Abstract
Self-concept is one of the most relevant variables in the field of personality, and a negative self-perception can pose a risk to the adolescent’s development. The present study aimed to analyze the psychometric properties proposed by Aguirre and collaborators for the dimensional self-concept questionnaire (AUDIM-M). The total sample was 560 adolescents from the city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, with a mean age of 12.96 ± 0.88 years. The factor structure of the questionnaire was analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis. The analyses show that a four-factor structure is viable and adequate (GFI 0.964; RMSEA 0.057; CFI 0.950). The four-factor structure (personal self-concept, physical self-concept, social self-concept, and academic self-concept), according to statistical and substantive criteria, shows adequate indicators of reliability and validity adjustment. The model obtained coincides with that proposed by Aguirre et al. Improving adolescents’ self-concept undoubtedly contributes to their quality of life, hence the need for valid and reliable instruments for its measurement; this study could be a first approach for future research.
Highlights
IntroductionThe self-concept has been widely studied in the field of psychology due to its direct participation in the individual self-regulation of present and future behavior [3,4,5,6]
The overall results of the confirmatory factor analysis (GFI 0.915; RMSEA 0.077; CFI 0.874) for the AUDIM-M4A model indicate that the measurement model is barely acceptable (Table 1)
The following conclusions can be drawn: The confirmatory factor analyses performed on the total sample support a four-factor structure; the factors present adequate standardized factor saturations, that, in general, correspond to the structure proposed for the questionnaire by Aguirre, Blanco, Peinado, Mondaca and Rangel [57] even after deleting four of the items: two items of the personal self-concept factor, one item from the physical self-concept factor, and one from the social self-concept factor
Summary
The self-concept has been widely studied in the field of psychology due to its direct participation in the individual self-regulation of present and future behavior [3,4,5,6]. Self-concept is defined in a general way as a set of attitudes with respect to the self, pointing mainly to thought, feelings and behavior. It is an organized configuration of perceptions of oneself, admissible to consciousness and knowledge [7]; the subject integrates emotions, feelings and experiences to build mental representations [8]. Selfconcept plays an essential role in the complex process of psychosocial development of individuals, where its relevance is framed to understand the way in which subjects regulate their own behaviors in different contexts such as family, as well as social, academic, physical and emotional environments [9]
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