Abstract

ARIAS, Patricio R.; GARCIA, Felipe E.  and  REIVAN-ORTIZ, Geovanny. PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE UTRECH'S WORK ENGAGEMENT SCALE FOR STUDENTS BRIEF VERSIÓN (UWESS - 9) IN ECUADORIAN STUDENTS. Ajayu [online]. 2020, vol.18, n.1, pp.1-23. ISSN 2077-2161.

The high drop-out rates in university students make it necessary to propose new forms of evaluation and analysis of variables that would allow an individual to enjoy their study. To evaluate the level of engagement that a student can generate in the face of an academic challenge, Positive Psychology proposes the Academic Engagement construct. It has been found a positive relationship of academic engagement with other academic results such as school performance, approval rate and dropout rates, as well as with psychological variables such as satisfaction with life, positive emotions and burnout. The objective of this work is to analyze the psychometric properties of the Utrech's Work Engagement Scale for Students brief version (UWESS - 9) in Ecuadorian university students. The functioning of the Scale was analyzed in 202 students (20% women and 80% men). A Confirmatory Factor Analysis was performed where a good fit was found in a model of three correlated factors: vigor, dedication and absorption. It was found that there are no significant differences in the scores in the comparison between men and women, in addition the scale showed to be invariant according to gender. At the same time a positive correlation was found with satisfaction with life, and negative with social desirability. The UWESS-9 presented high reliability (α = 0.91). It is concluded that the scale is appropriate to measure academic engagement in Ecuadorian university students.

Keywords : Psychometrics; school performance; school desertion; satisfaction with life; social desirability.

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