Estrategias de regulación emocional cognitiva en estudiantes de la carrera de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de la Universidad de Cuenca, periodo 2024

Abstract

Cognitive 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.