Ricerc@Sapienza

Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale for Children (CPSE; Bandura, 1990) has been developed as an important tool to measure Self-Efficacy in school contexts. Previous factorial studies revealed a three-factor structure (Bandura et al.,1996) that includes Academic self-efficacy, Social self-efficacy and Regulatory self-efficacy.
The object of the present study is to further validate the CPSE scale in the Italian context and to extend the examination of its psychometric characteristics on a sample of Colombian children and adolescents.
Sample: about 700 Colombian and Italian children and adolescents will be involved in the study and will be administered with CPSE. The Italian sample will consist of students drawn from middle and junior high schools in the metropolitan area of Rome. Regarding the Colombian sample, participants will be drawn from middle and junior high schools of 3 sites (Medellin, Santa Marta and Manizales). For both samples, letters describing the study will be sent home via children and parental informed consent. Questionnaires for students will be administered in each classroom by trained members of the research team during school hours.
Results: Multi-sample Confirmatory Factor Analysis will be employed. We expect to confirm the CPSE structure and find support for measurement invariance across Italian and Colombian adolescents also controlling for potential gender differences.
Findings on CPSE's psychometric properties in a cross-cultural framework would allow its proper use from researchers and professionals.