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Item Propiedades Psicométricas de la Escala de Felicidad de Lima en Estudiantes Universitarios de Psicología de la Universidad de Cuenca(Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Psicología, 2025-09-22) Cordero Lucero, María José; Dután Tibillin, Víctor David; López Calle, Claudio HernánHappiness is a fundamental emotional state in people's lives, with a direct impact on their physical, mental, and social well-being. In the university context, where students face multiple academic, personal, and social challenges, the perception of happiness plays a key role in their overall development. The objective of the present research was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Lima Happiness Scale in university students from the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Cuenca. A quantitative approach with a descriptive scope was used, with a non-experimental, cross-sectional design framed within an instrumental research model. The sample consisted of 300 male and female students, aged between 17 and 44 years. Among the findings, it is worth highlighting that internal structure validity, evaluated through Confirmatory Factor Analysis, showed an acceptable fit. Regarding internal consistency, both Cronbach's alpha and Omega coefficients indicated good reliability. In conclusion, the instrument demonstrates an adequate internal structure.Item Parentalidad positiva en padres de familia de adolescentes de bachillerato general unificado de la Unidad Educativa República de Chile, período 2023- 2024(Universidad de Cuenca, 2025-02-11) Carabajo Cevallos, Silvana Yaritza; Cordero Hermida, María FernandaAdolescence is a complex time for human beings due to the evolutionary changes that occur. For this reason, it is essential to exercise adequate parental skills that generate positive parenting, which is considered a parenting practice supported by the well-being of children. The general objective of this research is to determine the frequencies of parental competencies of parents of adolescents in the Unified General Baccalaureate. Furthermore, it seeks to identify the frequencies in which parental competencies are located and describe the frequencies of parental competencies in parents according to sociodemographic data. This study responds to a quantitative approach, with a non-experimental cross sectional research design, with a descriptive scope. Forty parents of first, second and third high school students from the República de Chile Educational Unit participated in this research, to whom the Positive Parenting Scale E2P V.2 was applied. The results obtained indicate that, according to the behavior of parental skills, the majority of parents are in a risk zone and a smaller percentage are in an optimal zone.Item Ideación suicida en estudiantes de enfermería de la Universidad de Cuenca, periodo 2023-2024(Universidad de Cuenca, 2024-09-11) Apolo Ordoñez, Kelly Samantha; Piedra Piedra, María Eugenia; Delgado Quezada, Tania LorenaThe World Health Organization (WHO) has identified suicidal ideation as a significant global health concern since 2014. This issue is particularly relevant among university students studying medicine and nursing, who face high-stress levels due to academic demands. This research aimed to determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation among Nursing students at the University of Cuenca during the 2023-2024 period and to examine associated sociodemographic factors. Specific objectives included identifying levels of suicidal ideation based on variables such as gender, age, marital status, and place of origin, as well as describing the primary dimensions of suicidal ideation among students in this field. The study employed a quantitative approach, with a descriptive scope, non-experimental design, and cross-sectional methodology. The sample included 166 participants, and data collection was carried out using the Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (BSS). The results showed that 54.8% of participants displayed symptoms of suicidal thoughts. A higher prevalence of suicidal ideation was observed among women and individuals aged 18 to 21. Additionally, there was a significant association between being single and the presence of suicidal ideation. Finally, there was a greater prevalence in the dimension related to the characteristics of suicidal thoughts/desires, indicating that students were susceptible to impulsivity and a tendency to engage in suicidal actions.Item Inteligencia emocional en estudiantes de primer y último ciclo de la carrera de psicología periodo 2023-2024(Universidad de Cuenca, 2024-09-09) Pasaco Romero, Erika Paulina; Pacheco Mocha, Christian Anibal; Bernal Arellano, Walter MarceloEmotional intelligence is the ability to understand, accept, and guide our emotions appropriately, favors the correct management of social, academic, and work skills, and prevents the presence of disruptive behaviors, anxiety, depression, stress, and consumption of substances. The need to manage Emotional Intelligence skills becomes imperative in all professions, and much more so in those where we work with emotional or cognitive and behavioral problems of people going through a situation of vulnerability, such as in Psychology. The objective of this descriptive quantitative study, with a non-experimental design and cross-sectional design, is