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Bifactorial Structure of Locus of Control Cross-culturally Invariant across Spain, Chile and United Kingdom
Suárez-Álvarez, Javier; García-Cueto, Eduardo; Pedrosa, Ignacio; Muñiz, José.
  • Suárez-Álvarez, Javier; s.af
  • García-Cueto, Eduardo; s.af
  • Pedrosa, Ignacio; s.af
  • Muñiz, José; s.af
Actual. psicol. (Impr.) ; 29(119)dic. 2015.
Article in English | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1505546
ABSTRACT
Locus of control (LOC) is a variable often studied owing to the important role that it plays in different contexts. Nonetheless, there is no unanimous agreement about how many dimensions make up the factorial structure of the locus of control. The goal of this research was to add new evidence of cross-cultural validity in relation to the bifactorial invariance of the LOC. The test was given to a total of 1781 participants from Spain (697), Chile (890) and The United Kingdom (194). The study of the factorial invariance between the groups was carried out using multigroup confirmatory factor analysis models for ordered-categorical data. The progressive evaluation of factorial invariance confirms that factor loadings, thresholds and error variances are invariant across groups. Relevant cross-cultural differences in LOC between Spain, Chile, and United Kingdom were not found (PS < .50).
RESUMEN
El locus de control (LOC) es una variable frecuentemente evaluada debido a que juega un importante papel en diferentes contextos. Sin embargo, no existe un acuerdo unánime sobre cuántas dimensiones componen la estructura factorial del locus de control. El objetivo de esta investigación fue añadir nuevas evidencias de validez transcultural en relación con la invarianza bifactorial del LOC. El test fue aplicado a un total de 1781 participantes procedentes de España (697), Chile (890) y Reino Unido (194). El estudio de la invarianza factorial entre los grupos se realizó utilizando modelos de análisis factorial confirmatorio multigrupo para datos categóricamente ordenados. La evaluación progresiva de la invarianza factorial confirma que las cargas factoriales, los umbrables, y las varianzas de los errores son invariantes a través de los grupos. Finalmente, no se encontraron diferencias transculturales relevantes en LOC entre España, Chile y Reino Unido (PS < .50).

Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Type of study: Prognostic study Country/Region as subject: South America / Chile Language: English Journal: Actual. psicol. (Impr.) Journal subject: Psicologia Year: 2015 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Type of study: Prognostic study Country/Region as subject: South America / Chile Language: English Journal: Actual. psicol. (Impr.) Journal subject: Psicologia Year: 2015 Type: Article