Measurement invariance of the Prosocial Behavior Scale in three hispanic countries (Argentina, Spain, and Peru)

• Autores: Martí-Vilar, Manuel; Merino-Soto, César; Rodríguez, Lucas Marcelo
• Año de publicación: 2020
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Fuente: Frontiers in Psychology. 2020, 11
• Materia: CONDUCTA PROSOCIAL; ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS; PSICOMETRIA; Argentina; España; Peru; INTERCULTURALIDAD
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina

Fil: Martí-Vilar, Manuel. Universitat de Valéncia. Facultat de Psicología. Departament de Psicología Básica; España
Fil: Merino-Soto, César. Universidad de San Martín de Porres. Instituto de Investigación de Psicología; Perú
Fil: Rodríguez, Lucas Marcelo. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad Teresa de Ávila. Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinar en Valores, Integración y Desarrollo Social; Argentina
Abstract: In a growing context of multiculturalism, prosocial behavior is important to build effective social exchange and service orientation among university students. The present study investigates prosocial behavior from a psychometric approach, to obtain evidence of the internal structure of the prosocial behavior scale (PS), in 737 young people enrolled at universities in Argentina (207), Spain (310), and Peru (220). First, the clarity of the items was explored in the three countries; second, possible irrelevant patterns of response, such as the careless and extreme responses, were evaluated; third, the non-parametric Mokken methodology was applied to identify the basic properties of the scale score; fourth, the structural equation modeling (SEM) methodology was used to identify the properties of the internal structure (dimensionality, tau-equivalence) of the latent construct; fifth, the measurement invariance according to sex (intra-equivalence) and country (inter-equivalence) was examined with the SEM methodology and other complementary strategies. Finally, reliability and internal consistency were evaluated both at score level and at item level. Implications for use of the PS instrument are discussed.