Composición Factorial de una Escala de Autoeficacia en la Solución de Problemas y Comunicación en Universitarios de Ciencias Sociales

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.