Composición Factorial de una Escala de Autoeficacia en el ámbito Sociocultural en Universitarios de Ingeniería

the present study analyses the psychometric properties of the self-efficacy scale in the sociocultural ambit on university students of engineering. the total sample comprised 592 participants; 143 female and 449 male students of engineering, with a mean age of 18.5 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.