Investigating confirmatory Factor Analysis, reliability, and validity of the social self-efficacy scale for college students
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Abstract:
Background
Self-efficacy is considered as an important factor in self-concept, motivational theories and health-related behaviors.
Aim
This study carried out to investigate the confirmatory factor analysis, validity and reliability of social self-efficacy scale in Iranian students.
Method
This correlation study was a type of validation that social self-efficacy questionnaire of Grieve et al (2014), general social self-efficacy of Schwarzer & Jerusalem (1995), social indifference, acceptance and social solidarity questionnaire were given for 750 students at Kermanshah and Kangavar University of Payam Noor and Azad Islamic University of Kermanshah that selected available manner. In order to calculate the reliability used from the internal consistency method and for assessment contemporary validity used from correlation between the scores of the mentioned tools. For determine the construct validity used factor analysis. The software used to analyze the data was SPSS and Amos.
Results
The results of factor analysis showed that most of the items in the tool, except for items 4,5, 9, and 16, had an appropriate load factor and five factors had a higher value than one and were explained 47/04 % of the observed variances. This matter could indicate a fairly relevant factor of the social self-efficacy questionnaire. Correlation coefficients showed that the contemporary validity of social self-efficacy scale with other tools was good. For internal consistency by using the Cronbach's alpha method and duplicate, that the values were 0.83 and 0.76, respectively was obtained.
Conclusion
The scale of social self-efficacy has a good validity and reliability, and this scale can be used in clinical and research positionsKeywords:
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Persian
Published:
Educational Measurement, Volume:8 Issue: 30, 2018
Pages:
47 to 60
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