A confirmatory factor analysis of the "Autoconcepto forma 5" questionnaire in young adults from Spain and Chile

  1. García Pérez, José Fernando 3
  2. Musitu Ochoa, Gonzalo 1
  3. Riquelme Mella, Enrique 2
  4. Riquelme Bravo, Paula 2
  1. 1 Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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    Universidad Pablo de Olavide

    Sevilla, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02z749649

  2. 2 Universidad Católica de Temuco
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    Universidad Católica de Temuco

    Temuco, Chile

    ROR https://ror.org/051nvp675

  3. 3 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

Revista:
The Spanish Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 1138-7416

Ano de publicación: 2011

Volume: 14

Número: 2

Páxinas: 648-658

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.5209/REV_SJOP.2011.V14.N2.13 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso aberto editor

Outras publicacións en: The Spanish Journal of Psychology

Resumo

The aim of this work is to examine the pentafactorial validity of the AF5 Self-Concept Questionnaire in Spanish and Chilean young adults. From the responses of a total of 4,383 young adults aged 17 to 22 years (1,918 Spanish, 44%, and 2,465 Chilean, 56%) it was analyzed the reliability of the instrument, the compared validity of the 5 oblique factor model proposed by the authors versus the unifactorial and the orthogonal alternative models, and was studied the invariance of one Chilean sample. The results of confirmatory factor analyses supported the authors' pentafactorial model. The multi-group factorial invariance showed that Chilean sample of the AF5 does not change neither the Spanish factor weights, nor the variances and covariances of the factors, or the error variances of items. Finally, the internal consistency of the five scales was good in the samples of both countries.

Información de financiamento

This research project was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Research Grant PSI2008-01535/PSIC “School Violence: Victimization and Social Reputation in Adolescence” and by Grant for the “Introduction to College Life Program (PIVU)” from the Universidad Católica de Temuco, Chile.

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