CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDACION OF THE SELF-EFFICACY SCALE FOR SPECIALIZATION COURSES

CONSTRUÇÃO E EVIDÊNCIAS DE VALIDADE

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https://doi.org/10.34019/2447-5246.2025.v30.46685

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The present research aimed to construct and verify the evidence of validity of the measurement instrument with a focus on Self-Efficacy for Specialization Courses (SESC). Evidences of validity of the Self-Efficacy Scale for Specialization Courses were analysed using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). The scale evaluates the perception of the self-efficacy belief of students in specialization courses, containing 13 items associated with Likert scale (1 and 5). The sample contained 303 Brazilian students from different courses and modalities. The data collection was performed via Google Forms. Data analysis used the polychoric matrix and the RDWLS extraction method, aiming to extract factors to be retained, and AP with random permutation of the observed data with Robust Promin rotation. The adequacy of the model evaluated the RMSEA, CFI and TLI fit indexes, and the H index the stability. The presented results demonstrated excellent indexes of the model. The AECE is unifactorial, Composite Reliability of 0.91, it is a statistically valid and reliable measurement instrument.

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Andresa Cristina Brascero de Souza, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo

PhD in Organizational and Work Psychology from the Postgraduate Program in Psychology of the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto at the University of São Paulo. Graduated in Psychology (2014) and Business Administration (2000) from the Votuporanga University Center (UNIFEV). Conducts research in the area of ​​Psychology and Administration, with emphasis on Training, Development and Education of People (TD&E), Organizational Behavior and People Management, ongoing project: Influence of Sociodemographic Characteristics and Context Variables mediated by Self-Efficacy of Students in Lato Sensu Postgraduate Courses on Employability. Member of the Laboratory of Organizational and Work Psychology (LabPOT-USP).

Thaís Zerbini, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo

PhD (2007) and Master (2003) in Psychology from the University of Brasília. Research Productivity Scholarship Level 1D. Obtained the title of Full Professor - University of São Paulo (2017). Associate Professor 2 at USP: Works in the area of ​Work and Organizational Psychology (WOP) at the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP/USP). Founder and Coordinator of the Laboratory of Organizational and Work Psychology (LabPOT/USP). Coordinator of the Specialization Course "Organizational and Work Psychology and People Management" at FFCLRP/USP offered by the Foundation for the Support of Sciences: Humanities, Exact and Natural Sciences (FAC). Vice-President of the Brazilian Association of Organizational and Work Psychology - Management 2018-2020 (SBPOT). Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Psychology: Organizations and Work - Management 2017 - 2019 (rPOT). She is a faculty member of the Postgraduate Program in Psychology at FFCLRP/USP. She is a member of the Working Group on Organizational and Work Psychology at the National Association for Research and Postgraduate Studies in Psychology (GT 83/ANPEPP) and is currently the coordinator of this GT. She is a member of the Permanent Committee on the Rights to Work, Education and Social Security of the National Council for Human Rights - CNDH. She is deputy director of projects at the Foundation for the Support of Sciences: Humanities, Exact and Natural Sciences (FAC/FFCLRP/USP). She is a representative of SBPOT in the Productivity GT of the Forum of Human, Social, Applied Social Sciences, Letters, Linguistics and Arts (FCHSSALLA). Conducts research in the area of ​​Psychology and Administration, with an emphasis on Human Learning at Work, Training, Development and Education of People (TDE), Distance Education, Remote Teaching, Organizational Behavior and People Management.

Víctor Gabriel dos Santos Tomaz, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo

Psychologist graduated from the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU) with areas of interest focused on Organizational and Work Psychology, Implicit Attitudes and Cognitive Social Psychology. He is currently a master's student in the postgraduate program of the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of the University of São Paulo in Ribeirão Preto - SP. He also works as a scholarship monitor and scientific dissemination collaborator in the magazine Paidéia Ribeirão Preto.

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2025-06-28

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Souza, A. C. B. de ., Zerbini, T. ., & Tomaz, V. G. dos S. . (2025). CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDACION OF THE SELF-EFFICACY SCALE FOR SPECIALIZATION COURSES: CONSTRUÇÃO E EVIDÊNCIAS DE VALIDADE. Educação Em Foco, 30(1), e30027. https://doi.org/10.34019/2447-5246.2025.v30.46685

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Vol. 30 No. 1 (2025): Fluxo Contínuo

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