Title
Normative data of an emotional exhaustion scale in psychology college students from Lima (Perú)
Other title
Datos normativos de una escala de agotamiento emocional académico en estudiantes universitarios de psicología de Lima (Perú)
Date Issued
01 November 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Fundacion Educacion Medica
Abstract
Objective: The main objective of the present study was to obtain normative data from the Emotional Exhaustion Scale in psychology students from three private universities in Lima. Materials and methods: This research study was carried out with a sample of 1,102 psychology students (77% females) age ranged between 16 and 56 years (M = 21.09; SD = 4.570). The instruments used to measure the constructs were: the Emotional Exhaustion Scale, the Scale of Specific Perceived Self-Efficacy of Academic Situations, the Patient Health Questionnaire-2, and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-2. In order to test measurement invariance a multi-group confirmatory factor analyses was conducted, likewise, the computation of percentiles, effect size and comparative analyses by means of T-Test and ANOVA were performed. Results: There was evidence of measurement invariance and the reliability coefficients (α ω and H) were adequate. The Emotional Exhaustion Scale scores are non-normal distributed, and so the scale was elaborated on the basis of percentiles. Cut-off points have high reliability, and the categories obtained have good discriminative capacity in association with external criteria (academic self-efficacy, anxiety and depression). Finally, we did not find any practical significance among men and women. Conclusion: Based on the evidence presented, the elaborated scales are useful for studies related to the prevalence of emotional exhaustion, and can be used in both men and women.
Start page
246
End page
255
Volume
19
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Psicología (incluye relaciones hombre-máquina)
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85035242123
Source
Educacion Medica
ISSN of the container
15751813
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