%0 Journal Article %T Composici車n Factorial de una Escala de Autoeficacia en la Soluci車n de Problemas y Comunicaci車n en Universitarios de Ciencias Sociales %A Aguirre %A Juan F %A Muˋoz %A Francisco %A de Rueda %A Bel谷n %A Blanco %A Jos谷 R %J Formaci車n universitaria %D 2012 %I Centro de Informaci車n Tecnol車gica (CIT) %R 10.4067/S0718-50062012000500004 %X the present study analyses the psychometric properties of the self-efficacy scale in problem solving and communication on university students of social sciences. the total sample comprised 589 participants; 376 women and 213 men students of social sciences, with a mean age of 18.4 years. the factor structure of the questionnaire was analyzed through two separate exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. psychometric analysis showed that a two-factorial structure was viable and adequate; with appropriate indicators of adjustment, reliability and validity. in addition, factor analysis conducted with subsamples 1 and 2 indicated the presence of strong evidence of factor structure stability, until proven otherwise. %K psychometry %K validity of tests %K student's beliefs %K student's attitudes %K psychological tests. %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0718-50062012000500004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en