Predictors of Professional Identity in Psychology Students: a Path Analysis Study
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Cuadra-Martinez, David
Perez-Zapata, Daniel
Sandoval-Diaz, Jose
Valdivia-Diaz, Jorge
Palma-Flores, Carla
Mora-Dabancens, Diego
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/ap.v33i127.32860
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between professional identity, university student identity, academic self-efficacy, professional self-efficacy, credits taken and difficulty perceived in the career, in traditional and non-traditional psychology students. We used a cross-sectional design and a non-probabilistic sample of 136 psychology students from a public university in the north of Chile. Four scales and a sociodemographic survey were used. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and path analysis were performed. Results showed significant differences in the academic and professional self-efficacy grouped into traditional and non-traditional students and a model that predicts professional identity based on the variables of university student identity, academic self-efficacy, professional self-efficacy, credits taken and perceived difficulty in the career (R-2=.24). Outcomes are discussed according to the existing literature.


