Escala Multidimensional de Ética (MES-30): Versión Española y Estructura Factorial

• Zuleima Santalla-Banderal ^[2] ; Jesús M. Alvarado ^[1] ; José Malavé ^[3]
  1. [1] Universidad Complutense de Madrid

     Universidad Complutense de Madrid

     Madrid, España

     
  2. [2] Universidad Espíritu Santo (Ecuador)
  3. [3] Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (Venezuela)

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• Localización: Revista iberoamericana de diagnóstico y evaluación psicológica, ISSN 1135-3848, ISSN-e 2183-6051, Vol. 3, Nº 73, 2024, págs. 133-150
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.21865/ridep73.3.10
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Multidimensional Ethics Scale (MES-30): Spanish Version and Factor Structure
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  • español

    En el presente estudio se adaptó al español la Escala Multidimensional de Ética (MES-30) y se evaluó su estructura factorial. Participaron 594 empleados en organizaciones (públicas, privadas, con o sin fines de lucro) de distintos sectores económicos, con edades entre 22 y 71 años, predominantemente residentes en Ecuador. Los resultados del Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio evidenciaron que el modelo bifactor tuvo un ajuste significativamente superior a los de los otros dos modelos probados: (a) cinco factores (uno por cada orientación filosófica) correlacionados y (b) unidimensional. El factor general del modelo bifactor explicó el 86% de la varianza común y el 93% cuando se controlaban los demás factores. Además, el porcentaje de correlaciones no contaminadas fue 80%. Esto, sumado a lo observado al analizar las cargas factoriales obtenidas, permiten concluir que la adaptación al español de la MES-30 realizada en el presente estudio presenta unidimensionalidad esencial. Se discuten implicaciones tanto académicas como prácticas del estudio.

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    In the present study, the Multidimensional Ethics Scale (MES-30) was adapted to Spanish and its factor structure was evaluated. A total of 594 employees, aged between 22 and 71, predominantly residing in Ecuador participated in the study. The results of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis showed that the bifactor model had a significantly better fit than the other two models tested: (a) five correlated factors (one for each philosophical orientation), and (b) unidimensional. The overall factor of the bifactor model explained 86% of the common variance, and 93% when controlling for the other factors. In addition, the percentage of uncontaminated correlations was 80%. This, added to what was observed when analyzing factor loadings, allowed us to conclude that the adaptation of the MES-30 into Spanish carried out in this study presents essential unidimensionality. The authors discuss both academic and practical implications of the study.

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