Optimismo y felicidad en estudiantes de pregrado: flexibilidad cognitiva y adaptación a la vida universitaria como mediadores

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  • Ayşe Sibel Demirtaş Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.381181
Palabras clave: Optimismo, felicidad, flexibilidad cognitiva, adaptación a la vida universitaria

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De acuerdo con el objetivo del enfoque de psicología positiva, este estudio fue diseñado para construir un modelo de mediación múltiple que permita comprender mejor las relaciones entre optimismo, flexibilidad cognitiva, ajuste a la vida universitaria y felicidad. Un total de 386 estudiantes universitarios (64% mujeres y 36% hombres) entre 18-22 años participaron en el estudio. Los participantes fueron reclutados de una pequeña universidad en Turquía. El Test de Orientación de Vida, el Inventario de Flexibilidad Cognitiva, la Escala de Vida Universitaria y el Formulario Corto del Cuestionario de Felicidad de Oxford fueron utilizados como medidas. Los resultados mostraron que el optimismo, la flexibilidad cognitiva, el ajuste a la vida universitaria y la felicidad correlacionan positivamente. Los resultados de los análisis mediacionales también indicaron que la mediación múltiple en serie de la flexibilidad cognitiva y el ajuste a la vida universitaria en el modelo hipotético fue estadísticamente significativa y explicó aproximadamente el 50% de la varianza de la felicidad.

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09-04-2020
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Demirtaş, A. S. (2020). Optimismo y felicidad en estudiantes de pregrado: flexibilidad cognitiva y adaptación a la vida universitaria como mediadores. Anales de Psicología / Annals of Psychology, 36(2), 320–329. https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.381181
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Psicología evolutiva y de la educación