Analysis of the dimensional structure of the self-monitoring scale
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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2019.3.28544Keywords:
academic adaptation, self-monitoring, factor analysis.Abstract
Relationships at the university are probably responsible for networks that facilitate learning processes and permanence in higher education. The concept of self-monitoring assumes that people regulate self-presentation, adapting actions according to situational cues, which would greatly facilitate the process of integration. This study had the objective of analyzing the dimensional structure of the Self-Monitoring Scale through network analysis. 500 students from public and private higher education institutions of both sexes and aged between 18 and 38 years participated. The data were collected in the classroom and the participants signed the CF. The analysis preserved the 18 items and maintained two factors approaching the English model. The scale presents evidence of validity that allows the use in the Brazilian context. Prospective studies may facilitate the analysis of the associations between self-monitoring and other variables of academic adaptation.
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