Paula Rodríguez-Fernández

Paula Rodríguez-Fernández


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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ACAna Isabel Obregon Obregon Cuesta
Ana Isabel Obregon Obregon Cuesta
PRPaula Rodríguez-Fernández
Paula Rodríguez-Fernández
Benito León Del BarcoBenito León Del Barco
Benito León Del Barco
Santiago Mendo LázaroSantiago Mendo Lázaro
Santiago Mendo Lázaro
LMLuis Alberto Mingeriz
Luis Alberto Mingeriz
Jerónimo González-BernalJerónimo González-Bernal
Jerónimo González-Bernal
The way in which students attribute causes to their successes and failures in school has important implications for their development. The objectives of our research were to validate the Academic Success and Failure Attribution Questionnaire (ASFAQ) and to analyze the gender and grade differences in the ASFAQ data for primary and secondary school students in Spain. For the construction and analysis of the psychometric characteristics of the scale, an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were performed. To compare the ASFAQ scores based on gender and school year, a parametric t-test for independent samples and a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used. A total of 562 students in the fifth (n = 228) and sixth year (n = 186) of primary studies and the first (n = 134) and second year (n = 94) of secondary studies participated in the research. The results showed the adequate factorial structure, internal consistency, and validity of the ASFAQ, in addition to statistically significant differences by gender and school year. This research provides scientific evidence about the psychometric properties of the ASFAQ to assess and understand attributional style in the educational context, as well as current and consistent empirical evidence related to gender and grade differences in the attributional patterns of academic success and failure for primary and secondary school students.