Validação da Escala de Motivação Académica na População Forense
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Após a reintegração social, muitos indivíduos retomam os comportamentos criminosos e, estudos prévios revelaram que a educação pode facilitar a reintegração e melhorar as competências e perspetivas do recluso em meio livre. Para tal, a motivação apresenta-se como um fator benéfico para um desempenho académico bem-sucedido, com diferentes tipos de motivação associados a distintos resultados educacionais O presente estudo objetivou estudar as características psicométricas da Escala de Motivação Académica (EMA), numa amostra de 620 participantes que se encontram, ou em reclusão ou a cumprir penas na comunidade, de ambos os sexos. Os resultados da Análise Fatorial Exploratória revelaram uma estrutura tetra fatorial, incluindo a motivação intrínseca, os objetivos extrínsecos, a internalização e a desmotivação. As validades convergentes realizadas com o Questionário de Motivos Educacionais (EMQ) e questões relacionadas com a motivação escolar e os anos de escolaridade concluídos com sucesso, revelaram a existência de validades convergentes, exceto quando relacionadas com a subescala da Desmotivação. A validade concorrente foi avaliada através do Testes t entre as subescalas da EMA e a participação na educação prisional, revelando diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre os grupos participantes e não participantes. Os resultados sugerem que se trata de um instrumento válido e com boas qualidades psicométricas para esta população.
After social reintegration, many individuals resume criminal behaviour, and previous studies have shown that education can facilitate reintegration and improve the skills and outlook of the prisoner on release. For that purpose, motivation appears to be a beneficial factor for successful academic performance, with different types of motivation associated with different educational outcomes. The aim of this study was to analyse the psychometric characteristics of the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) in a sample of 620 participants of both sexes who are either in prison or serving sentences in the community. The results of the Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed a four-factor structure, including intrinsic motivation, extrinsic goals, internalisation and demotivation. The convergent validities carried out with the Educational Motives Questionnaire (EMQ) and questions related to school motivation and years of school successfully completed revealed the existence of convergent validities, except when related to the Demotivation sub-scale. Concurrent validity was assessed using t-tests between the AMS subscales and participation in prison education, revealing statistically significant differences between the participating and non-participating groups. The results suggest that this is a valid instrument with good psychometric qualities for this population.
After social reintegration, many individuals resume criminal behaviour, and previous studies have shown that education can facilitate reintegration and improve the skills and outlook of the prisoner on release. For that purpose, motivation appears to be a beneficial factor for successful academic performance, with different types of motivation associated with different educational outcomes. The aim of this study was to analyse the psychometric characteristics of the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) in a sample of 620 participants of both sexes who are either in prison or serving sentences in the community. The results of the Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed a four-factor structure, including intrinsic motivation, extrinsic goals, internalisation and demotivation. The convergent validities carried out with the Educational Motives Questionnaire (EMQ) and questions related to school motivation and years of school successfully completed revealed the existence of convergent validities, except when related to the Demotivation sub-scale. Concurrent validity was assessed using t-tests between the AMS subscales and participation in prison education, revealing statistically significant differences between the participating and non-participating groups. The results suggest that this is a valid instrument with good psychometric qualities for this population.
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PSYCHOLOGY, FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY, MOTIVATION, INMATES, EDUCATION, VALIDATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS, PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS, EMA (ESCALA DE MOTIVAÇÃO ACADÉMICA), MESTRADO EM PSICOLOGIA FORENSE, PSICOLOGIA, PSICOLOGIA FORENSE, MOTIVAÇÃO, RECLUSOS, EDUCAÇÃO, VALIDAÇÃO DE TESTES PSICOLÓGICOS, TESTES PSICOLÓGICOS, EMA (ESCALA DE MOTIVAÇÃO ACADÉMICA)