Latent structure of a social anomie scale and factor invariance in peruvian students of both sexes

The objective of this research was to find evidence of the latent structure of the Social Anomie Scale as well as to generate empirical support for the factor invariance hypothesis according to the sex of 301 Peruvian pre-university students. A confirmatory factor analysis of each model was carried...

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Autor: Caycho Caja, Aaron
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/19239
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/psico/article/view/19239
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Factor invariance
internal consistency
confirmatory factor analysis
social anomie
Invarianza factorial
consistencia interna
análisis factorial confirmatorio
anomia social
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Sumario:The objective of this research was to find evidence of the latent structure of the Social Anomie Scale as well as to generate empirical support for the factor invariance hypothesis according to the sex of 301 Peruvian pre-university students. A confirmatory factor analysis of each model was carried out, it was found support to the internal consistency of the scale, and then the factorial invariance of the proposed Model 2020 was raised. The results indicate that the model of three underlying factors is not sustained in its internal consistency; alternatively, the model of two factors obtains empirical evidence in favor of its consistency and internal structure. As for the weak invariance, this is not justified by problems linked to the group of women. It is concluded that the Social Anomie Scale shows difficulties associated with the presence of the subscale of Pessimism and in the evaluation of female participants.