Satisfação com o ensino online em universitários: Análise estrutural de uma escala

The aim of this research study was to analyze the internal structure and reliability of the Student Satisfaction Survey (SSS) in Peruvian university students. A total of 458 students participated (women = 69.9 %; Mage = 27.76 years; SDage = 4.41 years). The SSS was studied under confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM). Regard the results, the original five-dimensional model obtained favorable fit indexes with ESEM, but the dimensions student-teacher interactions and student-student interactions overlap each other, so it was valued as a four-dimensional model that presented better psychometric evidence. Regarding reliability, an acceptable order of magnitudes was observed, both at the level of scores and construct. It can be concluded that the SSS has adequate psychometric properties.El objetivo de esta investigación fue analizar la estructura interna y confiabilidad de la Student Satisfaction Survey (SSS) en estudiantes universitarios peruanos. Participaron 458 estudiantes (mujeres = 69.9 %; Medad = 27.76 años; DEedad = 4.41 años). La SSS se estudió bajo el análisis factorial confirmatorio (AFC) y el modelamiento exploratorio de ecuaciones estructurales (ESEM). Respecto a los resultados, el modelo original de cinco dimensiones obtuvo índices de ajuste favorables con ESEM, pero las dimensiones interacciones alumno-profesor e interacciones alumno-alumno se superponen entre sí, por lo que se valoró un modelo de cuatro dimensiones que presentó mejores evidencias psicométricas. La confiabilidad de las puntuaciones y de constructo presenta magnitudes aceptables. Se concluye que el SSS cuenta con propiedades psicométricas adecuadas.O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a estrutura interna e a confiabilidade da Student Satisfaction Survey (SSS) em estudantes universitários peruanos. Participaram 458 estudantes (mulheres = 69,9 %; Midade = 27,76 anos; DPidade = 4,41 anos). O SSS foi estudado por meio de análise fatorial confirmatória (CFA) e modelação exploratória de equações estruturais (ESEM). Quanto aos resultados, o modelo original de cinco dimensões obteve índices de ajuste favoráveis com ESEM, mas as interações entre as dimensões aluno-professor e aluno-aluno se sobrepõem, por isso, foi analisado um modelo quatro dimensões que apresentou melhor evidência psicométrica. A confiabilidade das pontuações e de construto apresentaram magnitudes aceitáveis. Conclui-se que o SSS possui propriedades psicométricas adequadas

Translation and validation of the WHO-5 General well-being index into native language Quechua of the Peruvian South

To translate and validate the WHO-5 General Well-being Index for the people of the Peruvian South, a cross-sectional instrumental study was carried out with the voluntary participation of 186 people of both sexes between the ages of 18 and 65 years (M = 29.67 years old; SD = 10.94) living in the south region of Peru. The validity evidence was assessed based on the content using Aiken’s coefficient V according to the internal structure through a confirmatory factor analysis, and reliability was calculated through Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. The expert judgment was favorable for all items (V > 0.70). The unidimensional structure of the scale was confirmed (χ2 = 10.86, df = 5, p = 0.05; RMR = 0.020; GFI = 0.980; CFI = 0.990; TLI = 0.980 y RMSEA = 0.080), and it presents a suitable reliability range (α = > 0.75). This shows that the WH

Translation and validation of the WHO-5 General well-being index into native language Quechua of the Peruvian South

To translate and validate the WHO-5 General Well-being Index for the people of the Peruvian South, a cross-sectional instrumental study was carried out with the voluntary participation of 186 people of both sexes between the ages of 18 and 65 years (M = 29.67 years old; SD = 10.94) living in the south region of Peru. The validity evidence was assessed based on the content using Aiken's coefficient V according to the internal structure through a confirmatory factor analysis, and reliability was calculated through Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The expert judgment was favorable for all items (V > 0.70). The unidimensional structure of the scale was confirmed (χ2 = 10.86, df = 5, p = 0.05; RMR = 0.020; GFI = 0.980; CFI = 0.990; TLI = 0.980 y RMSEA = 0.080), and it presents a suitable reliability range (α = > 0.75). This shows that the WHO-5 General Well-being Index for the people of the Peruvian South is a valid and reliable scale

