Academic procrastination is a multifaceted variable that encompasses different affective, cognitive, and behavioral factors, and has a high incidence in university students with important negative academic, personal, and social consequences. As such, this study aims to explain the levels of academic procrastination in relation to academic motivation and certain sociodemographic variables. The sample was composed of 117 students belonging to the University of Cuenca, Ecuador, they completed a questionnaire of sociodemographic variables, academic motivation scale and academic procrastination scale. Results showed high levels of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, as well as low levels of amotivation, together with a medium level of total academic motivation and academic procrastination in the participants. The logistic regression model with ordinal response evidenced a 19 % reduction in fit when considering the dimensions of intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation, only intrinsic motivation was statistically significant in explaining academic procrastination, while total academic motivation and sociodemographic variables did not contribute significantly to the model. These findings confirm the importance of academic motivation, mainly intrinsic motivation, in the understanding of academic procrastination. The theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed, highlighting their relevance in explaining this phenomenon and benefiting students.
1 April 2021 in South Florida Journal of Development
La búsqueda de efectividad para los procesos psicoterapéuticos destaca la necesidad de abordar, desde una perspectiva científica, aquellos modelos que se encuentran en el margen de la Psicología. La práctica de constelaciones familiares, impulsada en el trabajo de Bert Hellinger, implica procedimientos a veces asociados a la labor psicoterapéutica. Por esto, resultó pertinente elaborar una revisión crítica de la literatura internacional actualizada de 21 artículos de interés publicados sobre la temática, principalmente aquellos centrados en su procedimiento y efectividad como recurso de curación. La información obtenida fue revisada a través de los postulados ontológicos de la epistemología de Bunge sobre la realidad científica. A partir de las investigaciones, cuantitativas y cualitativas, no se encontraron resultados concluyentes respecto a su efectividad, esto asociado a carencias metodológicas y teóricas, además de evidenciarse conflictos en su relación con la Psicología y Psicoterapia, principalmente en sus supuestas bases de carácter sistémico y fenomenológico.
Introducción: Comprender la relación entre bienestar psicológico y síndrome de burnout en docentes contribuye a concientizar y percibir la salud mental en el ámbito educativo. Objetivo: Este estudio pretendió correlacionar estas variables en docentes universitarios de la Facultad de Psicología de la ciudad de Cuenca, Ecuador. Metodología: Se aplicó un enfoque cuantitativo, no experimental de corte transversal y un análisis descriptivo e inferencial en función de los datos. En total, 33 participantes completaron el Inventario de Burnout de Maslach, el perfil PERMA y un cuestionario de variables sociodemográficas. Resultados: se determinaron niveles medios en las dimensiones de síndrome de burnout y, al vincularlos con el bienestar psicológico y las variables sociodemográficas, se obtuvieron correlaciones estadísticamente significativas entre las dimensiones de realización personal y agotamiento emocional con el bienestar psicológico. Igualmente, cuatro variables sociodemográficas (toma de medicamento diario, horas semanales de clases, meses de trabajo y número de asignaturas) mostraron relaciones con el síndrome de burnout, las cuales son discutidas en relación a la literatura existente. Conclusión: la investigación corroboró exitosamente la hipótesis propuesta, ya que reveló una correlación estadísticamente significativa entre las variables.
Background Anxiety and depression are two of the main psychological disorders that affect thousands of people in the world, including university students. This research is justified because it seeks to reevaluate, compare and confirm the psychometric properties and establish the sociodemographic profile of the Anxiety and Depression Disorders Symptom Scale in Peruvian university students. The main objective of this study was to determine the evidence of psychometric properties, and the sociodemographic profile, of the Symptom Scale for Anxiety and Depression Disorders in university students from the region of Piura, Peru. Methods The sample was determined using proportional, probabilistic sampling that included 6 universities in Piura, Peru, consisting of 1243 participants. The scale has 35 Items within 7 subscales. Results The results identified that the items fall within the range of +/- 1.5 for skewness and kurtosis, except for items 22 and 35. The construct validity, assessed through factor analysis, shows that 100% of the items achieve scores greater than 0.5, with a significance level of less than < 0.001. The goodness-of-fit index through confirmatory factor analysis aligns with the transdiagnostic theoretical model, with scores for CFI and TLI >= 0.90, and for RMSEA and SRMR <= 0.60. The scale demonstrates adequate composite reliability according to MacDonald's Omega Coefficient (0.959). Furthermore, there is a moderate significant association (p = 0.001; gamma = - 0.192) between age, the presence of anxiety and depression symptoms. A strong significant association (p = 0.001; gamma = 0.365) is observed between sex and the presence of core symptoms of anxiety and depression. Conclusion In conclusion, the scale evidence an adequate psychometric consistency, presenting itself as a valid and reliable instrument. Of the university students evaluated, it was generally identified that 24% reach a high level and 50% reach a moderate level of anxiety and depression symptoms. Additionally, being a woman and an adolescent increases the likelihood of presenting elevated levels of the symptoms evaluated by the scale.
El presente estudio analiza la relación entre las competencias digitales docentes y la satisfacción estudiantil en clases virtuales en una institución de educación superior. Bajo un enfoque cuantitativo, de diseño no experimental, transversal y correlacional, participaron 260 estudiantes seleccionados mediante muestreo intencional. Se utilizaron dos cuestionarios validados que evaluaron las competencias digitales docentes percibidas y la satisfacción estudiantil. Los resultados descriptivos muestran niveles moderadamente altos tanto en competencias digitales (M = 3.84) como en satisfacción estudiantil (M = 3.72). El análisis correlacional reveló una relación positiva y significativa entre ambas variables (r = .68, p < .01). Además, el modelo de regresión indicó que las competencias digitales docentes explican el 46% de la variabilidad en la satisfacción estudiantil, constituyéndose en un predictor sólido (β = .68, p < .001). No se encontraron diferencias significativas según el sexo. En conclusión, las competencias digitales docentes desempeñan un papel central en la calidad de la experiencia educativa virtual, por lo que fortalecer la formación tecnológica y pedagógica del profesorado resulta fundamental para mejorar la satisfacción estudiantil en entornos digitales.
This systematic scoping review examines research that supports the relationship between parental stress and the evolutionary development of children aged 0 to 6 years. The review followed the guidelines of the PRISMA statement and selected items from its checklist. Electronic databases were searched, identifying an initial pool of 142 studies, of which 18 were subsequently selected and analyzed. The findings indicate that parental stress is a strong predictor of emotional and behavioral problems in both children and parents, influences the choice of coping strategies within parenting styles, and is associated with deficits in social relationship formation, competencies, emotional regulation in children, as well as cognitive and behavioral problems. High levels of stress, experienced mainly by mothers, are characterized by factors such as the number of children, single-parent families, low economic income, the evolutionary development of children, and the age of both parents and children. Finally, the need to establish preventive and interventive programs is highlighted.
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