En este estudio analizamos las propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Machismo Sexual, en una muestra de estudiantes universitarios chilenos y una muestra de estudiantes universitarios peruanos. La muestra estuvo conformada por 303 estudiantes hombres de dos universidades privadas de una ciudad de provincia de ambos países. Se aplicó la Escala de Machismo Sexual de Díaz et al. (2010) que consta de 12 ítems y fue construida y validada originalmente en México. Los valores psicométricos indican que la prueba presenta una estructura unidimensional calculada mediante análisis factorial confirmatorio y niveles adecuados de confiabilidad solo para la muestra chilena. Aunque no se confirmó el modelo estructural de la prueba original, dado que se tuvo que eliminar un ítem.
The sexual machismo is a sort of sexism that denigrate the women and it is associated with several risk factors for mental health. Objective: In the present study we compare the levels of machismo among university students from Peru and Chile according to their nationality and other sociodemographic variables. Method: 303 male students from two private universities located in both countries formed the sample. They were assessment by the 12 items Sexual Machismo Scale designed by that was previously validated for both samples. Results: 28% of the students assessment presents high levels of machismo, and Peruvian students have higher levels of machismo comparing to the Chilean students. Moreover, the students who use to frequently consume alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs, obtained higher punctuations on sexual machismo. Conclusions: We conclude that Peruvian students are more chauvinist than their Chilean counterparts, and sexual machismo is associated to de consumption of psychoactive substances.
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