El objetivo de la presente investigación fue analizar la estructura interna de la Escala de Afrontamiento ante la Ansiedad e Incertidumbre Pre-examen (COPEAU) en universitarios peruanos de una institución privada. Participaron 312 estudiantes de la carrera de psicología (227 mujeres) del 1er al 6to ciclo, con edades entre 16 y 49 años (M = 20.54; DE = 4.29). Con la metodología de ecuaciones estructurales fueron evaluados cinco modelos, de los cuales el de cuatro factores oblicuos presenta mayor coherencia teórica y empírica. Del mismo modo, los indicadores de confiabilidad son apropiados. Las implicaciones prácticas de los resultados en el marco de una teoría más amplia de afrontamiento al estrés fueron discutidas, así como la pertinencia de algunos procedimientos en los estudios de aproximación analítico-factorial.

Existe una variedad de técnicas para probar las diferencias entre correlaciones dependientes que no están disponibles en los programas estadísticos estándar para el investigador. Se presentan ejemplos de estas técnicas para evaluar diferentes hipótesis dentro del contexto de correlaciones en muestras dependientes, junto con programas informáticos interactivos, de fácil uso y libre distribución.

The objective of this research was analyze the internal structure of Coping with Pre-Exam Anxiety and Uncertainty (COPEAU) in Peruvian college students from a private institution. Participated 312 psychology students (227 women) from from the first to sixth term, with age between 16 and 49 (M = 20.54; SD = 4.29). Using the structural equation modeling, five models were assessed, among which the four oblique factor model shows greater theoretical and empirical coherence.. Also, the reliability indices were appropriate. The practical implications of the results in the context of a broader theory of coping with stress were discussed, as well as the relevance of some procedures in analytical studies-factorial approach.

There are a variety of techniques for testing the differences between dependent correlations that are not available using the standard statistical software packages.  Examples of these techniques for examining different hypotheses within the dependent correlational realm are presented along with the output and interpretation from easily attainable, user-friendly, interactive software.

The objective of this research was analyze the internal structure of Coping with Pre-Exam Anxiety and Uncertainty (COPEAU) in Peruvian college students from a private institution. Participated 312 psychology students (227 women) from from the first to sixth term, with age between 16 and 49 (M = 20.54; SD = 4.29). Using the structural equation modeling, five models were assessed, among which the four oblique factor model shows greater theoretical and empirical coherence.. Also, the reliability indices were appropriate. The practical implications of the results in the context of a broader theory of coping with stress were discussed, as well as the relevance of some procedures in analytical studies-factorial approach.

There are a variety of techniques for testing the differences between dependent correlations that are not available using the standard statistical software packages.  Examples of these techniques for examining different hypotheses within the dependent correlational realm are presented along with the output and interpretation from easily attainable, user-friendly, interactive software.