Abstract

PORTALANZA-CHAVARRIA, Cecilia Alexandra; GRUESO-HINESTROZA, Merlin Patricia  and  DUQUE-OLIVA, Edison Jair. PROPERTIES OF THE UTRECHT WORK ENGAGEMENT SCALE (UWES-S 9): EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS IN ECUADOR. Innovar [online]. 2017, vol.27, n.64, pp.145-156. ISSN 0121-5051.  https://doi.org/10.15446/innovar.v27n64.62374.

In the study of academic engagement several measurements have been developed around the theories and/or insights supporting such a concept. Accordingly, this paper is aimed at studying the psychometric properties of a scale for measuring academic engagement based on a sample of 102 students in a higher education institution in Ecuador. The questionnaire used for data collection is the Spanish version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-S 9). The factorial structure of the scale was assessed by robust estimation method. The results obtained show that the two-factor model reports better index adjustments than those of the one-factor and three-factor models, concluding that the two-factor structure is more appropriate. Additionally, these results lead to conclude that UWES-S 9 scale can be used for studying engagement phenomenon in the Ecuadorian context.

Keywords : Academic engagement; students; higher education; Ecuador.

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