Abstract

NUNES, Daiane; SANTOS, Laís; FARO, André  and  BAPTISTA, Makilim Nunes. Validity Evidences of Evaluation Battery for Childhood Depression Indicators Self-efficacy Scale. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2020, vol.20, n.3, pp. 878-898. ISSN 1808-4281.  http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/epp.2020.54355.

This study analyzed validity evidences of the Evaluation Battery for Childhood Depression Indicators Self-efficacy Scale, assessed the divergent validity of the scale in relation to depression and examined the social distribution of self-efficacy according to gender, age, and school grade. The sample consisted of 388 adolescents, aged between 14 and 19 years old. It was administered a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Self-efficacy Scale. Exploratory Factor Analysis was conducted using the Factor software. The results indicated the unidimensionality of the scale, explained 56.3% of the total variance. The fit indices of the model and the reliability index were satisfactory. The evaluation of the social distribution showed statistically significant relationships between self-efficacy, sex and age. Finally, the Self-efficacy Scale showed satisfactory psychometric properties, which recommend its use by the scientific and professional community for future research, interventions, and evaluations of the self-efficacy in adolescents.

Keywords : self-efficacy; self-efficacy scale; test validity; psychometrics.

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