Invarianza en escala Likert de cinco y siete puntos del SWLS en 5 países iberoamericanos

• Autores: Marco Alberto Núñez Ramírez, Karla Alejandra Garduño Realivazquez, Irma Guadalupe Esparza García
• Localización: PSICUMEX, ISSN-e 2007-5936, Nº. 14, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Psicumex Journal (January - December 2024)), págs. 1-29
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.36793/psicumex.v14i1.605
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Measurement Invariance in Five-Point and Seven-Point Likert Scale of the SWLS in 5 Ibero-American Countries
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  • español

    La escala Likert se ha convertido en un método popular de evaluación dentro de las ciencias sociales, sin embargo, no existe un consenso sobre cuál opción de respuesta es mejor (de cinco o siete puntos). La presente investigación trató de comparar las propiedades psicométricas de ambas opciones de respuesta Likert mediante el caso de un instrumento de satisfacción con la vida. A través del análisis de invarianza de medida, se llevó a cabo un estudio cuantitativo y transversal. Con dos muestras no probabilísticas de jóvenes de cinco países hispanohablantes (n1 = 706, n2 = 911), se realizó un análisis factorial confirmatorio multigrupo (país y género), considerando la invarianza configural, métrica, escalar y estricta. Los hallazgos sugieren, con base en estudios previos, que la escala Likert-5 obtuvo resultados más favorables. Por lo tanto, el instrumento sí fue invariante al comparar países; no obstante, respecto al género, se obtuvieron algunos indicadores favorables para soportar la invarianza de medida del instrumento.

  • English

    The Likert scale has become a popular method of assessment within the social sciences; however, there is no consensus on which response option is better (five-point or seven-point). The present research attempted to compare the psychometric properties of the two Likert response options, using a life satisfaction instrument. A quantitative and cross-sectional study was carried out by analyzing measurement invariance. Based on two non-probabilistic samples of young people from five Spanish-speaking countries (n1= 706, n2= 911), a multigroup (country and gender) confirmatory factor analysis was performed, considering configural, metric, scalar and strict invariance. Based on previous studies and the results obtained, the findings suggest that the Likert-5 scale obtained more favorable results. Therefore, the instrument was invariant when comparing countries; nonetheless, with respect to gender, some favorable indicators were obtained to support the measurement invariance of the instrument.

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