BACKGROUND: Self efficacy refers to an individuals belief in his or her capability to produce given achievements and the individuals perception of his or her ability to perform an action. AIM: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the General Self-efficacy Scale in Chilean population. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was carried out in 360 subjects, both sexes, 15-65 years of age, from Concepción, Chile, who answered Self-efficacy, Self-esteem and Health Status Perception instruments. Reliability was verified by Cronbachs alpha coefficient and validity by expert re-vision, univariate statistics, correlations among items, item-scale correlations, and correlations with Self-esteem and Perception of Health Status constructs. RESULTS: The structure of the scale is uni-dimensional, homogenous and positively related with the constructs examined. CONCLUSIONS: The General Self-efficacy Scale is a reliable and valid measure of the perception of self-efficacy in the Chilean population.
BACKGROUND: Self efficacy refers to an individuals belief in his or her capability to produce given achievements and the individuals perception of his or her ability to perform an action. AIM: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the General Self-efficacy Scale in Chilean population. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was carried out in 360 subjects, both sexes, 15-65 years of age, from Concepción, Chile, who answered Self-efficacy, Self-esteem and Health Status Perception instruments. Reliability was verified by Cronbachs alpha coefficient and validity by expert re-vision, univariate statistics, correlations among items, item-scale correlations, and correlations with Self-esteem and Perception of Health Status constructs. RESULTS: The structure of the scale is uni-dimensional, homogenous and positively related with the constructs examined. CONCLUSIONS: The General Self-efficacy Scale is a reliable and valid measure of the perception of self-efficacy in the Chilean population.
Authors: Gisela Pineda-García; Aracely Serrano-Medina; José Manuel Cornejo-Bravo; Víctor Hugo Andrade-Soto; Efraín Armenta-Rojas; Daniela Lilian González-Sánchez Journal: Rev Lat Am Enfermagem Date: 2022-07-08
Authors: Franco Mascayano; Sara Schilling; Eric Tapia; Felipe Santander; María S Burrone; Lawrence H Yang; Rubén Alvarado Journal: Front Psychiatry Date: 2018-06-05 Impact factor: 4.157