Psihometrijske karakteristike Upitnika o zdravlju pacijenta – 9 (PHQ-9) kod peruanskih sveučilišnih studenata

Changes that occurred in people’s lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected the mental health of the universities, where an increase in symptoms of depression was reported since the beginning of the pandemic, so its evaluation is essential in this context. Therefore, the objective of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) in Peruvian university students. A total of 409 university students between 16 and 45 years of age participated (female = 72.9%; Mage = 22.15; SDage = 3.75). The PHQ-9 and the Emotional Exhaustion Scale (EES) were used. A series of confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to evaluate structures suggested by previous studies, namely a one factor model, a two correlated factor model and a bi-factor model. We found evidence of a one-dimensional structure, both from factor analysis and item response theory, and a positive association with academic emotional exhaustion. Moreover, construct reliability and score reliability reached high magnitudes. Therefore, the PHQ-9 is an instrument with adequate psychometric properties to be used as a measure of depression in university students in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.Promjene koje su se u ljudskim životima dogodile zbog pandemije uzrokovane bolešću COVID-19 negativno su utjecale na mentalno zdravlje sveučilišnih studenata kod kojih je od početka pandemije evidentiran porast simptoma depresije te je u tome kontekstu važno provesti njihovu procjenu. Stoga je cilj ovoga istraživanja bio analizirati psihometrijske značajke Upitnika o zdravlju pacijenta– 9 (PHQ-9) kod peruanskih sveučilišnih studenata. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 409 sveučilišnih studenata u dobi od 16 do 45 godina (ženski = 72.9 %; prosječna dob = 22.15; SDdob = 3.75). Korišteni su upitnik PHQ-9 i Skala emocionalnoga iscrpljenja (EES). Proveden je niz konfirmatornih faktorskih analiza da bi se procijenile strukture predložene u prethodnim istraživanjima: jednodimenzionalni model, model s dvama koreliranim faktorima i bifaktorski model. Pronašli smo dokaze o jednodimenzionalnoj strukturi, kako na temelju rezultata faktorske analize, tako i s aspekta teorije odgovora na zadatke, te pozitivnu povezanost s akademskim emocionalnim iscrpljenjem. Osim toga, pouzdanost rezultata i konstrukta dosegnule su visokevrijednosti. Stoga je upitnik PHQ-9 instrument s prikladnim psihometrijskim značajkama za upotrebu pri mjerenju depresije kod sveučilišnih studenata u kontekstu pandemije uzrokovane bolešću COVID-19

Gender-based differences in the impact of Dark Triad traits on academic dishonesty: The mediating role of moral disengagement in college students

This study explores whether gender differences influence the components of the Dark Triad of personality and moral disengagement on the manifestations of dishonest academic behavior in Peruvian university students. Moreover, it evaluates how moral disengagement mediates the effect that the Dark Triad components have on academic dishonesty. The participants were 591 university students, aged between 18 and 40 years (women = 71.7 %; Mage = 21.5; SDage = 3.60), to whom the Dirty Dozen Dark Triad, the Propensity to Morally Disengage Scale, and the Scale of Academic Dishonesty, which has 3 dimensions (cheating on exams, plagiarism, and falsification) were applied. The results reveal that only Machiavellianism has a significant and consistent influence on all dimensions of academic dishonesty, in both men and women, while psychopathy influences the dimension of plagiarism in both men and women and falsification only in men. In addition, moral disengagement affects falsification in both groups, cheating on exams only in the men's group, and plagiarism in the women's group. Finally, the mediating role of moral disengagement between the effect of the Dark Triad and the manifestations of academic dishonesty was not demonstrated

Preditores na auto-eficácia da escrita académica em estudantes universitários: Compreensão da leitura e auto-eficácia

