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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Educ.
Sec. Assessment, Testing and Applied Measurement
Volume 9 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2024.1507106

Measurement through structural equations of the self-concept instrument in high-school students

Provisionally accepted
Ángel Ramón Sabando García Ángel Ramón Sabando García 1Oswaldo José Jiménez Bustillo Oswaldo José Jiménez Bustillo 2Lidia Janeth Llacsa Puma Lidia Janeth Llacsa Puma 3Graciela Josefina Castro-Castillo Graciela Josefina Castro-Castillo 2Jenniffer Sobeida Moreira-Choez Jenniffer Sobeida Moreira-Choez 4*Raúl Alberto Rengifo Lozano Raúl Alberto Rengifo Lozano 5
  • 1 Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador
  • 2 State University of Milagro, Milagro, Guayas, Ecuador
  • 3 Peruvian Union University, Lima, Peru
  • 4 Technical University of Manabi, Portoviejo, Ecuador
  • 5 National University of San Marcos, Lima, Lima, Peru

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    Self-concept is an essential dimension of psychological and educational development, significantly influencing students' academic performance and emotional well-being. This study aims to validate the self-concept instrument in upper elementary school students using structural equations. The methodology is quantitative, predictive, and correlational, with a non-experimental cross-sectional design. A total of 172 adolescents from eighth, ninth, and tenth grades of an educational institution in the Santo Domingo canton participated, selected through non-probabilistic convenience sampling. The Self-Concept Questionnaire FORM-5 (AF-5) was applied, which assesses academic/occupational, social, emotional, family, and physical self-concepts. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 25 and AMOS 24 software. The results showed high reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.854) for the instrument's items. The dimensions of the test had a positive impact on the students' self-concept. The mean comparison analysis indicated that females scored higher in emotional self-concept, while males scored higher in physical self-concept. The structural equation analysis revealed significant factor loadings, confirming the reliability and validity of the AF-5 questionnaire for measuring selfconcept in upper elementary school students. 1 Comentado [JMC1]: Reviewer 2 The manuscript's title was updated to "Measurement through Structural Equations of the Self-Concept Instrument in High School Students," more accurately reflecting the studied population and the methodological approach.Comentado [JMC2]: Information about the Self-Concept Questionnaire FORMA-5 (AF-5) was added in the introduction to familiarize readers with the assessment contexts of this survey, as suggested by Reviewer 1.

    Keywords: self-concept, Elementary education, Structural equations, instrument validation, factor análisis

    Received: 07 Oct 2024; Accepted: 16 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Sabando García, Jiménez Bustillo, Llacsa Puma, Castro-Castillo, Moreira-Choez and Rengifo Lozano. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Jenniffer Sobeida Moreira-Choez, Technical University of Manabi, Portoviejo, Ecuador

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