to describe the dimensions of Emotional Intelligence in students in the first and last cycle of the psychology degree using a population of 233 students. The Wong-Law Emotional Emotional Inteligence scale (WLEIS-S), a Spanish version, and a sociodemographic survey were applied. The results reveal that in psychology students at the University of Cuenca, the dimension of Interpersonal Perception has higher scores in the ninth cycle. However, Emotional Regulation shows a lower score in the first cycle, suggesting the presence of difficulties in the constructive management of emotions. Furthermore, when considering sociodemographic variables, such as age, gender, and place of origin, differences are observed in the EI scores in the two groups.Item Estrategias de regulación emocional cognitiva en estudiantes de la carrera de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de la Universidad de Cuenca, periodo 2024(Universidad de Cuenca, 2024-09-03) Paltin Idrovo, Mónica Alexandra; Zagal Calderón, Joseline Patricia; Santos Morocho, José LuisCognitive emotional regulation is the fundamental in the development of university students, because, through it, they can modify, control and regulate their emotions in an adaptative way. However, when it is not properly applied, it can trigger different psychopathologies. The objective of this research was to describe the strategies of cognitive emotional regulation in students of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Cuenca, in the period 2024. The research was quantitative, with descriptive scope of non-experimental design, the participants were 254 students, 50.39% women (N=128) and 49.61 men (N=126). A sociodemographic card and the Cognitive Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) were used for the evaluation. The results showed that the predominant strategies were planning, positive reappraisal and rumination, and that there were no differences in the use of the strategies in terms of age. With respect to sex, it was found that woman used more frequently the strategies rumination and blaming others, while men showed a greater tendency to use planning, positive reappraisal and self-blame.Item Percepción de la ansiedad en situaciones académicas de estudiantes de primer ciclo de la Facultad de Psicología, período 2023-2024(Universidad de Cuenca, 2024-07-09) Quezada Contreras, Jorge Alejandro; Morales Quizhpi, Juana AgustinaAnxiety can affect the academic development of university students, considering social factors related to the evolutionary stage and the demands they face in terms of academics. According to the WHO (2017), currently about 264 million people suffer from an anxiety disorder in their lifetime, and constantly deal with the effects of having this mental illness. This research aims to determine the perception that first-cycle students of the Faculty of Psychology have about anxiety in academic situations and their experiences with it, it has a qualitative approach with narrative scope, cross section and hermeneutic-phenomenological method. The data were collected through sociodemographic sheets, focus groups and non- standardized individual semi-structured interviews, which gave rise to the analysis of thedata through grounded theory. The results indicate that the perception of high anxiety indicators among students is perceived mainly in situations of social exposure, also at the time of being evaluated and when having to do group work; this relates to the study category of triggers within the classroom. It was identified that academic overload, poor relationships whit classmates, incorrect feedback from teachers and evaluative moments reinforce these anxious episodes and foster a stressful environment situation where students do not have the sufficient and expected tools to cope in everyday life.Item Motivación académica en estudiantes de la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad de Cuenca, periodo 2023-2024(Universidad de Cuenca, 2024-02-28) Morocho Reinoso, Pedro Javier; Samaniego Chalco, María JoséAcademic motivation plays a fundamental role in the educational success of students. The general objective of the research was to describe academic motivation in students of the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Cuenca. The participants were 103 seventh cycle students. The MAPE-3 inventory was used to evaluate the levels of academic motivation, as well as a sociodemographic form oriented to assess gender, origin and responsibility for care. The methodological process followed a quantitative approach, non-experimental design, with a crosssectional descriptive scope. Measures of central tendency were used for data analysis. In conclusion, the results indicate a medium level of general academic motivation in seventh-cycle students. Also, according to the gender variable, men ranged between low and high levels, while women had levels between very low and high. In addition, it is evident that people from rural areas are at a medium level of motivation, as are those from urban areas. Finally, with respect to caregiving responsibility, the greatest number of students with or without caregiving responsibility are in the medium levels of motivation.Item Violencia de pareja en estudiantes de la Facultad de Jurisprudencia de la Universidad de Cuenca-Azuay, periodo 2023-2024(Universidad de Cuenca, 2024-02-22) Cuzco Paida, María Fernanda; Pacheco Salazar, María