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Development of a Revised Version of the Statistical Anxiety Scale

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    Identificador: imarina:9283430
    Autors:
    Lorenzo-Seva, UrbanoVigil-Colet, AndreuJoan Ferrando, Pere
    Resum:
    Background: Statistics anxiety is a common problem in students taking statistics courses in the social sciences. It is most widely measured by the statistical anxiety scale. The various adaptations of this instrument have shown certain problems in the replication of its factorial structure and do not have a system to control possible response bias effects. The objective of our study was to propose a short test to measure statistical anxiety that also includes a scale to control social desirability bias. Method: We developed a revised version of the statistical anxiety scale using procedures for controlling response biases and examined its factorial structure using exploratory and confirmatory analysis in a sample of 531 students. Results: The revised version showed a clear four-factor structure in exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses with the expected three content factors plus one social desirability factor. The scales showed no acquiescence effects and moderate social desirability effects, and had a clear relationship with academic success. Conclusions: The revised version of the statistical anxiety scale improves on the psychometric properties of the original version and may overcome the problems detected in some adaptations of the previous version.
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    Autor segons l'article: Lorenzo-Seva, Urbano; Vigil-Colet, Andreu; Joan Ferrando, Pere
    Departament: Psicologia
    Autor/s de la URV: Ferrando Piera, Pere Joan / Lorenzo Seva, Urbano / Vigil Colet, Andrés
    Paraules clau: Statistics anxiety Social desirability Response biases Academic performance validity validation response biases response bias questionnaire acquiescence academic performance
    Resum: Background: Statistics anxiety is a common problem in students taking statistics courses in the social sciences. It is most widely measured by the statistical anxiety scale. The various adaptations of this instrument have shown certain problems in the replication of its factorial structure and do not have a system to control possible response bias effects. The objective of our study was to propose a short test to measure statistical anxiety that also includes a scale to control social desirability bias. Method: We developed a revised version of the statistical anxiety scale using procedures for controlling response biases and examined its factorial structure using exploratory and confirmatory analysis in a sample of 531 students. Results: The revised version showed a clear four-factor structure in exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses with the expected three content factors plus one social desirability factor. The scales showed no acquiescence effects and moderate social desirability effects, and had a clear relationship with academic success. Conclusions: The revised version of the statistical anxiety scale improves on the psychometric properties of the original version and may overcome the problems detected in some adaptations of the previous version.
    Àrees temàtiques: Serviço social Psychology, multidisciplinary Psychology (miscellaneous) Psychology (all) Psychology Psicología Interdisciplinar General psychology Educação Ciencias sociales
    Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: urbano.lorenzo@urv.cat andreu.vigil@urv.cat perejoan.ferrando@urv.cat
    Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0001-5369-3099 0000-0003-3818-4514 0000-0002-3133-5466
    Data d'alta del registre: 2024-10-12
    Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enllaç font original: https://www.psicothema.com/pii?pii=4778
    URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referència a l'article segons font original: Psicothema. 34 (4): 562-570
    Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Lorenzo-Seva, Urbano; Vigil-Colet, Andreu; Joan Ferrando, Pere (2022). Development of a Revised Version of the Statistical Anxiety Scale. Psicothema, 34(4), 562-570. DOI: 10.7334/psicothema2022.231
    DOI de l'article: 10.7334/psicothema2022.231
    Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Any de publicació de la revista: 2022
    Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications
  • Paraules clau:

    Psychology,Psychology (Miscellaneous),Psychology, Multidisciplinary
    Statistics anxiety
    Social desirability
    Response biases
    Academic performance
    validity
    validation
    response biases
    response bias
    questionnaire
    acquiescence
    academic performance
    Serviço social
    Psychology, multidisciplinary
    Psychology (miscellaneous)
    Psychology (all)
    Psychology
    Psicología
    Interdisciplinar
    General psychology
    Educação
    Ciencias sociales
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