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2018-01-01

Cheating Admission Self Report Scale: Evidence of Factorial Validity and Precision

Escala de Autoinforme de Trampa-Admisión: Evidencias de Validez Factorial y Precisión

Escala de Autorrelato de Trapaça-Admissão: Evidências de Validade Fatorial e Precisão

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https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v27n1.64467

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admission, plagiarism, precision, validity (en)
admisión, plagio, precisión, validez (es)
admissão, plágio, precisão, validade (pt)

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  • Valdiney Veloso Gouveia Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Hysla Magalhães de Moura Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro
  • Layrtthon Carlos de Oliveira Santos Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Anderson Mesquita do Nascimento Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Italo de Oliveira Guedes Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Rildésia Silva Veloso Gouveia Centro Universitário de João Pessoa - UNIPÊ

This study aimed to adapt the Cheating Admission Self Report Scale (CASRS)to the Brazilian context and collect evi-dence on factorial validity and internal consistency. 441 students participated (M=16 years, 54.6% females), randomly divided in two groups. All responded to CASRS and to demographic questions. The analysis of the main components demonstrated a bifactor structure, whose factors presented Cronbach’s alphas (α) greater than .80 (G1). This structure was corroborated by means of confirmatory factor analysis (for example, CFI=.87 and RMSEA=.08). The scale was shown to be psychometrically adequate and there was evidence of factorial validity and internal consistency; the scale can be used to measure plagiarism in the academic context.

 

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Gouveia, V., Moura, H., Santos, L., Nascimento, A., Guedes, I., & Gouveia, R. (2018). Cheating Admission Self Report Scale: Evidence of Factorial Validity and Precision. Revista Colombiana de Psicología, 27(1), 27-40. doi:https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v27n1.64467

 

El estudio tuvo como fin adaptar al contexto brasileño la Escala de Autoinforme de Trampa- Admisión(EAT-A), reuniendo evidencias de su validez factorial y consistencia interna. Participaron 441 estudiantes (m=16 años, 54.6% del sexo femenino), divididos al azar en dos grupos. Todos respondieron a EAT-A y a preguntas demográficas. El análisis de componentes principales evidenció una estructura bifactorial, cuyos factores presentaron alfas de Cronbach (α) supe-riores a .80 (G1). Esta estructura fue corroborada por medio de análisis factorial confirmatorio (por ejemplo, CFI=.87 y RMSEA=.08). Se concluyó que esta escala se mostró psicométricamente adecuada y reunió evidencias de validez factorial y consistencia interna, y puede utilizarse para mensurar plagio en contexto académico.

 

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Gouveia, V., Moura, H., Santos, L., Nascimento, A., Guedes, I., & Gouveia, R. (2018). Escala de Autoinforme de Trampa-Admisión: Evidencias de Validez Factorial y Precisión. Revista Colombiana de Psicología, 27(1), 27-40. doi:https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v27n1.64467

 

Este estudo objetivou adaptar ao contexto brasileiro a Escala de Autorrelato de Trapaça-Admissão (EAT-A), reunindo evidências de sua validade fatorial e consistência interna. Participaram 441 estudantes (M=16 anos, 54.6% do sexo feminino), divididos aleatoriamente em dois grupos. Todos responderam à EAT-A e a perguntas demográficas. A análise de componentes principais revelou uma estrutura bifatorial, cujos fatores apresentaram alfas de Cronbach (α) superiores a .80 (G1). Essa estrutura foi corroborada através da análise fatorial confirmatória (e.g., CFi=.87 e RMSEA=.08). Concluiu-se que essa escala mostrou-se psicometricamente adequada e reuniu evidências de validade fatorial e consistência interna, podendo ser utilizada para mensurar plágio em contexto acadêmico.

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Gouveia, V. V., Moura, H. M. de, Santos, L. C. de O., Nascimento, A. M. do, Guedes, I. de O. and Gouveia, R. S. V. (2018). Cheating Admission Self Report Scale: Evidence of Factorial Validity and Precision. Revista Colombiana de Psicología, 27(1), 27–40. https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v27n1.64467

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Gouveia, V.V., Moura, H.M. de, Santos, L.C. de O., Nascimento, A.M. do, Guedes, I. de O. and Gouveia, R.S.V. 2018. Cheating Admission Self Report Scale: Evidence of Factorial Validity and Precision. Revista Colombiana de Psicología. 27, 1 (Jan. 2018), 27–40. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v27n1.64467.

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Gouveia, Valdiney Veloso, Hysla Magalhães de Moura, Layrtthon Carlos de Oliveira Santos, Anderson Mesquita do Nascimento, Italo de Oliveira Guedes, and Rildésia Silva Veloso Gouveia. 2018. “Cheating Admission Self Report Scale: Evidence of Factorial Validity and Precision”. Revista Colombiana De Psicología 27 (1):27-40. https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v27n1.64467.

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Gouveia, V. V., Moura, H. M. de, Santos, L. C. de O., Nascimento, A. M. do, Guedes, I. de O. and Gouveia, R. S. V. (2018) “Cheating Admission Self Report Scale: Evidence of Factorial Validity and Precision”, Revista Colombiana de Psicología, 27(1), pp. 27–40. doi: 10.15446/rcp.v27n1.64467.

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V. V. Gouveia, H. M. de Moura, L. C. de O. Santos, A. M. do Nascimento, I. de O. Guedes, and R. S. V. Gouveia, “Cheating Admission Self Report Scale: Evidence of Factorial Validity and Precision”, Rev. colomb. psicol., vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 27–40, Jan. 2018.

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Gouveia, V. V., H. M. de Moura, L. C. de O. Santos, A. M. do Nascimento, I. de O. Guedes, and R. S. V. Gouveia. “Cheating Admission Self Report Scale: Evidence of Factorial Validity and Precision”. Revista Colombiana de Psicología, vol. 27, no. 1, Jan. 2018, pp. 27-40, doi:10.15446/rcp.v27n1.64467.

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Gouveia, Valdiney Veloso, Hysla Magalhães de Moura, Layrtthon Carlos de Oliveira Santos, Anderson Mesquita do Nascimento, Italo de Oliveira Guedes, and Rildésia Silva Veloso Gouveia. “Cheating Admission Self Report Scale: Evidence of Factorial Validity and Precision”. Revista Colombiana de Psicología 27, no. 1 (January 1, 2018): 27–40. Accessed April 23, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/psicologia/article/view/64467.

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