de LourdesIntimate partner violence currently constitutes a recurrent challenge for public health, manifesting with considerable frequency. This can be perpetrated by both men and women and can have serious consequences for the physical and mental health of the victims. Intimate partner violence has been inadequately addressed in research and analysis, especially in adolescent and young populations in the Ecuadorian context. Therefor, this study aims to describe the constitutive domains of intimate partner violence in students of the Faculty of Law at the University of Cuenca-Azuay, during the 2023-2024 period. The study adopts a quantitative approach, with a non-experimental, cross-sectional, and descriptive design. The population consisted of 67 seventh-semester law students from the Faculty of Law. A sociodemographic survey was used, and the Dating Violence Questionnaire (CUVINO) was employed to assess violence within romantic relationships. In conclusion, the results revealed the presence of detachment and coercion at a mild level as the domains with the highest prevalence in this study.Item Redes sociales y las habilidades sociales en adolescentes de primero de bachillerato en la Unidad Educativa Manuela Garaicoa de Calderón en la ciudad de Cuenca en el periodo 2022- 2023(Universidad de Cuenca, 2024-02-21) Curillo Durazno, Andrea Etelvina; Rosales Jaramillo, Guido LeonelThe development of social skills encourages interpersonal communication and allows us to have a good relationship with other people. The general objective of this research is to describe the use of social networks and social skills in first-year high school adolescents from the Manuela Garaicoa de Calderón Educational Unit in the city of Cuenca in the period 2022-2023, according to the variables age, profiles on social networks., as well as identifying the social skills scale dimensions in adolescents. The research has a quantitative approach, non- experimental design, with descriptive and transversal scope. The population we worked with is 39 first-year high school students between 14 and 17 years old. The instruments that were applied are: the social skills scale (EHS) where the higher the overall score the subject expresses, the more social skills and assertion capacities in different contexts. In addition, the social network addiction questionnaire (ARS) was used, which determines addition. to social networks by the subject and analyzes the sociodemographic part where the adolescent develops. As results, it was found that first-year high school students present moderate and high levels of use of social networks, as well as a prevalence of a low level of social skills. It is important to note that the results of this research process cannot be generalized to all students within educational institutions since the information presented here applies only to the population studied.Item Manifestaciones de violencia en el noviazgo en estudiantes de Psicología de la Universidad de Cuenca periodo académico 2023 - 2024(Universidad de Cuenca, 2024-02-19) Guapacasa Piña, Jocelyn Paola; Tenesaca Pintado, Sofia Carolina; Ortiz Vivar, Xiomar del RocíoViolence in relationships is a public health issue that impacts men and women of all ages. This phenomenon has harmful consequences on the physical, psychological and sexual aspects of the people involved. The purpose of this research was to describe the manifestations of dating violence in Psychology students at the University of Cuenca academic period 2023 - 2024. To achieve the objectives, a probabilistic sample of n=100 people from the university was taken into consideration. Faculty of Psychology of the University of Cuenca, between men and women, from 20 to 25 years old. For the violence variable, the CUVINO Relationship Violence Questionnaire was applied, and a sociodemographic sheet was applied for the variables sex and duration of the relationship. The results obtained indicate that the predominant factor in the manifestation of intimate partner violence was detachment, followed by coercion and gender violence. The highest average duration of dating relationships prevailed in the range of 11 to 20 months. It is concluded that violence in relationships is both exerted and perceived by men and women; and that predominates with a mild level in the domains studied.Item Estereotipos de género en estudiantes de segundo de bachillerato de la Unidad Educativa Herlinda Toral de la ciudad de Cuenca en el año lectivo 2022-2023(Universidad de Cuenca, 2023-11-08) Pérez Castro, Erika Gissela; Sanmartín Ortiz, Wendy Marcela; Palacios Madero, María DoloresGender stereotypes, such as machismo and marianismo, are beliefs built in a sociocultural context that are related to behaviors and feelings associated with biological sex and cultural identity. The objective of this research was to describe gender stereotypes in second-year high school students from the Herlinda Toral Educational Unit. The study was carried out with a quantitative approach, a non-experimental and cross-sectional design. We worked with a sample of 90 students from the morning shift of the Herlinda Toral Educational Unit during the period 2022-2023. The sample was selected intentionally, following inclusion and exclusion criteria. The sexual machismo scale, the marianismo belief scale, and a sociodemographic file were used to collect the information. The results showed low machismo