Invarianza factorial de una escala de autoeficacia sobre conductas académicas en universitarios hombres y mujeres

Abstract

The present study analyses the psychometric properties of the a self-efficacy scale on academic behavior in university students, men and women. The overall sample consisted of 1545 subjects: 616 women and 929 men, with a mean age of 18.11 years and 18.27 years, respectively. Psychometric analysis showed that a three-factorial structure (attention, communication and excellence) was viable and adequate for both populations, men and woman, according to the established psychometric requirements when the informers are the students themselves. The results showed that factor structure, factor loadings and intercepts of the instrument could be considered invariant across groups. However, there are differences between groups for the means of the factors attention and excellence.