[Efficient personality questionnaire for professional training]

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Educational Psychology

Context:

• Focuses on the construct of the Efficient Personality.
• Examines validity and reliability of a new questionnaire.
• Target population: Higher Professional Training students.

Purpose:

• To develop and validate an original 60-item questionnaire.
• To reduce the questionnaire to 24 items while maintaining psychometric integrity.
• To establish the factorial structure of the Efficient Personality construct.

Summary:

• The original 60-item questionnaire was reduced to 24 items.
• Achieved a Cronbach alpha coefficient exceeding .84.
• Identified six first-order factors: Social Self-concept, Academic Self-concept, Solving Ability, Self-esteem, and Problem Coping.
• Confirmed one second-order factor: Efficient Personality.

Impact:

• The factorial solution aligns with Spanish and Chilean versions, confirming cross-cultural applicability.
• Differentiates Self-concept and Self-esteem as distinct components.
• Provides a validated tool for assessing Efficient Personality in educational settings.