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Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the academic help seeking scale in a sample of adults

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    Identifier: imarina:9330025
    Authors:
    Martín-Arbós, SDueñas, JMMorales-Vives, FCastarlenas, E
    Abstract:
    Although academic help-seeking is an important variable in the academic context, as it is related to academic achievement, college adjustment and teacher support, among other variables, no instruments evaluate it in the Spanish adult population. The main goal of the current study was to develop an adaptation of the Academic Help-Seeking Scale for the Spanish adult population with suitable psychometric properties. The sample consisted of 536 adults with an average age of 24.98 (SD = 8.55). The exploratory factor analysis in the first half of the sample suggested that only one factor was underlying the data, and the confirmatory factor analysis in the second half showed that the factor structure replicated in a different sample. The results suggest that this adaptation has appropriate psychometric properties, and adequate reliability and convergent validity. We also found the expected relationships with gender and academic achievement. Therefore, this instrument may be useful for researchers and education professionals who need to assess this behaviour in adults so that they can help them improve their academic performance. The study also contributes to a better understanding of academic help-seeking as an adaptative learning strategy and the variables it is related to.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Martín-Arbós, S; Dueñas, JM; Morales-Vives, F; Castarlenas, E
    Department: Psicologia
    URV's Author/s: Castarlenas Solé, Elena Teresa / Dueñas Rada, Jorge Manuel / Morales Vives, Fàbia
    Keywords: Self-regulation School Motivation Goals Gender Factor structure Classroom Behaviors Attitudes Achievement Academic help-seeking Academic help -seeking Academic achievement
    Abstract: Although academic help-seeking is an important variable in the academic context, as it is related to academic achievement, college adjustment and teacher support, among other variables, no instruments evaluate it in the Spanish adult population. The main goal of the current study was to develop an adaptation of the Academic Help-Seeking Scale for the Spanish adult population with suitable psychometric properties. The sample consisted of 536 adults with an average age of 24.98 (SD = 8.55). The exploratory factor analysis in the first half of the sample suggested that only one factor was underlying the data, and the confirmatory factor analysis in the second half showed that the factor structure replicated in a different sample. The results suggest that this adaptation has appropriate psychometric properties, and adequate reliability and convergent validity. We also found the expected relationships with gender and academic achievement. Therefore, this instrument may be useful for researchers and education professionals who need to assess this behaviour in adults so that they can help them improve their academic performance. The study also contributes to a better understanding of academic help-seeking as an adaptative learning strategy and the variables it is related to.
    Thematic Areas: Multidisciplinary sciences Multidisciplinary Medicina i Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Biotecnología
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: jorgemanuel.duenas@urv.cat elena.castarlenas@urv.cat fabia.morales@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0002-8954-7947 0000-0003-0383-2526 0000-0002-2095-0244
    Record's date: 2024-08-03
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023061947
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Heliyon. 9 (8):
    APA: Martín-Arbós, S; Dueñas, JM; Morales-Vives, F; Castarlenas, E (2023). Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the academic help seeking scale in a sample of adults. Heliyon, 9(8), -. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18986
    Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18986
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2023
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Multidisciplinary,Multidisciplinary Sciences
    Self-regulation
    School
    Motivation
    Goals
    Gender
    Factor structure
    Classroom
    Behaviors
    Attitudes
    Achievement
    Academic help-seeking
    Academic help -seeking
    Academic achievement
    Multidisciplinary sciences
    Multidisciplinary
    Medicina i
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Biotecnología
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