Executive functions scale for university students: UEF-1
IntroductionExecutive functions are a set of mental abilities that allow human beings to consciously regulate their behavior and, in a university setting, will have a significant impact on student success during professional training.ObjectiveTo develop a scale to assess executive functions in a uni...
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| author | Carlos Ramos-Galarza Carlos Ramos-Galarza Valentina Ramos Valentina Ramos Milenko Del Valle Nancy Lepe-Martínez Jorge Cruz-Cárdenas Pamela Acosta-Rodas Mónica Bolaños-Pasquel |
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| description | IntroductionExecutive functions are a set of mental abilities that allow human beings to consciously regulate their behavior and, in a university setting, will have a significant impact on student success during professional training.ObjectiveTo develop a scale to assess executive functions in a university setting.MethodUsing a sample of 1,373 university students from Chile (663) and Ecuador (710) between 17 and 33 years old (Mage = 20.53, SD = 2.34). A study was carried out to analyze the psychometric properties of the instrument using a reliability and validity analysis for a scale that assesses executive functions: conscious monitoring of responsibilities, supervisory attentional system, conscious regulation of behavior, verification of behavior to learn, decision making, conscious regulation of emotions, and management of elements to solve tasks.ResultsAdequate internal consistency parameters were found between α = 0.71 and 0.85. The seven executive functions proposed on the scale correlated proportionally between r = 0.42 and 0.62. In the confirmatory factor analysis, good fit indices were obtained in the model of the seven executive functions x2(413) = 1649.14, p = <0.001, CFI = 0.91, SRMR = 0.04 and RMSEA = 0.04.DiscussionThe research carried out reaches its conclusion stating that the scale that was developed has the psychometric properties to assess executive functions in the Latin American setting. The results regarding previous research and the contribution made in the line of research of executive functions are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-592e98f9113f4906a57ddf4007edea202023-07-13T12:52:55ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-07-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.11925551192555Executive functions scale for university students: UEF-1Carlos Ramos-Galarza0Carlos Ramos-Galarza1Valentina Ramos2Valentina Ramos3Milenko Del Valle4Nancy Lepe-Martínez5Jorge Cruz-Cárdenas6Pamela Acosta-Rodas7Mónica Bolaños-Pasquel8Facultad de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, EcuadorCentro de Mecatrónica y Sistemas Interactivos MIST, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Quito, EcuadorGrupo de Investigación en Sistemas de Información, Gestión de la Tecnología e Innovación, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, EcuadorUniversidad de las Américas, Quito, EcuadorFacutlad de Ciencias Sociales, Artes y Humanidades, Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, ChileFacutlad de Ciencias de la Educacion, Departamento de Diversidad e Inclusividad Educativa, Talca, ChileCentro de Investigación ESTec, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Quito, EcuadorFacultad de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, EcuadorCentro de Mecatrónica y Sistemas Interactivos MIST, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Quito, EcuadorIntroductionExecutive functions are a set of mental abilities that allow human beings to consciously regulate their behavior and, in a university setting, will have a significant impact on student success during professional training.ObjectiveTo develop a scale to assess executive functions in a university setting.MethodUsing a sample of 1,373 university students from Chile (663) and Ecuador (710) between 17 and 33 years old (Mage = 20.53, SD = 2.34). A study was carried out to analyze the psychometric properties of the instrument using a reliability and validity analysis for a scale that assesses executive functions: conscious monitoring of responsibilities, supervisory attentional system, conscious regulation of behavior, verification of behavior to learn, decision making, conscious regulation of emotions, and management of elements to solve tasks.ResultsAdequate internal consistency parameters were found between α = 0.71 and 0.85. The seven executive functions proposed on the scale correlated proportionally between r = 0.42 and 0.62. In the confirmatory factor analysis, good fit indices were obtained in the model of the seven executive functions x2(413) = 1649.14, p = <0.001, CFI = 0.91, SRMR = 0.04 and RMSEA = 0.04.DiscussionThe research carried out reaches its conclusion stating that the scale that was developed has the psychometric properties to assess executive functions in the Latin American setting. The results regarding previous research and the contribution made in the line of research of executive functions are discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1192555/fullexecutive functionsuniversity studentslearningbehavioracademic performance |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Ramos-Galarza Carlos Ramos-Galarza Valentina Ramos Valentina Ramos Milenko Del Valle Nancy Lepe-Martínez Jorge Cruz-Cárdenas Pamela Acosta-Rodas Mónica Bolaños-Pasquel Executive functions scale for university students: UEF-1 Frontiers in Psychology executive functions university students learning behavior academic performance |
| title | Executive functions scale for university students: UEF-1 |
| title_full | Executive functions scale for university students: UEF-1 |
| title_fullStr | Executive functions scale for university students: UEF-1 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Executive functions scale for university students: UEF-1 |
| title_short | Executive functions scale for university students: UEF-1 |
| title_sort | executive functions scale for university students uef 1 |
| topic | executive functions university students learning behavior academic performance |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1192555/full |
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