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Introduction: The COVID-19 has generated a series of problems such as that of the education sector that allowed the use of digital platforms in order not to lose the school year, this has produced in teachers and students the challenge of adapting to a new reality of teaching and learning, therefore, it is worth adapting instruments that assess the academic stress produced. The objective was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the academic stressors scale (ECEA) in the context of COVID-19. Method: The sample consisted of 300 participants in the first study and 566 students from public and private universities between 18 and 30 years of age (M_age=21.34;SD_ age=2.926) in the second study. In the first study, the internal structure of the construct was verified through exploratory factor analysis, while in the second study it was verified through confirmatory factor analysis. Results: The results of the first study indicated a factorial structure equivalent to the theoretical conceptualization;however, the empirical recommendation consisted of removing some items because their factorization was complex. With respect to the second study, four models were obtained, of which the seven-factor oblique model is the most significant (chi(2)=2393.181;gl=608;.2/gl=.121;CFI=.999;TLI=.999;SRMR=.022;RMSEA=.020). Likewise, the reliability of the scale and the scores were significant. Conclusions: Finally, the ECEA is an instrument that has adequate psychometric properties and is suitable for research purposes and for describing Peruvian university groups in the context produced by COVID-19.
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Introduction: The COVID-19 has generated a series of problems such as that of the education sector that allowed the use of digital platforms in order not to lose the school year, this has produced in teachers and students the challenge of adapting to a new reality of teaching and learning, therefore, it is worth adapting instruments that assess the academic stress produced. The objective was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the academic stressors scale (ECEA) in the context of COVID-19. Method: The sample consisted of 300 participants in the first study and 566 students from public and private universities between 18 and 30 years of age (M_age=21.34;SD_age=2.926) in the second study. In the first study, the internal structure of the construct was verified through exploratory factor analysis, while in the second study it was verified through confirmatory factor analysis. Results: The results of the first study indicated a factorial structure equivalent to the theoretical conceptualization;however, the empirical recommendation consisted of removing some items because their factorization was complex. With respect to the second study, four models were obtained, of which the seven-factor oblique model is the most significant (χ2=2393.181;gl=608;χ2/gl = .121;CFI = .999;TLI = .999;SRMR = .022;RMSEA = .020). Likewise, the reliability of the scale and the scores were significant. Conclusions: Finally, the ECEA is an instrument that has adequate psychometric properties and is suitable for research purposes and for describing Peruvian university groups in the context produced by COVID-19. © 2022 by the Author(s).
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The objective of this study was to determine the differences in attitudes towards vaccination according to sex age group, educational level, and occupation in a Peruvian sample. This research study is empirical with an associative strategy using a comparative design. In total there were 786 participants, 337 (43%) males and 449 (53%) females, between 18 and 70 years of age. The results were described with favorable attitude towards vaccination, those who had a higher attitude were males, as well as people in the age groups called adult and elderly, who reported favorably towards vaccination, also, statistically significant differences were observed in terms of educational level, where high values were recorded for those participants who have higher education (graduates, teachers and doctors), regarding occupation it was observed that health professionals lead the most favorable approach to vaccination. In addition, the psychometric properties of the instruments used in this research were favorably evaluated. In conclusion, it was possible to know the attitude towards vaccination with a higher percentage of acceptance towards the vaccine against covid-19, as well as a higher acceptance by adult males and in people with a higher university education level and, finally, it was reported that health professionals, educators and higher education students showed a greater openness and favorable attitude towards vaccination.