Propiedades psicométricas de la “Escala de motivación académica” adaptada para la educación profesional en enfermería

Brenda Martínez-Ávila; Christian Díaz de León Castañeda; María Jazmín Valencia-Guzmán; Elva Rosa  Valtierra-Oba

doi:10.19136/hs.a22n2.5087

Authors

Brenda Martínez Ávila Faculty of Nursing, Michoacana University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4433-1480
Christian Díaz de León Castañeda Conacyt https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8155-4504
María Jazmín Valencia Guzmán Faculty of Nursing, Michoacana University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7652-5191
Elva Rosa Valtierra Oba Faculty of Nursing, Michoacana University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4307-3712

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19136/hs.a22n2.5087

Abstract

Objective: The present work carries out an adaptation of the Academic Motivation Scale (EMA) to be used in professional nursing education (EMA-Enf) and to evaluate its psychometric properties.

Methods: An adaptation to a Spanish version of the EMA was made for its use in the context of professional nursing education. A structured questionnaire was developed and applied to 447 Nursing undergraduate students in Michoacán, Mexico. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to test the fit of different models derived from Self-Determination Theory (SDT). SPSS software was used for database management and R software for model estimation considering the ordinal nature of the items. The internal consistency was evaluated through the Coefficients α and ω.

Results: In the AFC, it was observed that the model of seven correlated factors proposed in the SDT achieves the best fit (χ2= 951.88 p< 0.001, CFI= 0.927, RMSEA= 0.065, SRMR= 0.072). The seven factors had acceptable internal consistency (Coefficient α with a range between 0.624 and 0.746; and the Coefficient ω between 0.719 and 0.896).

Conclusion: The EMA-Enf Scale can be a viable proposal in educational research and practice related to professional nursing education.

Keywords: Motivation; Education, nursing; Psychometrics.

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Author Biographies

Brenda Martínez Ávila, Faculty of Nursing, Michoacana University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo.

Bachelor of Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing. She has carried out research in Primary Health Care in vulnerable groups such as children, adolescents and the elderly to promote quality of life; as well as on the topic of obesity prevention in young university students, addiction prevention in adolescents and promotion of self-care for the prevention of breast cancer in adult women. Likewise, she has collaborated in educational research on learning strategies and academic performance in young university students.
Christian Díaz de León Castañeda, Conacyt

Pharmaceutical Chemist Biologist, Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Doctor of Science in Public Health with an area of concentration in Health Systems. He has conducted research in various areas related to Health Systems. As part of this work, he has collaborated in research on health self-care in adolescents and older adults. Likewise, he collaborates in research on human resources in health, considering his training and work performance in the public sector.
María Jazmín Valencia Guzmán, Faculty of Nursing, Michoacana University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo

Pharmacobiological Chemistry, Master in Medical Education, Doctor in Education. She has worked on research with populations of different age groups to carry out educational interventions. For example, with older adults to improve quality of life; with women of reproductive age for the prevention of breast cancer; and with adolescents for the prevention of addictions. In relation to education, she has collaborated in the development of educational interventions to improve learning strategies, prior diagnosis of needs and interventions in the tutorial action to reduce the academic gap.
Elva Rosa Valtierra Oba, Faculty of Nursing, Michoacana University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo.

Bachelor of Nursing, Master of Medical Education and Doctor of Education. The field of research that she has developed is the informal or family care of people with some degree of dependency, particularly people with mental disorders, addressing the overload and quality of life of primary caregivers. She has conducted research on the subject of competency assessment in higher education.