Action-Emotion Style, Learning Approach and Coping Strategies, in Undergraduate University Students

  1. Jesús de la Fuente
  2. José Manuel Martínez-Vicente
  3. José Luis Salmerón
  4. Manuel M. Vera
  5. María Cardelle-Elawar
Revista:
Anales de psicología

ISSN: 0212-9728 1695-2294

Año de publicación: 2016

Volumen: 32

Número: 2

Páginas: 457-465

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.6018/ANALESPS.32.2.197991 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Anales de psicología

Resumen

El Estilo Acción-Emoción (EAE) es un constructo psicológico de tipo motivacional-afectivo referido a la motivación de logro, basado en el Patrón de Conducta tipo A (PCTA), característico de los alumnos, en interacción con situaciones de estrés. La combinación de la competitividad y la sobrecarga laboral, con las emociones de la impaciencia y hostilidad, conduce a una clasificación en cinco categorías de estilo de acciónemoción (Tipo B, tipo Impaciente-hostil, Tipo Medio, Tipo CompetitivoSobrecarga Laboral y Tipo A). El objetivo de la presente investigación fue establecer la relación entre las características del EAE con los enfoques de aprendizaje (enfoque profundo y enfoque superficial) y las estrategias de afrontamiento (centradas en la emoción y centradas en el problema). La muestra estuvo compuesta por 225 estudiantes del Programa de Licenciatura en Psicología. Se realizaron análisis de correlaciones bivariados de Pearson y análisis multivariados. Los resultados mostraron una asociación positiva y significativa de las características de la competitividad-sobrecarga con el enfoque profundo y las estrategias centradas en el problema, así como de la impaciencia-hostilidad con el enfoque superficial y las estrategias centradas en la emoción. El nivel de estilo de acción-emoción tuvo un efecto principal significativo. Los resultados obtenidos verifican las hipó- tesis planteadas referidas a la relación entre el estilo de acción-emoción, los enfoques de aprendizaje y las estrategias de afrontamiento

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