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Psychometric properties and invariance of an English self-efficacy scale for university students in Peru

BACKGROUND: English is a global language used to communicate with members of the international community. Self-efficacy in learning English is an important factor that is influenced by perceived importance, interest, and beliefs about the ability to successfully perform tasks in English. OBJECTIVE:...

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Autores principales: Mendoza-Torres, Mariela Estela, Morales-García, Wilter C., Sairitupa-Sanchez, Liset Z., Morales-García, Sandra B., Rivera-Lozada, Oriana, Sucapuca-Sucapuca, Francisco E., Cunza-Aranzábal, Denis Frank
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10310963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37397330
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1187342
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author Mendoza-Torres, Mariela Estela
Morales-García, Wilter C.
Sairitupa-Sanchez, Liset Z.
Morales-García, Sandra B.
Rivera-Lozada, Oriana
Sucapuca-Sucapuca, Francisco E.
Cunza-Aranzábal, Denis Frank
author_facet Mendoza-Torres, Mariela Estela
Morales-García, Wilter C.
Sairitupa-Sanchez, Liset Z.
Morales-García, Sandra B.
Rivera-Lozada, Oriana
Sucapuca-Sucapuca, Francisco E.
Cunza-Aranzábal, Denis Frank
author_sort Mendoza-Torres, Mariela Estela
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description BACKGROUND: English is a global language used to communicate with members of the international community. Self-efficacy in learning English is an important factor that is influenced by perceived importance, interest, and beliefs about the ability to successfully perform tasks in English. OBJECTIVE: The aim is to develop and validate a measurement instrument to assess English self-efficacy. METHODS: A total of 453 students from different Peruvian universities participated, with ages ranging from 18 to 60 years (M = 23; SD = 6.18). Statistical techniques for latent variables were used and recommendations for educational and psychological tests were followed in its construction. The sample was divided into two groups to perform exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). RESULTS: The English Self-Efficacy Scale (ESS-P) is representative and relevant in terms of its item content (Aiken’s V > 0.70). Its internal structure is organized into three first order factors and a second order factor that are consistent with the theoretical proposal and was confirmed through CFA with excellent goodness-of-fit indices (χ(2) = 1184.9, gl = 626, CFI = 0.92, TLI = 0.92, RMSEA = 0.06 y SRMR = 0.04). It also has adequate internal consistency in its three factors (Reading α/ω = 0.96), Oral Communication (α/ω = 0.95), and Writing (α/ω = 0.97) and the whole scale (α/ω = 0.98), is invariant with respect to sex, and has a conceptual relationship with variables such as academic self-efficacy and exam anxiety. CONCLUSION: The ESS-P is a measurement instrument with evidence of validity, factorial invariance, and good reliability of its scores. Therefore, it can be used in future studies in the academic context.
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spelling pubmed-103109632023-07-01 Psychometric properties and invariance of an English self-efficacy scale for university students in Peru Mendoza-Torres, Mariela Estela Morales-García, Wilter C. Sairitupa-Sanchez, Liset Z. Morales-García, Sandra B. Rivera-Lozada, Oriana Sucapuca-Sucapuca, Francisco E. Cunza-Aranzábal, Denis Frank Front Psychol Psychology BACKGROUND: English is a global language used to communicate with members of the international community. Self-efficacy in learning English is an important factor that is influenced by perceived importance, interest, and beliefs about the ability to successfully perform tasks in English. OBJECTIVE: The aim is to develop and validate a measurement instrument to assess English self-efficacy. METHODS: A total of 453 students from different Peruvian universities participated, with ages ranging from 18 to 60 years (M = 23; SD = 6.18). Statistical techniques for latent variables were used and recommendations for educational and psychological tests were followed in its construction. The sample was divided into two groups to perform exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). RESULTS: The English Self-Efficacy Scale (ESS-P) is representative and relevant in terms of its item content (Aiken’s V > 0.70). Its internal structure is organized into three first order factors and a second order factor that are consistent with the theoretical proposal and was confirmed through CFA with excellent goodness-of-fit indices (χ(2) = 1184.9, gl = 626, CFI = 0.92, TLI = 0.92, RMSEA = 0.06 y SRMR = 0.04). It also has adequate internal consistency in its three factors (Reading α/ω = 0.96), Oral Communication (α/ω = 0.95), and Writing (α/ω = 0.97) and the whole scale (α/ω = 0.98), is invariant with respect to sex, and has a conceptual relationship with variables such as academic self-efficacy and exam anxiety. CONCLUSION: The ESS-P is a measurement instrument with evidence of validity, factorial invariance, and good reliability of its scores. Therefore, it can be used in future studies in the academic context. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-15 /pmc/articles/PMC10310963/ /pubmed/37397330 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1187342 Text en Copyright © 2023 Mendoza-Torres, Morales-García, Sairitupa-Sanchez, Morales-García, Rivera-Lozada, Sucapuca-Sucapuca and Cunza-Aranzábal. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Psychology
Mendoza-Torres, Mariela Estela
Morales-García, Wilter C.
Sairitupa-Sanchez, Liset Z.
Morales-García, Sandra B.
Rivera-Lozada, Oriana
Sucapuca-Sucapuca, Francisco E.
Cunza-Aranzábal, Denis Frank
Psychometric properties and invariance of an English self-efficacy scale for university students in Peru
title Psychometric properties and invariance of an English self-efficacy scale for university students in Peru
title_full Psychometric properties and invariance of an English self-efficacy scale for university students in Peru
title_fullStr Psychometric properties and invariance of an English self-efficacy scale for university students in Peru
title_full_unstemmed Psychometric properties and invariance of an English self-efficacy scale for university students in Peru
title_short Psychometric properties and invariance of an English self-efficacy scale for university students in Peru
title_sort psychometric properties and invariance of an english self-efficacy scale for university students in peru
topic Psychology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10310963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37397330
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1187342
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