and marianismo beliefs in general. However, some outstanding beliefs were identified, such as the idea that men should start their sexual life during adolescence. Women showed less tendency to have machismo beliefs. The Catholic religion had a greater number of cases in the category without a tendency and with a tendency to machismo beliefs. Regarding the variables of sex and religion, both women and Catholics showed a higher frequency in the category with no tendency and with a tendency to marianismo beliefs. In conclusion, there were low machismo and marianismo beliefs in general.Item Estereotipos de género en estudiantes de segundo de bachillerato de la Unidad Educativa Herlinda Toral de la ciudad de Cuenca en el año lectivo 2022-2023(Universidad de Cuenca, 2023-11-08) Pérez Castro, Erika Gissela; Sanmartín Ortiz, Wendy Marcela; Palacios Madero, María DoloresGender stereotypes, such as machismo and marianismo, are beliefs built in a sociocultural context that are related to behaviors and feelings associated with biological sex and cultural identity. The objective of this research was to describe gender stereotypes in second-year high school students from the Herlinda Toral Educational Unit. The study was carried out with a quantitative approach, a non-experimental and cross-sectional design. We worked with a sample of 90 students from the morning shift of the Herlinda Toral Educational Unit during the period 2022-2023. The sample was selected intentionally, following inclusion and exclusion criteria. The sexual machismo scale, the marianismo belief scale, and a sociodemographic file were used to collect the information. The results showed low machismo and marianismo beliefs in general. However, some outstanding beliefs were identified, such as the idea that men should start their sexual life during adolescence. Women showed less tendency to have machismo beliefs. The Catholic religion had a greater number of cases in the category without a tendency and with a tendency to machismo beliefs. Regarding the variables of sex and religion, both women and Catholics showed a higher frequency in the category with no tendency and with a tendency to marianismo beliefs. In conclusion, there were low machismo and marianismo beliefs in general.Item Experiencia respecto a la migración de niños y niñas venezolanos de la segunda infancia, en la ciudad de Cuenca, en el periodo 2022-2023(Universidad de Cuenca, 2023-10-17) Balarezo Cambi, Doménica Lizbeth; Cabrera Morales, Priscila Alexandra; Muñoz Pauta, Marco AntonioMigration is a social and historical phenomenon from which no country is exempt, there are many cases of human mobilization, however, there are few studies related to the experiences of underage children within the Ecuadorian context. Therefore, the objective of this research was to describe the experience regarding the migration of Venezuelan boys and girls in second childhood in the city of Cuenca. The analysis had a qualitative approach, of a phenomenological type in which 12 Venezuelan boys and girls chosen through convenience sampling participated. The collection of information was carried out through a semi-structured interview, which consisted of 8 questions where the boys and girls were able to describe their experiences on migration, in addition, it had a thematic meaning that allowed analyzing and identifying 5 categories; child migration, adult centrism, emotional experiences and adaptation to change. It was evidenced that, from their perspective, migration is positive due to the benefits and improvements in their quality of life, although they state that they did not participate in the decision to leave their country. On the other hand, according to the testimonies obtained, they did not have difficulties to adapt to new customs, different foods or new routines. In conclusion, the research gave us a new perspective of migration from the child's perspective, being mostly positive experiences, however, there were reports that expressed the importance of preparing and involving children in this type of decision.Item Malestar emocional en estudiantes del décimo año de la Escuela de Educación Básica Federico Proaño de la ciudad de Cuenca-Ecuador en el período lectivo marzo-julio del 2022(Universidad de Cuenca, 2023-10-19) Paredes Guashpa, Alexandra Julissa; Procel Brito, Jonnathan Ismael; Ordóñez Ordóñez, Miriam CarlotaEmotional discomfort in the educational field causes an alteration in emotions in the stage of evolutionary development in students, which increases as it advances in the different educational levels, this directly affects the teaching-learning process, it can occur from childhood to adulthood and cause important changes in all cognitive areas. The general objective of this research is to show the influence of emotional distress in students of the tenth year of the Federico Proaño basic general education school in the period 2022, it is also intended to characterize the level of emotional distress according to the dimensions of the mood assessment scale and determine the level of emotional discomfort. The approach is quantitative, cross-sectional descriptive design. The population consisted of 137 students of basic education. Jesús Sanz's EVEA mood rating scale was used and information was collected on the presence of emotional distress, in addition to a sociodemographic record containing variables related to the presence of emotional