Psychometric Properties of the Psychological Capital Scale in the Student Context (PsyCap-S)

Matos, Fabiola Rodrigues; De Andrade, Alexsandro Luiz

doi:10.1590/1982-4327e3123

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Psychological Evaluation • Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) 31 • 2021 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-4327e3123 copy

Psychometric Properties of the Psychological Capital Scale in the Student Context (PsyCap-S)

Propriedades Psicométricas da Escala de Capital Psicológico no Contexto de Estudos (PsyCap-E)

Propiedades Psicométricas de la Escala de Capital Psicológico en el Contexto de Estudios (PsyCap-E)

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Abstract

The resources provided by psychological capital can contribute to the successful academic performance of students, as well as to overcome obstacles and achieve established goals. There is an absence of a Brazilian instrument to measure psychological capital in students. Thus, this study aimed to develop and to seek evidence for the validity and accuracy of the psychological capital scale in the student context (PsyCap-S). The research was conducted based on two studies, with 697 students in each. In both samples the majority was composed of females who intended to enter undergraduate studies. The results indicated the validity and reliability of a structure of four dimensions (resilience, hope, self-efficacy, and optimism). Theoretical and practical dimensions of using the instrument are discussed, as well as implications for intervention in the context of the studies.

Keywords:
students; psychometrics; self-efficacy; optimism; hope.

Item	Dimension	1	2	3
1. I hope to have enough knowledge to grow through my studies.	Hope	0.95	0.95	0.95
2. I can find many ways to fulfill my dreams through my studies	Hope	0.99	0.95	0.91
3. I am able to keep up with the technologies that can be used in my studies	Self-efficacy	0.95	0.91	0.95
4. I believe better days will come through my studies	Optimism	0.91	0.91	0.95
5. I get stronger after facing failures in my studies	Resilience	0.95	0.95	0.95
6. I hope to have enough experience to be successful through my studies.	Hope	0.99	0.99	0.99
7. I am able to easily learn new content that arises in my studies	self-efficacy	0.99	0.99	0.99
8. I believe that good things will happen to me through my studies	Optimism	0.95	0.87	0.95
9. I can understand complex content in my studies	Self-efficacy	0.95	0.67	0.91
10. I get stronger when I face intrigues (for example: interpersonal conflicts, judgments, criticisms, etc.) in my study environment	Resilience	0.91	0.99	0.99
11. I believe that tomorrow will be better through my studies	Optimism	091	0.99	0.99
12. I feel stronger when facing competition in my study environment	Resilience	0.91	0.95	0.99

Item	F1	F2	(h²)
Item 1		0.70	0.42
Item 2		0.73	0.49
Item 3		0.39	0.30
Item 4		089	0.78
Item 5	0.61		0.40
Item 6		0.82	0.58
Item 7	0.70		0.45
Item 8		0.80	0.68
Item 9	0.73		0.51
Item 10	0.69		0.48
Item 11		0.79	0.69
Item 12	0.66		0.51

Model	X²/df	RMSEA (90% CI)	TLI	CFI	Ω F1	ΩF2	ΩF3	ΩF4
M1	7.81	0.10 (0.09-0.10)	0.94	0.95	0.77	0.82	-	-
M2	9.57	0.11 (0.10-0.12)	0.92	0.94	0.62	0.70	0.73	0.85
M3	3.59	0.06 (0.06-0.07)	0.92	0.94	0.62	0.70	0.73	0.85
Multigroup by sex
Type of invariance	X²/df	RMSEA (90% CI)	TLI	CFI	∆CFI
Configural Invariance	4.57	0.07 [0.06-0.07]	0.91	0.93	-
Metric Invariance	4.25	0.06 [0.06-0.07]	0.92	0.93	0.00
Scalar Invariance	4,08	0.06 [0.06-0.07]	0.92	0.93	0.00

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[1] Correspondence address: Fabiola Rodrigues Matos. Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Av. Fernando Ferrari, s/n, Vitória-ES, Brazil. CEP 29.075-910. E-mail: fabiolarmatos@yahoo.com.br