Validity and reliability of an instrument to measure women's empowerment. (#1156)
Read ArticleDate of Conference
July 19-21, 2023
Published In
"Leadership in Education and Innovation in Engineering in the Framework of Global Transformations: Integration and Alliances for Integral Development"
Location of Conference
Buenos Aires
Authors
Vicuña Villacorta, Jessica Ericka
Saenz Tolay, Mónica Ysela
Vera Calmet, Velia Graciela
Pagador Flores, Sandra Elizabeth
Alegria Silva, Cristian Edgardo
Aguilar Armas, Haydee Mercedes
Rodriguez Gonzales, Zoila Martha
Abstract
Abstract– The United Nations organization affirms that empowerment is necessary for equality and development; it establishes it as a sustainable development objective. The purpose of the study was to determine the evidence of validity and reliability of the questionnaire for measuring empowerment among women in the province. The study population was made up of women between 15 and 50 years of age in the province of Trujillo. The calculation of Aiken's V coefficient was used to demonstrate the validity of content, to review the internal structure, the factor analysis method was used, finding a new factor structure of 7 dimensions and 2 items that did not meet an adequate factor weight were removed, establishing a total of 42 items in the instrument, which explain 60% of the variance.