university strategic thinking: validation of a scale on trust and political participation

rivera-Flores V.A.; Apaza F.D.R.; Acra-Despradel C.; Wong-Calderon V.H.; Serruto-Castillo A.; Nolasco-Mamani M.A. · Revista de Pensamiento Estrategico y Seguridad CISDE (2026) · DOI: 10.54988/cisde.2026.1.1742

Resumen

this study was conducted with the aim of validating a psychometric scale for measuring political trust and participation. the methodological approach was quantitative, with an instrumental design that involved the application of aFe and aFc on two independent samples of 506 and 510 students. the scale developed covers seven fundamental variables: trust in public and private institutions, interpersonal trust, political alignment and awareness, political perception, and political participation. the results demonstrate a robust factor structure, composed of three factors of trust and four between attitude and political participation, with factor loadings greater than 0.50 and high levels of reliability in the data. in addition, the factor model fit indices confirmed the structural validity of the instrument. in conclusion, this tool represents a significant contribution to the analysis of youth political behavior, providing strategic input for strengthening democratic culture and institutional governance in university contexts.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa; Universidad Privada de Tacna; Universidad Católica de Santa María