Psicothema, 2011. Vol. Vol. 23 (nº 1). 140-145

Cristóbal Guerra Vio, Lorena Castro Arancibia y Judith Vargas Castro

Se adapta un cuestionario para evaluar el clima escolar (CECSCE) y luego se analizan sus propiedades psicométricas. Participaron 1.075 estudiantes chilenos, a quienes se les aplica el CECSCE y una medida de violencia escolar. Los resultados indican que el CECSCE presenta una estructura bifactorial, aunque dejan abierta la posibilidad de una unifactorial. Además, el CECSCE presenta adecuados índices de fiabilidad, de homogeneidad y sus puntajes se relacionan inversamente con la medida de violencia escolar. Finalmente, se analizan diferencias por género y nivel educativo. Dado que hay diferencias en la percepción de clima escolar a favor de las niñas, se ofrecen normas chilenas en percentiles diferenciadas por género. Se concluye que el CECSCE entrega garantías de validez y fiabilidad para su uso en Chile.

Psychometric examination of the School Social Climate Questionnaire in Chileans students. The School Social Climate Questionnaire (CECSCE) was adapted and applied. Subsequently, its psychometric proprieties were analyzed. The 1075 Chilean students who participated were assessed with the CECSCE and the School Violence Scale. The results showed that the CECSCE has a bifactorial structure, although there was also the possibility of a unifactorial structure. The CECSCE achieved satisfactory reliability and homogeneity indexes. The CECSCES scores were inversely related to the school violence rate. Lastly, differences by gender and educational level were analyzed. Given that there are differences in school climate perceptions in favor of girls, Chilean standards are presented in percentiles by gender. It can therefore be concluded that the CECSCE is sufficiently valid and reliable to be applied in Chile.