College Adaptation among Colombian Freshmen Students: Internal Structure of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ)

Autor/inn/en	Gravini Donado, Marbel Lucia; Mercado-Peñaloza, Mabel; Dominguez-Lara, Sergio
Titel	College Adaptation among Colombian Freshmen Students: Internal Structure of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ)
Quelle	In: Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 10 (2021) 2, S.251-263 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gravini Donado, Marbel Lucia) ORCID (Mercado-Peñaloza, Mabel) ORCID (Dominguez-Lara, Sergio)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2254-7339
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Private Colleges; Student Adjustment; Psychometrics; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Factor Analysis; Questionnaires; College Environment; Colombia; Peru; Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Privathochschule; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Faktorenanalyse; Fragebogen; Hochschulumwelt; Kolumbien
Abstract	The aim of this research is to assess the internal structure and reliability of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ) in a sample comprising 739 students (64% of them women), attending second-half classes at a private university in the Caribbean Region of Colombia. The SACQ is a 67-item self-report that evaluates four aspects related to university adjustment namely, the academic, institutional, social, and personal-emotional areas. To fulfill its goals, different measurement models were assessed through various confirmatory factor analyses, and the results indicate that the Peruvian model (four dimensions, 27 items) has the best statistical adjustment, presenting evidence in support of its internal structure. Similarly, high reliability indicators were obtained, both with regard to the construct and scoring. In conclusion, the SACQ's psychometric properties are satisfactory as regards its internal structure (tetra-factorial model) and reliability, enabling its use to evaluate adjustment to college life. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01