ERIC Number: EJ1018018
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Dec
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1696-2095
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The CAF Physical Self-Concept Questionnaire in a Sample of Chilean Students
Martinez, Leandro Navas; Llorca, Jose Antonio Soriano; Tello, Francisco Pablo Holgado
Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, v11 n3 p809-830 Dec 2013
Introduction: The aim of this study was to verify whether the six-dimension structure of the Physical Self-Concept Questionnaire is maintained with Chilean students, and to assess its psychometric qualities in this population. Method: One thousand seven hundred sixty-seven students took part in this research, from Central and South Chile; 45.8% were boys and 54.2% girls, with an average age of 18.39 years. Confirmatory factor, reliability and discrimination analyses were conducted. Results: The results showed that the theoretical model fits the data adequately and that the factor structure is reproduced; the factors are reliable, thus providing further evidence for the validity of the questionnaire model. Discussion and Conclusion: The Physical Self-Concept Questionnaire has proved to be useful for the assessment of physical self-concept of students in Chile. Furthermore, it appears that there is a higher order structure with second-order factors that would account for the first order factors.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Self Concept Measures, Physical Characteristics, Self Concept, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, College Students, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Correlation, Psychometrics, Test Reliability, Goodness of Fit, Test Validity, Construct Validity
University of Almeria, Education & Psychology I+D+i. Faculty of Psychology Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 LaCanada de San Urbano, Almeria, Spain. Tel: +34-950-015354; Fax: +34-950-015083; Web site: http://www.investigacion-psicopedagogica.org/revista/new/english/presentacion.php
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Chile
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