Psychometric Validation of the Well-treatment Scale in School-Aged Adolescents from Cúcuta, Colombia

Validación psicométrica de la Escala de Buen Trato en adolescentes escolares de Cúcuta, Colombia

Abstract

Background: The objective of this study was to analyze the internal structure and psychometric properties of the Well-treatment Scale in a sample of school-aged adolescents in Cúcuta, Colombia. Material and methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional, and instrumental design was used, involving 1,019 students aged 11-19. The analyses included descriptive statistics, internal consistency, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), correlations among factors, and differences by age and gender. Results: CFA supported the six-factor theoretical model and led to the elimination of three reverse-coded items, thereby improving the model’s parsimony and fit indices. The final version consisted of 34 items distributed across the following domains: Well-treatment Received, Consideration, Kindness, Expression of Affection, Physical Self-Care, and Psychological Self-Care. The descriptive statistics showed moderate to high levels of Well-treatment, with consideration and kindness standing out as the highest dimensions and physical self-care as the lowest.