Scientific research at the university level is capital for the development of new knowledge and technological production. In this context, science cannot be produced in the absence of understanding academic texts and, subsequently, production of texts that reflect the ideas discovered. Thus, it has been postulated that the development of self-efficacy in academic writing could be related to reading comprehension and self-efficacy. Therefore, we tried to determine the relationship between reading comprehension and self-efficacy with self-efficacy for academic writing. To this end, a predictive, cross-sectional, analytical study was conducted among 357 university students in the Puno region of Peru. Thus, students were evaluated by three SEWS scales, Reading Self-Efficacy Scale, and Reading Comprehension Test. Finally, it was observed that self-efficacy and reading comprehension are good predictors of self-efficacy in writing.El objetivo de la investigación científica es producir nuevo conocimiento, por tanto, no se puede  producir ciencia en ausencia de comprensión de textos académicos y, posteriormente, producción de textos que plasmen las ideas descubiertas. En tal sentido, se tuvo como objetivo determinar si la comprensión y la autoeficacia lectoras predicen la autoeficacia para la escritura académica. Con este fin, se realizó un estudio transversal, analítico y predictivo en 357 estudiantes universitarios de la región Puno en Perú, quienes fueron seleccionados bajo un muestreo no probabilístico. Los estudiantes fueron evaluados por medio de tres escalas: SEWS (Self-Efficacy for Writing Scale), Escala de autoeficacia lectora y Test de comprensión lectora. Aplicando un análisis de regresión lineal multivariado, se halló que la autoeficacia lectora es un buen predictor de la autoeficacia para la escritura académica; en cambio, la comprensión lectora solo demuestra una asociación funcional mínima.A investigação científica a nível universitário é capital para o desenvolvimento de novos conhecimentos e produção tecnológica. Neste contexto, a ciência não pode ser produzida na ausência de compreensão dos textos académicos e, posteriormente, na produção de textos que reflictam as ideias descobertas. Assim, foi postulado que o desenvolvimento da auto-eficácia na escrita académica poderia estar relacionado com a compreensão da leitura e a auto-eficácia. Por conseguinte, tentámos determinar a relação entre compreensão de leitura e auto-eficácia com auto-eficácia para a escrita académica. Para o efeito, foi realizado um estudo preditivo, transversal e analítico entre 357 estudantes universitários da região de Puno, no Peru. Assim, os estudantes foram avaliados por três escalas SEWS, Escala de Auto-Eficácia de Leitura, e Teste de Compreensão de Leitura. Finalmente, observou-se que a auto-eficácia e a compreensão de leitura são bons preditores da auto-eficácia na escrita

The satisfaction with life scale and the well-being index WHO-5 in young Peruvians: a network analysis

ABSTRACTThe main objective of this study is to calculate the structure of a network of elements of life satisfaction and emotional well-being in young Peruvians, through network analysis, using the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and the Well-Being Index WHO-5. A total of 414 university students between the ages of 18 and 27 (M = 22.18; SD = 2.57) participated. The results show that network analysis offers new avenues for exploring the dimensionality of complex constructs, concluding that the SWLS and WHO-5 represent distinct but related dimensions of subjective well-being. In addition, the items linked to the global judgement of satisfaction with one’s own life and with the activation of the arousal level stand out for their relevance in the network. Finally, some differences in network connectivity according to sex are highlighted, which merit further research

New psychometric evidence for the thesis advisor abuse scale (EMAT) in Peruvian university students based on classic and modern procedures

Although evidence of mistreatment toward university students in the academic field has been reported for several years, its study in the context of the development of undergraduate research is still emerging. For this reason, it is necessary to have valid and reliable measurement instruments that allow assessing the magnitude of this problem. The objective of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Thesis Advisor Abuse Scale (EMAT, for its acronym in Spanish) in Peruvian university students. A total of 753 university students (women = 57.4%) from the 3 regions of Peru participated. The internal structure was analyzed under an analytical-factorial approach, and the discrimination and difficulty characteristics of the items were evaluated from the perspective of item response theory (IRT). The findings showed evidence supporting the original three-dimensional structure. Furthermore, all the items on the EMAT have good discriminatory power. Additionally, the EMAT proved to be strictly invariant according to sex, and the reliability coefficients reached high magnitudes. It is concluded that the EMAT is an instrument that has adequate psychometric properties to be used as a measure of mistreatment by advisors in the thesis preparation processes in Peruvian university students