Abstract

CUADRA-MARTINEZ, David et al. Predictors of professional identity in psychology students: a path analysis study. Act.Psi [online]. 2019, vol.33, n.127, pp.1-19. ISSN 2215-3535.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/ap.v33i127.32860.

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.

Keywords : Professional identity; university student identity; self-efficacy; psychology student; predictive model..

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