Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 9(4), pp. 813 - 818
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090414
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Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire Short Version in a Sample of Chilean University Students

Yaranay López-Angulo ^1,2,*, Rubia Cobo-Rendón ³, Fabiola Saéz-Delgado ⁴, Alejandro Díaz Mujica ^2
1 Psychology Department, Faculty of Social Sciences and Communications, Universidad Santo Tomás, Concepción, Chile
² Psychology Department, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
³ Faculty of Psychology, Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción, Chile
⁴ Department of Fundamentals of Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, Universidad Catolica de la Santisima Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile

ABSTRACT

Background: The problem of studies abandonment greatly affects university students at different levels of training. The permanence in a university career depends on the adaptation skills of the students to the new educational context, which is why, its measurement is relevant for the identification and accompaniment of at-risk students. The objective of this work was to evaluate the internal structure of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire [SACQ] short version in a sample of Chilean university students. Method: A total of 249 first-year students from a southern Chilean university participated. The average age of the participants was 19.11 years [SD = 5.29]. The SACQ short version was used with 47 items distributed in four dimensions: academic, social, emotional and institutional adjustments. Results: After a new organization of the items by means of an exploratory factor analysis a four-factor structure was obtained. Adequate correlations were identified between the items and the dimensions of the questionnaire. Conclusions: The new version of the SACQ is a measure with adequate internal validity to measure the adaptation of the university students in the context of Higher Education in Chile, however, it is recommended to make a confirmatory factor analysis prior to its use.

KEYWORDS
Adaptation to College, University Students, Exploratory Factor Analysis

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Yaranay López-Angulo , Rubia Cobo-Rendón , Fabiola Saéz-Delgado , Alejandro Díaz Mujica , "Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire Short Version in a Sample of Chilean University Students," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 813 - 818, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090414.

(b). APA Format:
Yaranay López-Angulo , Rubia Cobo-Rendón , Fabiola Saéz-Delgado , Alejandro Díaz Mujica (2021). Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire Short Version in a Sample of Chilean University Students. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 9(4), 813 - 818. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090414.