Abstract

PUMA-MAQUE, Oscar C.; ASILLO, Yenny Y.; MENDOZA, Amparo P.  and  ADRIAZOLA, Sulema J.. Psychometric Properties and Invariance of the Communication Skills Questionnaire (HABICOM) in Peruvian University Students. Propós. represent. [online]. 2023, vol.11, n.1, e1773.  Epub Apr 30, 2023. ISSN 2307-7999.  http://dx.doi.org/10.20511/pyr2023.v11n1.1773.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties and gender invariance of the Communication Skills Questionnaire (HABICOM). The sample consisted of 774 students from a state university in Arequipa. The factors were analyzed and confirmed as in the original study, obtaining satisfactory fit indices in its two subscales Personal Self-Perception ((2 = 1977.683, gl = 499, p < .001; CFI = .945; TLI: .939; RMSEA = .061; SRMR = .042) and Professional Importance ((2 = 2534. 513, gl = 517, p < .001; CFI = .926; TLI = .919; RMSEA = .070; SRMR = .049) with adequate reliability indices on both subscales, for Personal Self-Perception (α = .63 and α = .85) and Professional Importance (α = .91 and α = .77) respectively. Gender invariance was adequate for the Personal Self-perception subscale; however, this did not occur for the Professional Importance subscale. The HABICOM questionnaire in general is adequate to measure communication skills in Peruvian university students.

Keywords : Communicative skills; Confirmatory factor analysis; Peruvian university students; Measurement invariance; Reliability.

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