Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Diseño y validación de la prueba Brújula y tendencias en el perfil vocacional. (Spanish). |
| Alternate Title: |
Design and Validation of the Brújula Test and Vocational Profile Trends. (English) |
| Authors: |
Herrera Marmolejo, Alejandra, García Fernández, Stephania, Mejía, César |
| Source: |
Informes Psicológicos. ene-jun2026, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p151-169. 19p. |
| Abstract (English): |
The objective of this study was to validate the Brújula test, designed to assess vocational interests in Colombian schoolchildren. Three phases were carried out: a pilot phase (n1 = 149) in which reliability was analyzed using Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega; a convergent validity phase conducted in a second sample (n2 = 46) using the Self-Directed Search (SDS); and a construct validity phase using confirmatory factor analysis with subsamples drawn from a database (n3 = 13 739). Results demonstrated adequate reliability coefficients across all domains. Significant correlations were found between the Brújula and the SDS. Unifactorial structures were confirmed with excellent goodness-of-fit indices. Among the n3 sample, 50.4% of students presented a well-defined profile consistent with the domain self-reported prior to taking the test, 24.5% presented a well-defined profile that did not match the self-reported domain, and 25.15% presented an undefined profile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): |
El objetivo fue validar la prueba Brújula diseñada para evaluar intereses vocacionales en escolares colombianos. Se desarrollaron tres fases: en la fase piloto (n1 = 149) se analizó la confiabilidad mediante Alpha de Cronbach y omega de McDonald; la fase de validez convergente fue probada en una segunda muestra (n2 = 46) con el Cuestionario de Búsqueda Autodirigida (SDS, por sus siglas en inglés), y una fase de validez de constructo con Análisis Factoriales Confirmatorios (AFC) extrayendo muestras de una base de datos (n3 = 13 739). Los resultados evidenciaron adecuados coeficientes de confiabilidad en todas las áreas. Se encontraron correlaciones significativas entre Brújula y SDS. Se confirmaron estructuras unifactoriales con excelentes índices de bondad de ajuste. El 50,4 % de los estudiantes (n3) presentó un perfil definido coherente con el área autorreportada antes de iniciar la prueba, el 24,5 % un perfil definido, pero no coincidente con el área autorreportada y el 25,15 % un perfil sin definir. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
