CULTIVATING POSITIVE EMOTIONS FOR SOCIOEMOTIONAL REINTEGRATION AMONG FIRST-YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN PERU

Cóndor J.L.B.; Alburqueque I.L.V.; Orbegoso-Dávila L.; Reyes D.E.G.; Natividad S.R.H.; Rodríguez M.A.M.; Pilco R.Y.T. · Scientific Culture (2025) · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11042558

Resumen

The article evaluates the effectiveness of a positive emotions program to improve social skills, as a post-pandemic recovery process, applied to university-entering students. A quantitative methodology was used, with a pre-experimental pretest-posttest design with a single group. The BarOn Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i), adapted and validated for the Peruvian population (α=0.93), was used, evaluating the dimensions of assertiveness, empathy, interpersonal relationships, and social responsibility. Results: The study included 139 incoming students in education programs (71.2% women, 28.8% men), aged between 16 and 29 years. The Student's t-test revealed statistically significant differences (p<0.05) in all dimensions evaluated, with considerable effect sizes for empathy (d=1.771), interpersonal relationships (d=1.555), and social responsibility (d=1.133), while assertiveness showed a smaller effect (d=0.277). The program demonstrated significant effectiveness in improving social skills, especially in empathy and interpersonal relationships, suggesting the need for specific interventions for assertiveness.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de Trujillo