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Psicothema, 2012. Vol. Vol. 24 (nº 2). 330-336




Validation Study of the Questionnaire on School Maladjustmet Problems (QSMP)

Jesús de la Fuente Arias1, Francisco Javier Peralta Sánchez1, María Dolores Sánchez Roda2 and María Victoria Trianes Torres3

1 Universidad de Almería,
2 Orientadora Escolar and
3 Universidad de Málaga

The aim of this study was to analyze the exploratory and confirmatory structure, as well as other psychometric properties, of the Cuestionario de Problemas de Convivencia Escolar (CPCE; in Spanish, the Questionnaire on School Maladjustment Problems [QSMP]), using a sample of Spanish adolescents. The instrument was administered to 60 secondary education teachers (53.4% females and 46.6% males) between the ages of 28 and 54 years (M= 41.2, SD= 11.5), who evaluated a total of 857 adolescent students. The first-order exploratory factor analysis identified 7 factors, explaining a total variance of 62%. A second-order factor analysis yielded three dimensions that explain 84% of the variance. A confirmatory factor analysis was subsequently performed in order to reduce the number of factors obtained in the exploratory analysis as well as the number of items. Lastly, we present the results of reliability, internal consistency, and validity indices. These results and their implications for future research and for the practice of educational guidance and intervention are discussed in the conclusions.

Estudio de validación del Cuestionario de Problemas de Convivencia Escolar (CPCE).El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la estructura exploratoria y confirmatoria, así como otras propiedades psicométricas, del Cuestionario de Problemas de Convivencia Escolar (CPCE), con alumnos adolescentes españoles. El instrumento fue cumplimentado por 60 profesores de Educación Secundaria (53,4% mujeres y 46,6% hombres) con una edad entre 28 y 54 años (media de 41,2 y desviación típica de 11,5), que evaluaron a 857 estudiantes adolescentes. El análisis factorial exploratorio de primer orden identificó 7 factores, que explican una varianza total del 62%. Un análisis factorial de segundo orden mostró tres dimensiones que explican el 84% de la varianza. Posteriormente, se efectuó un análisis factorial confirmatorio, con el fin de reducir el número de factores obtenidos en el análisis exploratorio, así como el número de elementos. También se presentan los resultados que muestra la fiabilidad, consistencia interna y validez de los índices. Al final, se debaten estos resultados, así como sus implicaciones para futuras investigaciones y para la práctica de la orientación educativa e intervención.

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Impact factor 2022:  JCR WOS 2022:  FI = 3.6 (Q2);  JCI = 1.21 (Q1) / SCOPUS 2022:  SJR = 1.097;  CiteScore = 6.4 (Q1)