shows a feasible and appropriate factor structure. The structure of a one factor, based on statistical and substantive criteria, has shown adequate fit indicators of reliability and validity. In addition, the factor obtained a Cronbach´s alpha coefficient of .914. Future research should replicate these findings in larger samples.