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- Title
University student engagement inventory (USEI): Psychometric properties.
- Authors
Sinval, Jorge; Casanova, Joana R.; Marôco, João; Almeida, Leandro S.
- Abstract
Academic engagement describes students' investment in academic learning and achievement and is an important indicator of students' adjustment to university life, particularly in the first year. A tridimensional conceptualization of academic engagement has been accepted (behavioral, emotional and cognitive dimensions). This paper tests the dimensionality, internal consistency reliability and invariance of the University Student Engagement Inventory (USEI) taking into consideration both gender and the scientific area of graduation. A sample of 908 Portuguese first-year university students was considered. Good evidence of reliability has been obtained with ordinal alpha and omega values. Confirmatory factor analysis substantiates the theoretical dimensionality proposed (second-order latent factor), internal consistency reliability evidence indicates good values and the results suggest measurement invariance across gender and the area of graduation. The present study enhances the role of the USEI regarding the lack of consensus on the dimensionality and constructs delimitation of academic engagement.
- Subjects
PSYCHOMETRICS; STUDENT engagement; STUDENT adjustment; COLLEGE student adjustment; COLLEGE students; CONFIRMATORY factor analysis; FACTOR structure
- Publication
Current Psychology, 2021, Vol 40, Issue 4, p1608
- ISSN
1046-1310
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12144-018-0082-6