distress. The results showed that the domain of emotional discomfort in students was anger and hostility present in 83.7%, followed by sadness and depression in 69.6% and finally anxiety, present in 58.7%. It is concluded that emotional distress was present at a low level according to the presence of its variables in the population studied.Item Habilidades lectoras en estudiantes de cuarto año de Educación General Básica de la Unidad Educativa Pasos de Cuenca, en el periodo 2022(Universidad de Cuenca, 2023-10-19) Robles Calderón, Daysi Karina; Rodas Balarezo, Lorena Elizabeth; Morales Quizhpi, Juana AgustinaLearning how to read is the result of multiple cognitive processes of various complexity, it develops progressively in the many stages of development in children and it is crucial in the learning and teaching process. Reading performances can be proven during the academic context with standardized instruments. The main objective of this research consists in analyzing the reading process of students from the fourth grade of Primary School of the Educational Institution “Pasos” in Cuenca, on the 2022 period. For this, there was a participation of 48 students, to whom the Reading Processes Evaluation Battery was applied, this being review by PROLEC-R. During the analysis, four main reading threads were considered: letter identification, lexicon, syntactic and semantic; including its respective secondary threads in precision and velocity and the reading skill. The research was made out of quantity type, descriptive, transversal cut, and the data processing was made in the statistic package SPSS V27. It was determined that the majority of students (>50%) presented a normal reading in the main and secondary threads, it was also identified an average skill in the lexicon and syntactic processes; whereas in the letter identification processes the reading skill was below average on the same or different thread. It was concluded that the reading processes in children could have shifts between its main and secondary threads to which the determination of reading skills should require a more holistic vision in its processes.Item Percepción de rechazo entre iguales hacia niños con necesidades educativas especiales de educación general básica media de la Unidad Educativa Carlos Rigoberto Vintimilla en Cuenca, periodo 2022-2023(Universidad de Cuenca, 2023-10-11) Calle Vicuña, Jessenia Maribel; Torres Portilla, Kerly Jazmina; Ordóñez Ordóñez, Miriam CarlotaSocial rejection is one of the biggest problems impacting coexistence within educational institutions, especially seen when a student requires additional educational assistance. Studies conducted about the rejection from the student body towards students with different special educational needs have shown that the perception about students with disabilities considerably affects the socio-emotional and cognitive development in said group. Therefore, this study’s main purpose is to define the perceptions had about discriminatory attitudes against the students with special educational needs in the general basic middle school education during the 2022-2023 period. The study has a qualitative lens, with a phenomenological design and descriptive scope. The participants are students in 5th, 6th, and 7th graders of General Basic Middle School Education, from the Educational Unit “Carlos Rigoberto Vintimilla”, which were selected through convenience sampling. As a result, it was obtained that, at a general level, coexistence between peers is characterized by harmony, solidarity, empathy and companionship, so there is no rejection of children who present some type of disability or difficulty in their learning process. On the other hand, to a lesser extent it is evident that there is a certain distrust towards students who come from other countries, when establishing a friendship relationship, since there are negative thoughts towards them.Item Inteligencia emocional de los padres de familia de estudiantes con necesidades educativas especiales en la Unidad Educativa Ricardo Muñoz Chávez en Cuenca, período 2022-2023(Universidad de Cuenca, 2023-07-17) Betancourth Mora, Alexa Noralma; Cabrera Tapia, Nicole Alejandra; Morales Quizhpi, Juana AgustinaEmotional intelligence is defined as a person's ability to recognize, repair, regulate, understand and express emotions (Salovey and Mayer, 1997). The family plays an important role in society; parents, being the first social circle, should present emotional skills that help them cope with daily life, especially when there is a special educational need in their children. The general bjective of the study is to describe the global emotional intelligence of parents' representatives who have children with special educational needs in the Ricardo Muñoz Chávez Educational Unit during the period 2022-2023. This study has a quantitative approach, with a non-experimental research design of cross-sectional type. The sample was nonprobabilistic by convenience, consisting of 38 parents. For data collection, the WLEIS-S emotional intelligence scale and a sociodemographic form were used to analyze the context of this group. The results reflect a tendency to high scores in emotional intelligence; in relation to the sociodemographic variables of the parents, men have higher scores in all dimensions, with higher scores in the age range of 30 to 49 years, and in terms of the special educational needs of