Spanish adaptation and validation of the UGEQ  questionnaire to assess group cohesion in  university students

Nicolás Ruiz-Robledillo; Natalia Albaladejo-Blázquez; Rosario Ferrer-Cascales; María Rubio-Aparicio; Juan J. Madrid-Valero; Juan Vela-Bermejo; Grégoire Bosselut

doi:10.19083/ridu.2023.1618

Nicolás Ruiz-Robledillo University of Alicante, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Psychology, Alicante, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7522-5162
Natalia Albaladejo-Blázquez University of Alicante, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Psychology, Alicante, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9116-9092
Rosario Ferrer-Cascales University of Alicante, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Psychology, Alicante, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6015-7454
María Rubio-Aparicio University of Alicante, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Psychology, Alicante, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2599-4246
Juan J. Madrid-Valero University of Alicante, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Psychology, Alicante, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3450-1159
Juan Vela-Bermejo University of Alicante, Faculty of Education, Department of Innovation and Didactic Training, Alicante, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8124-3722
Grégoire Bosselut Univ Montpellier, EuroMov Digital Health in Motion, , IMT Mines Ales, France https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0395-0998

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19083/ridu.2023.1618

Palabras clave: educational environment, educational grouping, higher education institution

Resumen

Introducción: La evaluación de la cohesión grupal es un aspecto fundamental en el contexto de la educación superior. Sin embargo, existe la necesidad de instrumentos apropiados y específicos para evaluar este constructo en el contexto universitario. Objetivo: Adaptar y validar el University Group Environment Questionnaire (UGEQ) para evaluar la cohesión grupal en población española. Método: La muestra utilizada para este estudio estuvo formada por 309 estudiantes universitarios, con una edad media de 22,61 años (DE=5,5). Para el análisis de los datos, se realizó un análisis factorial confirmatorio, siguiendo la estructura del instrumento original (UGEQ). Resultados: Los resultados sugieren índices de ajuste óptimos (CFI= 0,92; TLI=0,90; SRMR=0,068 y RMSEA= 0,081 [IC 90%: 0,071-0,092]) y consistencia interna adecuada (0,88 [IC 95%: 0,86-0,90]) y estabilidad temporal. Discusión: Estos hallazgos apoyan el uso del UGEQ como un instrumento válido y fiable para evaluar la cohesión grupal en el contexto universitario español.

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