La Teoría de Control de Recursos (Hawley, 1999) se ha presentado como una teoría alternativa del estudio de la conducta social en preadolescentes. Sin embargo, carece de instrumentos para evaluar sus propuestas en el idioma español. El presente estudio tuvo por objetivo validar el Inventario de Estrategias de Control de Recursos para la población de pre-adolescentes chilenos. Para alcanzar dicho objetivo se utilizaron metodologías cualitativas y cuantitativas. Se entrevistaron a 7 estudiantes y se encuestaron 180 estudiantes de 5to y 8vo básico de dos escuelas públicas de Santiago de Chile. Posterior a la traducción y adaptación, el inventario tuvo un excelente ajuste en el modelo factorial y la validación de criterio obtuvo resultados similares a los reportados en la literatura actual.

Resource Control Theory (Hawley, 1999) has been presented as an alternative theory for the study of preadolescent social behavior. However, there are no instruments to assess its proposals for the Spanish language. The study’s objective was to validate the Resource Control Resources Inventory for the Chilean preadolescent population. For this purpose, qualitative and quantitative methodologies were used. 5th to 8th graders from two public schools from Santiago de Chile were part of the sample. Seven students were interviewed, and 180 were surveyed. After the translation and adaptation, the inventory showed an excellent fit to the factorial model, and the criterion validity showed similar results to those reported in recent literature.

Resource Control Theory (Hawley, 1999) has been presented as an alternative theory for the study of preadolescent social behavior. However, there are no instruments to assess its proposals for the Spanish language. The study’s objective was to validate the Resource Control Resources Inventory for the Chilean preadolescent population. For this purpose, qualitative and quantitative methodologies were used. 5th to 8th graders from two public schools from Santiago de Chile were part of the sample. Seven students were interviewed, and 180 were surveyed. After the translation and adaptation, the inventory showed an excellent fit to the factorial model, and the criterion validity showed similar results to those reported in recent literature.