Validity and reliability of an academic procrastination scale in Cuban dental students

• Autor(a) principal: Corrales-Reyes, Ibraín Enrique
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Villegas-Maestre, José Daniel, Vitón-Castillo, Adrián Alejandro, Tusell-Hormigó, Diana, Mamani-Benito, Oscar Javier, Carranza-Esteban, Renzo Felipe
• Tipo de documento: preprint
• Idioma: spa
• Título da fonte: SciELO Preprints
• Texto Completo: https://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/preprint/view/3732
• topic: Procrastination; Dentistry; Dental students; Surveys and Questionnaires; Procrastinación; Odontología; Estudiantes de Odontología; Encuestas y Cuestionarios

Introduction: Academic procrastination can have a negative impact on student education and professional performance, hence the need for valid and reliable instruments for its study. Objective: To analyze the evidence of validity and reliability of an academic procrastination scale in Cuban dental students. Methods: Instrumental, cross-sectional and multicenter study, which included students from seven Cuban universities. Using an instrument in Spanish validated in Peruvian students, a confirmatory factor analysis was performed, structural equation modeling was used, and internal consistency was calculated with Cronbach's α coefficient. Results: 684 participants were included, of which 63,45 % were women and the mean age was 22,0 ± 1,71 years. From the initial scale of 12 items distributed in 2 factors, the factor analysis suggested eliminating item 5. The final model was made up of 11 items, 8 for factor 1 (Academic self-regulation) and 3 for factor 2 (Postponement of activities). A Cronbach's α coefficient of 0,786 (95 % CI = 0,75 – 0,81) was obtained, which indicates that the internal consistency of the instrument is good. Conclusions: An 11-item academic procrastination scale was validated (EPA-11-Odonto), which has evidence of validity and adequate reliability to evaluate the construct in Cuban dental students.