Factor analysis, reliability and validity of the general self-efficacy scale (GSE) in ecuadorian students

Abstract

Aims: To confirm the one-dimensional factor structure of the General Self-Efficacy Scale (EAG), verify its reliability in ecuadorian adolescents and young people, as well as its validity. Method: The research is quantitative and instrumental, which analyzes the factor structure, reliability and validity of EAG. Sample: 742 teenagers and young adults, students from educational centers in Ambato and Pelileo cities from Ecuador. Results: At the factorial level, the EAG with a single factor explains 52.1% of the variance with an optimal adjustment X2= 82,06; df= 28; p