Internal Structure and Metric Invariance of the Academic Self-efficacy Scale Ases
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https://doi.org/10.22199/issn.0718-7475-2019-02-011Keywords:
Auto-efficacy, Validity, Factorial analysis, Equivalence/invariance of measurementAbstract
AIM: The study presents the results of the adaptation of an academic self-efficacy scale. Specifically, the purpose of the study was to analyse the internal structure of the translation and adaptation of the ASES scale by Chemers, Hu y García (2001). METHOD: 4950 Chilean university students participated. Additionally, to study the Equivalence/Invariance of Measurement between different groups of students, we have performed a factorial invariance analysis. RESULTS: The results indicate that the scale has adequate psychometric properties; they also show the existence of a two-factor structure consistent from the substantive point of view and with an adequate statistical adjustment. Factorial invariance analysis shows the existence of metric invariance between the compared groups, CONCLUSIONS: The evidence shows the validity of the scores and their equivalence among groups of students.
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