Psychometric properties of a measure of psychological factors among francophone adolescent learners in a South African setting

Abstract

This study reported on the psychometric properties of a prospective measure of psychological wellbeing among immigrant francophone adolescent learners in high schools in the Western Cape, South Africa. The sample size comprised 170 participants (females = 51%; age range 14 to 20 years). Scores from the measure were analysed for internal consistency and factorial structure. The evidence suggests scores from the measure to be reliable for measuring emotional regulation, aggressiveness, empathy, and sympathy among the immigrant francophone adolescent learners.

Keywords:

• aggression
• empathy
• emotion regulation
• francophone learners
• psychological factors
• sympathy