OSTRACISM EXPERIENCE SCALE FOR ADOLESCENTS: PSICHOMETRIC PROPERTIES IN CHILEAN HEALTH SCIENCES STUDENTS
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Personal isolation, bullying, students, health occupations, health education, validation studiesAbstract
Introduction: Ostracism, a kind of social violence, could affect the psychological and academic performance of Health students. Nonetheless, there is no validated tool to assess this variable in the Chilean population. Objective: To evaluate the validity and reliability of Ostracism Experiences Scale for Adolescents (OES-A) in health sciences students. Method: 322 students from six different health sciences university programs were chosen by a quote sampling method. After an informed consent was signed, they were surveyed and they answered the OES-A and a sociodemographic questionnaire. An exploratory factorial analysis of OES-A was performed and its internal consistency was assessed. Results: Outcomes are consistent with a factorial structure of two factors: excluded and ignored, with items having significant loadings in one single factor. Reliability was high for both these factors. These factors showed direct and significant correlation. Conclusion: Evidence supports the validity and reliability of OES-A as a tool to assess Ostracism in students of health sciences.
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