Validez de la Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale en Estudiantes de Educación Primaria en Perú

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  • Alexandra Jiménez-Jiménez Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas image/svg+xml
  • Mafalda Ortiz-Moran Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal image/svg+xml
  • José Livia-Segovia Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35763/aiem30.6946

Palabras clave:

Ansiedad matemática, Educación Matemática, Educación primaria, Psicometría

Resumen

Se evaluaron las propiedades psicométricas de la Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS) en 379 niños de una escuela primaria pública en Lima, Perú, con el objetivo de determinar sus evidencias de validez estructural, de criterio y confiabilidad. Tras retener sus 9 reactivos, el Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio respaldó un modelo bidimensional (ansiedad por el aprendizaje y ansiedad por la evaluación) con excelentes índices de ajuste (χ^2/gl=0,79, p=,76; CFI=1,0; TLI=1,0; RMSEA=,00 [IC 90 % ,00, ,02]; SRMR=,037), demostrando además invarianza según el sexo. Las puntuaciones correlacionaron significativamente con la ansiedad general (r=,90; p<,01), aportando evidencia de validez relacionada con otras variables. La consistencia interna osciló entre ,68 y ,84, observándose los coeficientes más bajos en el factor de ansiedad por la evaluación. Se concluye que la AMAS es un instrumento válido, invariante y confiable para medir este constructo.

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2026-11-02

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Jiménez-Jiménez, A., Ortiz-Moran, M., & Livia-Segovia, J. (2026). Validez de la Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale en Estudiantes de Educación Primaria en Perú. Avances De Investigación En Educación Matemática, 30, 33-51. https://doi.org/10.35763/aiem30.6946