Factor Structure of the AUDIM-M Dimensional Self-Concept Questionnaire in Mexican Adolescents

• Published in: Children (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 60
• Main Authors: Blanco, José René, Ornelas, Martha, Barrón-Luján, Juan Cristóbal, Franco-Gallegos, Leticia Irene, Aguirre, Susana Ivonne, Blanco, Humberto, Zueck, María Del Carmen, Jurado-García, Perla Jannet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 04.01.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Age; Behavior; Child development; construct validation; factorial structure; instrumental study; Learning; Pediatrics; Perceptions; Personal appearance; Questionnaires; Self esteem; Self image; self-concept; Social change; Social responsibility; Teenagers; instrumental study; self-concept; construct validation; factorial structure
• ISSN: 2227-9067; 2227-9067
• DOI: 10.3390/children9010060

Self-concept is one of the most relevant variables in the field of personality, and a negative self-perception can pose a risk to the adolescent's development. The present study aimed to analyze the psychometric properties proposed by Aguirre and collaborators for the dimensional self-concept questionnaire (AUDIM-M). The total sample was 560 adolescents from the city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, with a mean age of 12.96 ± 0.88 years. The factor structure of the questionnaire was analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis. The analyses show that a four-factor structure is viable and adequate (GFI 0.964; RMSEA 0.057; CFI 0.950). The four-factor structure (personal self-concept, physical self-concept, social self-concept, and academic self-concept), according to statistical and substantive criteria, shows adequate indicators of reliability and validity adjustment. The model obtained coincides with that proposed by Aguirre et al. Improving adolescents' self-concept undoubtedly contributes to their quality of life, hence the need for valid and reliable instruments for its measurement; this study could be a first approach for future research.