ResumenEl Values in Action Inventory of Strenghts for Youth (VIA-Youth) es un instrumento desarrollado para evaluar las fortalezas humanas en adolescentes. Este trabajo se propone presentar el proceso de adaptación de dicho instrumento para su uso con adolescentes de Argentina. En la primera etapa, se logró la adaptación lingüística y conceptual En la segunda etapa, se aplicó la versión local de la escala a una muestra de 542 adolescentes (varones = 45.40%; mujeres = 54.60%), con una edad media de 14.92 (DT=1.79) que asistían a escuelas públicas y privadas. Se estudió la capacidad de discriminación de los ítems y la fiabilidad. Con el objetivo de estudiar la validez de constructo se realizaron dos análisis factoriales exploratorios (AFE) mediante procedimientos diferentes. Se discuten los resultados a la luz de las recomendaciones actuales sobre AFE y la factorización encontrada para el uso del VIA-Youth en esta población de adolescentes. Palabras clave: fortalezas humanas, adolescentes, inventario, adaptación, propiedades psicométricas AbstractThe Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth (VIA-Youth) is an instrument developed to evaluate adolescents' character strengths. The aim of this paper is to present the process of adaptation of this instrument for its use with adolescents from Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the first stage, linguistic and conceptual adaptation was achieved. In the second stage, the local version of the scale was applied to a sample of 542 adolescents (boys = 45.40%; girls = 54.60%) with a mean age of 14.92 (SD=1.79) attending to public schools and private. Discrimination capacity of items and reliability of subscales were studied. With the purpose of studying construct validity, two exploratory factor analyses (EFA) were performed using different procedures. The results are discussed in light of current recommendations for EFA and the factoring found for the use of the VIA-Youth in this population of adolescents.Keywords: character strengths, adolescents, inventory, adaptation, psychometric properties Agradecimientos: Se agradece a los alumnos, padres, docentes y autoridades de las escuelas que participaron en este estudio. A las Licenciadas Mariel Giménez, Lucía Bugallo, Yésica Vargas, María Sottani, Karina Mignolo, Celina Selva, Pamela Parma, Silvana Cataldi y a Nicolás Robles López por su colaboración en la recolección de datos y a Mariángeles Cossar por su colaboración con las traducciones de la escala.
Enjoyment through activities has an important impact on the positive development of young people. The general objective of this work is to know the characteristics of enjoyment in young students and its relationship with the sense of personal fulfillment. Method. 839 high school and university students participated (63.9% female) between the ages of 13 and 30 (M = 18.40; SD = 4.82) from Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA)/Argentina. Instruments: Scale of Enjoyment in Activity (EDA), Scale of Personal Fulfillment (ESAR) and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Data analysis: An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was carried out, the reliability of the factors was studied, t tests and ANOVAs for the differences between groups, Pearson's correlation and simple linear regression were performed. Results: The EFA yielded two factors that explain 66.6% of the variance. Enjoyment can be known through two subscales: positive affect and involvement. The activities they enjoy the most are physical-sports, artistic and social. Men show more involvement than women and secondary students show more involvement than young people at the university level. Enjoyment predicts a sense of personal fulfillment. Future studies will make it possible to know the ability of enjoyment to predict health and well-being parameters in the young population. El disfrute a través de las actividades tiene un importante impacto en el desarrollo positivo de los jóvenes. El objetivo general de este trabajo es conocer las características del disfrute en jóvenes estudiantes y su relación con el sentido de realización personal. Método. Participaron 839 estudiantes secundarios y universitarios (63.9% femenino) de 13 a 30 años (M=18.40; DE=4.82) del Área Metropolitana Bonaerense (AMBA)/Argentina. Instrumentos: Escala de Disfrute en la Actividad (EDA), Escala de Realización Personal (ESAR) y un cuestionario sociodemográfico. Análisis de datos: Se realizó un análisis factorial exploratorio (AFE), se estudió la fiabilidad de los factores, se realizaron pruebas t y ANOVAs para las diferencias entre grupos, correlación de Pearson y regresión lineal simple. Resultados: El AFE arrojó dos factores que explican el 66.6% de la varianza. El disfrute puede conocerse a través de dos subescalas: afecto positivo e involucramiento. Las actividades que más disfrutan son las físico-deportivas, artísticas y sociales. Los varones presentan más involucramiento que las mujeres y los estudiantes secundarios presentan más involucramiento que los/as jóvenes de nivel universitario. El disfrute predice el sentido de realización personal. Estudios futuros permitirán conocer la capacidad del disfrute para predecir parámetros de salud y bienestar en población joven.
Sensation Seeking is a trait defined by the seeking of varied, novel, complex, and intense situations and experiences, and the willingness to take physical, social, and financial risks for the sake of such experience. The Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS-V) is the most widely used measure to assess this construct. In previous studies a variety of psychometric limitations were found when using the SSS-V with Latin American population. The purpose of this study is to present additional psychometric properties for its use with Latin American adolescents. It was applied to a 506 adolescent sample (from 12 to 20 years). The result is a scale of 22 items that cover four factors. It seems that sensation seeking among Latin American adolescents can be described in terms of four factors, but with some slightly content differences from what is usually found in adult samples from other countries. Future lines of research are proposed.
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