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      Validation of the Spanish Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SSSRQ) through Rasch Analysis

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          Background: The aim of the study was to psychometrically characterize the Spanish Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SSSRQ) through Rasch analysis.

          Materials and Methods: 831 Spaniard university students (262 men), between 17 and 39 years of age and ranging from the first to the 5th year of studies, completed the SSSRQ questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was carried out in order to establish structural adequacy. Afterward, by means of the Rasch model, a study of each sub scale was conducted to test for dimensionality, fit of the sample questions, functionality of the response categories, reliability and estimation of Differential Item Functioning by gender and course.

          Results: The four sub-scales comply with the unidimensionality criteria, the questions are in line with the model, the response categories operate properly and the reliability of the sample is acceptable. Nonetheless, the test could benefit from the inclusion of additional items of both high and low difficulty in order to increase construct validity, discrimination and reliability for the respondents. Several items with differences in gender and course were also identified.

          Discussion: The results evidence the need and adequacy of this complementary psychometric analysis strategy, in relation to the CFA to enhance the instrument.

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              Factor structure of the Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SRQ) at Spanish universities.

              The Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SRQ) has been used in psychology research during the last decade. The instrument has been used in a variety of life domains: psychological well-being, dispositional happiness, depressive symptoms and career adaptability. This investigation studies the factor structure and internal consistency of the SRQ, extracting a short version in the Spanish context and examining its relation to academic variables (self-regulated learning and grades). The analysis started from a version with 63 items, representing seven conceptual dimensions. This version was administered to a sample of 834 students from Education and Psychology. The data from the above-mentioned sample were randomly divided into two sets, each containing 50% of the students (n = 417): exploratory and confirmatory. In the exploratory sample, exploratory factor analysis findings suggested a more parsimonious measurement model, with 17 items and 4 first-order factors. The confirmatory sample was used in the confirmatory factor analysis. The results show evidence for the internal consistency of the Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SSRQ) in the Spanish context, with indices greater than .90 and errors around .05. Regarding academic variables, both versions are related to self-regulated learning (r = .40, p < .01) and students' grades (r = .15, p < .01). Differences from other studies done in North America are discussed, as well as similarities to a study from North-West University (in South Africa).
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                Journal
                Front Psychol
                Front Psychol
                Front. Psychol.
                Frontiers in Psychology
                Frontiers Media S.A.
                1664-1078
                01 March 2017
                2017
                : 8
                : 276
                Affiliations
                [1] 1School of Psychology, Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz Bogotá, Colombia
                [2] 2Department of Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Almería Almería, Spain
                [3] 3Department of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Chile Santiago, Chile
                [4] 4Department of Education, Education and Care Cardiff, UK
                [5] 5Department of Educational and Evolutionary Psychology, University of Granada Granada, Spain
                Author notes

                Edited by: Meryem Yilmaz Soylu, Independent Researcher, Ankara, Turkey

                Reviewed by: Kathy Ellen Green, University of Denver, USA; Courtney McKim, University of Wyoming, USA

                *Correspondence: Angélica Garzón Umerenkova, angelica.garzonu@ 123456konradlorenz.edu.co

                This article was submitted to Educational Psychology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology

                Article
                10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00276
                5331067
                28298898
                96061c7a-44da-42c7-991a-b5c66be164a0
                Copyright © 2017 Garzón Umerenkova, de la Fuente Arias, Martínez-Vicente, Zapata Sevillano, Pichardo and García-Berbén.

                This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

                History
                : 14 December 2016
                : 13 February 2017
                Page count
                Figures: 6, Tables: 5, Equations: 0, References: 21, Pages: 11, Words: 0
                Funding
                Funded by: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación 10.13039/501100004837
                Award ID: EDU2011-24805 (2012-2015)
                Categories
                Psychology
                Original Research

                Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry
                self-regulation questionnaire,rasch model,validity,self-regulation measurement,university students

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