Psychometric Validation of the Adult Prosocialness Behavior Scale in a Professional Teaching Context

Primer Autor
Salvo-Garrido, Sonia
Co-autores
Mieres-Chacaltana, Manuel
Dominguez-Lara, Sergio
Galvez-Nieto, Jose Luis
Alarcon-Banares, Paula
Título
Psychometric Validation of the Adult Prosocialness Behavior Scale in a Professional Teaching Context
Editorial
MDPI
Revista
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Lenguaje
en
Resumen
For the teaching profession, prosociality is a relevant skill. From this perspective, the present study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Adult Prosocialness Behavior Scale (APBS) in a professional setting of primary school Chilean teachers (n = 1404, mean age = 41.4, SD = 10.8, 77.4% women). ESEM and CFA were applied to evaluate its factor structure, internal consistency, factorial reliability, and invariance. The results supported a bifactor ESEM model in which prosociality was represented by a general latent factor and four specific factors (helping, sharing, caring, and empathy). A predominance of the unidimensional component of the APBS was observed (general factor, ECV = 0.938, & omega,h = 0.945), with adequate reliability (& alpha, = 0.932, & omega, of the factor general = 0.968) and invariance of the measurement in terms of gender. Its adequacy was confirmed by a good level of fit (RMSEA = 0.042 90%CI [0.036-0.049], SRMR = 0.012, CFI = 0.995, TLI = 0.988). It is concluded that the APBS is a suitable instrument to measure prosociality in the professional setting studied. Its general and specific dimensions are relevant to the prosocial behaviors currently required of teachers. Future studies could contribute evidence of the transcultural validation of the APBS in other educational contexts in order to undertake comparative studies.
Fecha Publicación
2023
Tipo de Recurso
artículo original
doi
10.3390/bs13090761
Formato Recurso
PDF
Palabras Claves
prosociality
teaching
teachers
education
adulthood
psychometric validation
measurement invariance
Ubicación del archivo
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs13090761
Categoría OCDE
Psicología
Materias
prosocialidad
enseñando
profesores
educación
edad adulta
validación psicométrica
invariancia de medición
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artículo original
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versión publicada
License
CC BY 4.0
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CC BY 4.0
Derechos de acceso
acceso abierto
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acceso abierto
Id de Web of Science
WOS:001072591900001
Tipo de ruta
verde# dorado
Categoría WOS
Psicología
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ANID-FONDECYT 1210551.
ANID FONDECYT 1210551.
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