their children, parents who have children with temporary special educational needs not related to disability have higher scores.Item Hábitos de estudio en el primer ciclo de la Licenciatura en Psicología de la Universidad de Cuenca, en el periodo 2022- 2023(Universidad de Cuenca, 2023-07-14) Vélez Valverde, Camila Elizabeth; Zhiña Quilli, Katherine Adriana; Cordero Cordero, María VirginiaHabits are behaviors that are constantly repeated by people, however, they are not innate, but are acquired according to the needs and development of the individual. Several investigations show that useful study habits such as: Planning and Environmental Conditions of the Study, Use of Material and Assimilation of Contents improve the quality of learning depending on how students put it into practice. Therefore, this research proposed as a general objective, to describe the study habits according to the sociodemographic variables of the first cycle students of the Degree in Psychology of the University of Cuenca in the period 2022 - 2023, as well as to identify the profile of study habits. study and describe the highest rated study habits of the students of the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Cuenca. The study had a quantitative approach, a non-experimental type of design, cross-sectional and descriptive in scope. We worked with a population of 145 first cycle students of the Faculty of Psychology. The instrument that was applied was the Study Habits Inventory of Fernandez Pozar and the sociodemographic file made by the authors. As results, the description of the highest rated study habits and their profile was obtained, which can be used for future research and projects that allow the development of the categories detected in the analyzes carried out, thus approaching further research in relation to our environment. and community.Item Involucramiento en el proceso educativo de padres y madres de familia de los estudiantes de quinto año de Educación General Básica de la Escuela Emilio Abad Aguilar, periodo 2022(Universidad de Cuenca, 2023-05-25) Castro Allaico, Evelyn Yadira; Balcázar Betancourth, Gabriela FernandaThis research was carried out with the purpose of knowing the perception of parents about the forms of involvement in the educational process of their children. In our context, there is no previous research on this topic; however, there are studies at national level where it is mentioned that the involvement of parents in their children's education is fundamental for a correct educational development. For this reason, it has been considered pertinent to carry out this research with the objective of describing the forms of involvement of parents in the educational process of children in the fifth year of General Basic Education at the Emilio Abad Aguilar School in the city of Azogues. We worked with a non-experimental, cross-sectional, quantitative approach, with a sample of 58 parents representing the fifth year of General Basic Education in the city of Azogues-Ecuador. The tool designed by Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler (2012) called "Process of parental participation in school activities" was used for data collection. The most significant results are that parents' self-perception indicates that they are rarely involved in making decisions related to the school; in addition, there is little dynamic contact between parents and children, parents and teachers, and finally, parents do not know what their roles as parents are.Item Relación entre dimensiones motivacionales y satisfacción académica en estudiantes de tercer ciclo de la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad de Cuenca, en el período 2022-2023(Universidad de Cuenca, 2023-04-26) Freire Ordoñez, Pedro Ernesto; Salazar Chiriboga, Christian Romario; Pacheco Salazar, María de LourdesMotivation and academic satisfaction are essential variables in the teaching-learning process. In general, different investigations have been carried out in the university environment, in which they demonstrated that motivation and academic satisfaction maintain a dynamic behavior, it was also found that students feel more intrinsically motivated. So, this research proposes as a general objective to determine the relationship between the motivational dimensions and academic satisfaction in third cycle students of the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Cuenca, in the period 2022-2023, in addition it is intended to describe the dimensions of motivation and identify levels of academic satisfaction. The present investigation was carried out under a quantitative approach with a non-experimental, cross- sectional design and descriptive-correlational scope. We worked with a population of 134 third- cycle students from the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Cuenca. The research instruments were applied digitally and were the MAPE 3-M to measure motivational dimensions and ESA for academic satisfaction. The research obtained as results that the predominant dimension was performance facilitating anxiety with 59% of students showing a high level, it was also found that the level of academic satisfaction is medium high with 69.4%. Also, it was determined that there is no correlation between motivational dimensions and academic satisfaction. Likewise, a database was created that will provide updated information, which can be used for future research.
