Propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Procrastinación Académica (EPA) en estudiantes de psicología de Ambato, Ecuador.

Abstract

Objective: To know the psychometric properties of the APS in a sample of university students from the city of Ambato, Ecuador. Method: This is an instrumental research, which analyzes the factorial structure, reliability and temporal validity and convergence with the Castilian version of the Busko Academic Procrastination Scale. The sample was composed of 290 students (76.6% female) from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador - Ambato. Results: The Factorial Analysis shows the structure of the test with two factors that justifies 53.1 % of the variance with values of B-S X2 (53) = 119.1; p <0.001; CFI = 0.90; GFI = 0.92; AGFI = 0.89 and RMSEA = 0.076; IC: 90% [0.006 - 0.009]. In addition, it is reliable among the item scores (α =, 83) and stable in temporal terms (r =, 778) with three weeks of interval. It also converges moderately with the Tuckman Procrastination Scale (r =, 594). Conclusion: The academic procrastination test shows favorable results of validity and reliability in Ecuadorian students.