Purpose The purpose of this paper is fourfold: first, to analyse the relationship between executive functions and academic performance; second, to identify the level of prediction executive functions have on academic performance; third, to determine the correlation between executive functions and academic performance; and fourth, to compare executive functions based on the level of academic performance. Design/methodology/approach The sample composed of 175 university students aged between 18 and 36 years (M=21.49, SD=3.22). The EFECO scale, the average student grade and a scale based on the diagnostic criteria for ADHD were used as measurement instruments. Findings Difficulties in executive functions: Difficulties in working memory (r=−0.30, p=<0.01) and difficulties in conscious supervision of behaviour (r=−0.29, p⩽0.01) have an inversely proportional relationship to academic performance (the greater the deficit of executive functions, the lower the academic performance). The regression analysis showed that executive functions explain 31 per cent of the variance of academic performance (χ2(25)=43.81, p <0.001). The study found that there is a relationship between all the executive functions and students’ behaviour in a medium to large magnitude. Research limitations/implications A limitation of this study was the size of the sample as it is not representative of the country. Nevertheless, the correlation among the variables studied here has the necessary magnitude for the proposed correlations to be found. Nonetheless, it is necessary that we perform a study with a larger number of participants in order to achieve adequate extrapolation of the results. Practical implications Data found in this study suggest that low academic performance of university students is related to a lower functionality of their executive functions. Originality/value The originality of the research lies in relating specific concepts of neuropsychology to explain the academic performance of university students. The research findings allow us to project new studies to improve the executive functions for the benefit of the university student.
analizan las posibles repercusiones sobre procesos afectivos y cognitivos cuando se producen alteraciones en la conformación de un apego seguro, a lo largo del ciclo vital pero, particularmente, en la adultez joven debido a las áreas importantes de desempeño en esta edad, como son: la universidad, la formación de pareja y el trabajo. Es así que, en el artículo se realiza una revisión sobre aspectos teóricos del apego, sus implicaciones relacionales y su impacto en la construcción de modelos representacionales que determinan el devenir de las personas y sus relaciones. Se analizan también los tipos de apego y luego, se describen algunas investigaciones realizadas usando este marco teórico, así como también las diversas formas de evaluar el apego a través de escalas y otros instrumentos que han sido validados en Europa y Asia. Se concluye que existe un débil desarrollo de la parte psicométrica en Latinoamérica y se plantea la importancia y necesidad de ampliar esta área en el contexto ecuatoriano. Palabras clave: apego, apego seguro, apego evitativo, apego ambivalente, escalas de apego.
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