Factorial invariance of an academic burnout measure among college students from Peru, Mexico and Colombia.

The aim of this study was to analyze the measurement invariance of a scale of academic emotional exhaustion among university students in Peru (n = 472; 76.06% women; Mage = 20.64), Mexico (n = 362; 66.3% women; Mage = 21.06), and Colombia (n = 288; 88.19% women; Mage = 21.78). The internal structure...

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Main Authors: Dominguez-Lara, Sergio, Alarcón-Parco, Danitsa, Fernández-Arata, Manuel, Tamayo-Agudelo, William, Bernal-Vargas, Liliana, Campos-Uscanga, Yolanda
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Online Access:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/25946
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author Dominguez-Lara, Sergio
Alarcón-Parco, Danitsa
Fernández-Arata, Manuel
Tamayo-Agudelo, William
Bernal-Vargas, Liliana
Campos-Uscanga, Yolanda
author_facet Dominguez-Lara, Sergio
Alarcón-Parco, Danitsa
Fernández-Arata, Manuel
Tamayo-Agudelo, William
Bernal-Vargas, Liliana
Campos-Uscanga, Yolanda
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description The aim of this study was to analyze the measurement invariance of a scale of academic emotional exhaustion among university students in Peru (n = 472; 76.06% women; Mage = 20.64), Mexico (n = 362; 66.3% women; Mage = 21.06), and Colombia (n = 288; 88.19% women; Mage = 21.78). The internal structure was analyzed with a confirmatory factor analysis in order to verify the single dimensionality of the Emotional Exhaustion Scale (ESS) in each sample, whereas the model’s invariance was analyzed with a multi-group factor analysis. The results showed that the one-dimensional model shows favorable evidence in each sample regard their factor loadings and reliability, and it was invariant across countries regarding its structure (configural invariance), factor loadings (metric invariance), thresholds (strong invariance), and residuals (strict invariance). Although additional research is needed, the ECE appears to be a promising measure to use among Peruvian, Mexican, and Colombian college students.
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spelling oai:ojs.revistas.unc.edu.ar:article-259462021-12-23T20:48:35Z Factorial invariance of an academic burnout measure among college students from Peru, Mexico and Colombia. Invarianza factorial de una medida de burnout académico entre estudiantes universitarios de Perú, México y Colombia Dominguez-Lara, Sergio Alarcón-Parco, Danitsa Fernández-Arata, Manuel Tamayo-Agudelo, William Bernal-Vargas, Liliana Campos-Uscanga, Yolanda Academic burnout emotional exhaustion college students measurement invariance burnout académico agotamiento emocional estudiantes universitarios invarianza de medición The aim of this study was to analyze the measurement invariance of a scale of academic emotional exhaustion among university students in Peru (n = 472; 76.06% women; Mage = 20.64), Mexico (n = 362; 66.3% women; Mage = 21.06), and Colombia (n = 288; 88.19% women; Mage = 21.78). The internal structure was analyzed with a confirmatory factor analysis in order to verify the single dimensionality of the Emotional Exhaustion Scale (ESS) in each sample, whereas the model’s invariance was analyzed with a multi-group factor analysis. The results showed that the one-dimensional model shows favorable evidence in each sample regard their factor loadings and reliability, and it was invariant across countries regarding its structure (configural invariance), factor loadings (metric invariance), thresholds (strong invariance), and residuals (strict invariance). Although additional research is needed, the ECE appears to be a promising measure to use among Peruvian, Mexican, and Colombian college students. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la invarianza de medición de una escala de agotamiento emocional académico entre estudiantes universitarios de Perú (n = 472; 76.059% mujeres; Medad = 20.636), México (n = 362; 66.298% mujeres; Medad =21.063) y Colombia (n = 288; 88.194% mujeres; Medad = 21.780). La estructura interna se estudió con un análisis factorial confirmatorio para comprobar la unidimensionalidad de la Escala de Cansancio Emocional (ECE) en cada muestra, y la invarianza del modelo fue analizada con un análisis factorial multigrupo. Los resultados mostraron que el modelo unidimensional obtiene evidencias favorables en cada muestra respecto a sus cargas factoriales y confiablidad, y es invariante entre las muestras en su estructura (invarianza configural), cargas factoriales (invarianza métrica), thresholds (invarianza fuerte) y residuales (invarianza estricta). Aunque se necesita investigación adicional, el ECE parece ser una medida prometedora para su uso con estudiantes universitarios colombianos, mexicanos y peruanos. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba 2021-12-23 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/25946 Argentinean Journal of Behavioral Sciences; Vol. 13 No. 3 (2021): REVISTA ARGENTINA DE CIENCIAS DEL COMPORTAMIENTO; 70-86 Revista Argentina de Ciencias del Comportamiento; Vol. 13 Núm. 3 (2021): REVISTA ARGENTINA DE CIENCIAS DEL COMPORTAMIENTO; 70-86 1852-4206 10.32348/1852.4206.v13.n3 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/25946/36509 Derechos de autor 2021 Sergio Dominguez-Lara, Danitsa Alarcón-Parco, Manuel Fernández-Arata, William Tamayo-Agudelo, Liliana Bernal-Vargas, Yolanda Campos-Uscanga http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
spellingShingle Academic burnout
emotional exhaustion
college students
measurement invariance
burnout académico
agotamiento emocional
estudiantes universitarios
invarianza de medición
Dominguez-Lara, Sergio
Alarcón-Parco, Danitsa
Fernández-Arata, Manuel
Tamayo-Agudelo, William
Bernal-Vargas, Liliana
Campos-Uscanga, Yolanda
Factorial invariance of an academic burnout measure among college students from Peru, Mexico and Colombia.
title Factorial invariance of an academic burnout measure among college students from Peru, Mexico and Colombia.
title_alt Invarianza factorial de una medida de burnout académico entre estudiantes universitarios de Perú, México y Colombia
title_full Factorial invariance of an academic burnout measure among college students from Peru, Mexico and Colombia.
title_fullStr Factorial invariance of an academic burnout measure among college students from Peru, Mexico and Colombia.
title_full_unstemmed Factorial invariance of an academic burnout measure among college students from Peru, Mexico and Colombia.
title_short Factorial invariance of an academic burnout measure among college students from Peru, Mexico and Colombia.
title_sort factorial invariance of an academic burnout measure among college students from peru mexico and colombia
topic Academic burnout
emotional exhaustion
college students
measurement invariance
burnout académico
agotamiento emocional
estudiantes universitarios
invarianza de medición
topic_facet Academic burnout
emotional exhaustion
college students
measurement invariance
burnout académico
agotamiento emocional
estudiantes universitarios
invarianza de medición
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/racc/article/view/25946
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