Abstract

The present study sought to describe the psychometric characteristics of the German Test Anxiety Inventory (GTAI-A) adapted to Spanish on a sample of Chilean university students. The study was of instrumental type, with a non-experimental cross-sectional design, and a descriptive scope. The sample consisted of 239 university students. The McDonald's Omega statistic was applied to evaluate reliability and the confirmatory factor analysis was used to establish the scale’s construct validity. The results show that reliability of the instrument was adequate. The Omega and McDonald values ranged between 0.81 and 0.91 in the four dimensions of the instrument. The confirmatory factor analysis is favorable, showing an acceptable goodness of fit. It is concluded that the GTAI-A meets the psychometric properties required to recommend its use to assess the anxiety that Chilean university students face during academic evaluations at the beginning of their academic careers.