Psychometric analysis and normative data of UWES in Peruvian adolescents

Análisis psicométrico y datos normativos de la UWES en adolescentes peruanos

Análise psicométrica e dados normativos da UWES em adolescentes peruanos

Dominguez-Lara, Sergio - Peceros-Pinto, Benigno - Centeno-Leyva, Sharon - Valente, Sabina N. - Lourenço, Abílio A. - Quistgaard-Alvarez, Alberto - Morales-Velasquez, Mercedes Patricia
Detalles Bibliográficos
2022
academic engagement
adolescents
validity
reliability
test norms
engagement académico
adolescentes
validez
confiabilidad
normas
engagement académico
adolescentes
validação
confiabilidade
normas
Español
Universidad Católica del Uruguay
LIBERI
https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/2908
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/3215
Acceso abierto
Resumen:
Sumario:Academic engagement is a relevant characteristic to predict successful academic trajectories and school performance; however, there is a lack of validated instruments in Peru for its evaluation. Therefore, the objective of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale – 9S (UWES-9S) in Peruvian adolescents: internal structure, measurement invariance, association with academic self-efficacy, reliability, and norms. A total of 868 school adolescents (51.728% women; Mage = 14.263; SDage = 1.430) from six schools in the Constitutional Province of Callao (central coast of Peru) were evaluated. In addition to the UWES-9S, the Specific Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale for Academic Situations was used as a measure of self-efficacy. The results show that the UWES-9S is unidimensional and invariant between men and women, although three items were eliminated, resulting in a new version: UWES-6S. Likewise, the association with academic self-efficacy was moderate (r > .50) and norms were obtained for men and women separately. In addition, the reliability indices were satisfactory for both the scores (alpha coefficient and average inter-item correlation) and the construct (omega coefficient > .80). It is concluded that the UWES-6S has adequate psychometric properties for its application in Peruvian adolescents.