Elaboration, validity and reliability of the Sexual Harrassment Perception Scale in Salvadorean Women

Authors

  • Marlon Elías Lobos-Rivera Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, El Salvador https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7995-6122
  • Jenniffer Judith Chávez-Escobar Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, El Salvador
  • Martha María Díaz-Mendoza Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, El Salvador
  • Melissa Gabriela Espinoza-García Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, El Salvador
  • Briseyda Islenia Gaitán-Herrera Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, El Salvador
  • Karen Elizabeth Guardado-Chacón Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, El Salvador
  • Karens Yamilett Guevara de Echeverría Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, El Salvador
  • Rosmeri Carolina López-Urrutia Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, El Salvador
  • Carlos Alexander Martínez-Pérez Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, El Salvador
  • Angélica Nohemy Flores-Monterrosa Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, El Salvador https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1856-9089

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/entorno.v1i72.13237

Keywords:

Sexual harrassment – El Salvador – Psychological aspects, Sexual harrassment – El Salvador – Social aspects, Scale analysis (Psychology), Perception

Abstract

The objective of this article is to prove if the Sexual Harrassment Perception Scale (Escala de Percepción de Acoso Sexual, EPAS, given its Spanish acronym) has the adequate psychometric properties of validity and reliability. This is an instrumental study with a transversal design. The sample included 215 Salvadorean women; the median age of those sampled was of 26.51 years and the standard deviation was 7.55. The findings revealed that the scale does have adequate validity indexes. The Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) proved the existence of a threedimensional model, and the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) provided evidence that the scale also has adequate adjustment indexes. In like manner, the scale has adequate reliability indexes. It has been concluded that the instrument has adequate psychometric properties in its validity and reliability and can therefore be used in studies addressing the topic in question within the Salvadorean context.

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Published

2022-12-09

How to Cite

Lobos-Rivera, M. E., Chávez-Escobar , J. J., Díaz-Mendoza, M. M., Espinoza-García, M. G., Gaitán-Herrera, B. I., Guardado-Chacón, K. E., Guevara de Echeverría, K. Y., López-Urrutia, R. C., Martínez-Pérez, C. A., & Flores-Monterrosa, A. N. (2022). Elaboration, validity and reliability of the Sexual Harrassment Perception Scale in Salvadorean Women. Entorno, 1(72), 46–54. https://doi.org/10.5377/entorno.v1i72.13237

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