Assessing the Validity and Reliability of the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ–C) Among Malaysian Adolescents: Rasch Model Analysis

ABSTRACT

This study investigated the validity and reliability of scores on the instrument employing Rasch analysis in a sample of 299 Malaysian adolescents aged between 16 and 19 and provided further evidence for the validity among the sub-constructs: social self-efficacy, academic self-efficacy, and emotional self-efficacy.

KEYWORDS:

• Reliability
• validity
• psychometric properties
• Rasch measurement
• self-efficacy

Additional information

Funding

This research was supported by the Long-Term Research Grant Scheme (LRGS/2013/UMK-UKM/SS/04). Special thanks to the committee members for supporting the researchers' study.

Notes on contributors

Shiu Kuan Tan

Tan Shiu Kuan is on the Faculty of Education at the National University of Malaysia. Her research interests include development of adolescents, communication studies, and social issues.

Kalaivani Chellappan

Kalaivani Chellappan is on the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment at the National University of Malaysia. Her research interests are in engineering focused on cardiovascular healthcare modelling. Lately, she developed an interest in emotional intelligence in relation to human behavior changes.