Psychometric Properties of the Emotional Exhaustion Scale (ECE) in Chilean Higher Education Students
The main objective of this study was to estimate the psychometric properties of the Emotional Fatigue Scale (ECE) in a sample of 1308 Chilean university students and confirm the unifactorial structure of the scale. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were carried out. The ECE assessment had...
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| description | The main objective of this study was to estimate the psychometric properties of the Emotional Fatigue Scale (ECE) in a sample of 1308 Chilean university students and confirm the unifactorial structure of the scale. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were carried out. The ECE assessment had an internal consistency of 0.893 (Cronbach’s Alpha). An exploratory factor analysis with Varimax rotation and a confirmatory analysis were performed, obtaining the factor that explains 52.3% of the variance. The results indicated that the ECE has adequate psychometric properties for use with higher education students in Chile. The ECE scale has good psychometric properties to be applied in the Chilean university context. Its usage may be very relevant to contribute to higher education institutions to emphasize students’ mental health and prevent possible severe pathologies in future professionals. It is suggested to use the ECE scale together with the EES-Int, which is the only interpretation table for this instrument. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-069e24bd34974b78b2128393674fb4402023-11-23T13:33:21ZengMDPI AGEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education2174-81442254-96252022-01-01121506010.3390/ejihpe12010005Psychometric Properties of the Emotional Exhaustion Scale (ECE) in Chilean Higher Education StudentsJonathan Martínez-Líbano0María-Mercedes Yeomans1Juan-Carlos Oyanedel2Facultad de Educación y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago 8370035, ChileDoctorado en Educación, Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Campeche 00613, MexicoFacultad de Educación y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago 8370035, ChileThe main objective of this study was to estimate the psychometric properties of the Emotional Fatigue Scale (ECE) in a sample of 1308 Chilean university students and confirm the unifactorial structure of the scale. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were carried out. The ECE assessment had an internal consistency of 0.893 (Cronbach’s Alpha). An exploratory factor analysis with Varimax rotation and a confirmatory analysis were performed, obtaining the factor that explains 52.3% of the variance. The results indicated that the ECE has adequate psychometric properties for use with higher education students in Chile. The ECE scale has good psychometric properties to be applied in the Chilean university context. Its usage may be very relevant to contribute to higher education institutions to emphasize students’ mental health and prevent possible severe pathologies in future professionals. It is suggested to use the ECE scale together with the EES-Int, which is the only interpretation table for this instrument.https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/12/1/5emotional exhaustionmental healthuniversity students |
| spellingShingle | Jonathan Martínez-Líbano María-Mercedes Yeomans Juan-Carlos Oyanedel Psychometric Properties of the Emotional Exhaustion Scale (ECE) in Chilean Higher Education Students European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education emotional exhaustion mental health university students |
| title | Psychometric Properties of the Emotional Exhaustion Scale (ECE) in Chilean Higher Education Students |
| title_full | Psychometric Properties of the Emotional Exhaustion Scale (ECE) in Chilean Higher Education Students |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric Properties of the Emotional Exhaustion Scale (ECE) in Chilean Higher Education Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric Properties of the Emotional Exhaustion Scale (ECE) in Chilean Higher Education Students |
| title_short | Psychometric Properties of the Emotional Exhaustion Scale (ECE) in Chilean Higher Education Students |
| title_sort | psychometric properties of the emotional exhaustion scale ece in chilean higher education students |
| topic | emotional exhaustion mental health university students |
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