Quality indicators in Higher Educationanalysis of psychosocial factors of students

  1. Ana Merchán-Clavellino 1
  2. Concha Martínez-García 2
  3. María Pilar Salguero-Alcañiz 2
  4. Susana Paíno-Quesada 2
  5. Jose Ramón Alameda-Bailén 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Cádiz
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    Universidad de Cádiz

    Cádiz, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04mxxkb11

  2. 2 Universidad de Huelva
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    Universidad de Huelva

    Huelva, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03a1kt624

Journal:
Revista de Psicología y Educación

ISSN: 1699-9517

Year of publication: 2019

Volume: 14

Issue: 1

Pages: 27-37

Type: Article

DOI: 10.23923/RPYE2019.01.169 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The objective is to determine the influence of substance consumption, emotional intelligence, and academic context on the two main indicators of the quality of university education: academic achievement and degree of satisfaction. Participants in the study were 202 students (82.2% female; mean age 21.83 years). Data were collected with a questionnaire including six parts: sociodemographic data, substance consumption, levels of satisfaction, academic context, academic performance (calculated by averaging the grades of all exams completed) and the Trait Meta Mood Scale-24 to assess emotional intelligence. Data were analyzed through hierarchical multiple regression. The results reveal that prior achievement and satisfaction with academic advances explain 34.9% of academic achievement. However, the predictor variables of satisfaction are different: academic context (academic course and hours of study), emotional intelligence (clarity and repair), and substance consumption (hallucinogenic substances consumed in the last 12 months). All of them explained 23.1%. It is concluded that the personal determinants of university students should be dealt with transversally in order to affect achievement and satisfaction, thus improving the quality of the university system.

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