Validez Convergente del Test Situacional del Desarrollo Socioemocional (CSE-J)

Introduction. The Situational Judgment Test of Socioemotional Competence Development in Young People (DCSE-J) is a copy-left psychoeducational instrument for evaluating socio-emotional competencies in adolescents. Different studies have analysed its psychometric validity, reliability and criterion validity. The present study aims to analyze convergent validity. Method. The participants were 215 secondary school students and 396 first-year university students. The DCSE-J test was administered with four tests related to the different competencies measured by the DCSE-J to 215 secondary school students and 396 first-year university students. Specifically, a situational test measuring Emotional Regulation (STEM-Y) and three self-report tests measuring self perception of intrapersonal emotional intelligence skills (TMMS-24), Assertiveness (Rathus) and Self-esteem (AF5) were administered. The incidence of gender and educational level in the test was also analysed. Results. The results support the convergent validity of the DCSE-J. The two DCSE-J factors correlated with the STEM-Y situational test of emotional regulation. Positive correlations were also observed with the AF5, weak correlations with two of the TMMS-24 scales and no correlations were found with the Rathus test. An improvement associated with educational level was also found in DCSE-J scores in Emotional Regulation, Assertiveness, and Self-esteem. Discussion and conclusions. The results of this study provide new evidence of the validity of the DCSE-J. The comparison of the results of the DCSE-J with the results of four other instruments show correlations that demonstrate the convergent validity of the two factors of the test: emotional regulation and emotional understanding. Consistency of the observed relationships is also observed. And the greater precision of the situational tests is evident in comparison with the self-report tests. With its copy-left nature and its entertaining format, it makes it an accessible and useful psychoeducational tool for educational professionals.