Psychometric Evaluation of the School Climate and School Identification Measure Student on Chilean Students: A Bifactor Model Approach

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datacite.alternateIdentifier.citationChildren, 11 (1), 2024
datacite.alternateIdentifier.doi10.3390/children11010087
datacite.alternateIdentifier.issn2227-9067
datacite.creatorGálvez-Nieto, José Luis
datacite.creatorTrizano-Hermosilla, Ítalo
datacite.creatorPolanco-Levican, Karina
datacite.date2024
datacite.rightsAcceso abierto
datacite.subjectAdolescents
datacite.subjectBifactor
datacite.subjectPsychometric Properties
datacite.subjectSchool
datacite.subjectSchool Climate
datacite.subjectAdolescent
datacite.subjectAdult
datacite.subjectArticle
datacite.subjectChile
datacite.subjectChilean
datacite.subjectClimate
datacite.subjectConfirmatory Factor Analysis
datacite.subjectCriterion Related Validity
datacite.subjectFemale
datacite.subjectHigh School
datacite.subjectHuman
datacite.subjectMale
datacite.subjectReliability
datacite.subjectSchool
datacite.subjectSocial Interaction
datacite.subjectStudent
datacite.titlePsychometric Evaluation of the School Climate and School Identification Measure Student on Chilean Students: A Bifactor Model Approach
dc.description.abstractSchool climate is a relevant construct for understanding social relations at school. The SCASIM-St has been widely defined as a multidimensional construct; however, new factor structures have not been explored through evidence that allows for interpreting school climate scores from an approach that respects the multidimensionality of the scale and, at the same time, allows for identifying the degree of essential unidimensionality in the data. Consequently, the objective was to analyze the psychometric properties of the SCASIM-St from a bifactor model approach, evaluating the influence of a general school climate factor versus five specific factors. The study involved 1860 students of both sexes (42% males and 58% females), with an average age of 16.63 years (SD = 0.664), from 17 secondary schools in Chile. The results obtained by a confirmatory factor analysis provided evidence that the best model was the bifactor model for the 38 items, with one general factor and five specific factors. The Explained Common Variance (ECV) values and reliability levels by hierarchical omega accounted for a strong general school climate factor with high levels of reliability. Evidence of external criterion validity, assessed through the attitude toward authority scale (AIA-A), showed a theoretically expected and significant relationship between the factors of both instruments. This study confirmed the psychometric robustness of the SCASIM-St scale by means of a bifactor model, allowing for a new, essentially unidimensional interpretation of the scale scores and providing an instrument to measure school climate in Chile. © 2024 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
dc.description.ia_keywordschool, climate, factor, model, scale, bifactor, scasim
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dc.identifier.urihttps://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/5824
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
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dc.relationreponame: Repositorio Digital RI2.0
dc.rights.driverinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceChildren
dc.subject.ia_odsODS 4: Educación de calidad
dc.subject.ia_oecd1nCiencias Naturales
dc.subject.ia_oecd2nCiencias Biológicas
dc.subject.ia_oecd3nCiencias del Medio Ambiente
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oaire.citationEdition2024
oaire.citationIssue1
oaire.citationTitleChildren
oaire.citationVolume11
oaire.fundingReferenceANID Beca Doctorado Nacional 21200712
oaire.fundingReferenceANID FONDECYT 1220784, 1190844
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uct.comunidadCiencias de la Saluden_US
uct.departamentoDepartamento de Psicología
uct.facultadFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud
uct.indizacionScience Citation Index Expanded - SCIE
uct.indizacionScopus
uct.indizacionScimago
uct.indizacionPubMed Central (PMC)
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