Abstract

SANCHEZ-SORDO, José Manuel  and  SILVA-RODRIGUEZ, Arturo. Construction of a self-efficacy scale for oral and written communication in work environments in future graduates. Divers.: Perspect. Psicol. [online]. 2021, vol.17, n.1, pp.162-177.  Epub Dec 30, 2020. ISSN 1794-9998.  https://doi.org/10.15332/22563067.6546.

The labor market needs future workers with adequate levels of transversal skills such as Oral and Written Communication for the job. In this regard, the category of self-efficacy becomes relevant, since it constitutes a decisive factor for an individual to achieve his goals, being then necessary to evaluate this competence in future graduates. To this end, a scale was designed, validated and evaluated for reliability (n=443). For content validity the CVI method was used and for internal consistency the method of division by halves was used as well as Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Finally, a factor analysis was applied for construct validity. High levels of CVI (0.87) and internal consistency (R=0.97, α=0.95) were obtained, as well as four factors that explain 66% of the total variance. We conclude that the instrument is valid and reliable to measure self-efficacy for oral and written communication in work environments in future graduates.

Keywords : Self-efficacy; Oral and Written Communication; Transversal Skills; labor market insertion; Validity and Reliability.

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