Abstract

SANTOS, Joana Vieira dos et al. Psychometric properties of the Doolitle and Faul Civic Engagement scale (2013) in a Portuguese sample. Aval. psicol. [online]. 2022, vol.21, n.3, pp. 293-301. ISSN 1677-0471.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15689/ap.2022.2103.20977.05.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Civic Engagement Scale (Doolittle & Faul, 2013) in a Portuguese sample. A translation-back translation process of the items was carried out, with the psychometric characteristics analyzed using a sample of 539 participants. The data were subjected to confirmatory factor analysis, multi-group confirmatory factorial analysis, item analysis and reliability analysis. The results confirmed the bifactor structure, civic attitudes and civic behaviors. The psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Civic Engagement scale were adequate, which allows the use of this questionnaire in the Portuguese population. Future studies should analyze the temporal stability.

Keywords : Engagement Cívico; Civic Engagement; factorial analysis; psychometric properties; internal consistency; Civic Engagement.

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