Psychometric properties of presence on ubiquitous technologies’ scale

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2020.2.31628

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self-presence, spatial presence, social presence, ubiquitous technologies, psychological assessment.

Abstract

This study aimed to develop a scale of presence in ubiquitous technologies. The development process of the instrument had 4 stages: 1) the choice of behavioral attributes related to the object of study and the operation of the construct, 2) the presentation to three judges, two focus groups and a 3) pilot application in a reduced sample (n = 30) and 4) an application with 458 participants. In order to obtain validity and reliability evidences we performed internal consistency analyzes, confirmatory factor analysis and multigroup confirmatory factorial analysis. The final version of the Presence Scale in Ubiquitous Technologies has 14 items, grouped into three independent factors (Self-Presence, Spatial Presence and Social Presence), and has a good internal consistency index (alpha = 0.905) and an acceptable adjustment index (χ2 = 116.83, gl = 74, p <0.01, CFI = 0.99, RMSEA = 0.035, SRMR = 0.053), with equivalent psychometric parameters by gender.

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Fabiane Schutz, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS.

Doutora em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS.

Lívia Maria Bedin, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS.

Doutora em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil). Professora do Departamento de Psicologia do Desenvolvimento e da Personalidade e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia de Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) em Porto Alegre, RS.

Jorge Castellá Sarriera, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS.

Doutor em Psicologia pela Universidade Autonoma de Madrid (UAM, Madri, Espanha). Professor do Departamento de Psicologia do Desenvolvimento e da Personalidade e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia e do Programa de Pós-Graduação Política Social e Serviço Social da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) em Porto Alegre, RS.

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2020-02-12

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Schutz, F., Bedin, L. M., & Sarriera, J. C. (2020). Psychometric properties of presence on ubiquitous technologies’ scale. Psico, 51(2), e31628. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2020.2.31628

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