Psychological characteristics of young university students: Social motives in students of Guidance

• Marhilde Sánchez Universidad del Zulia
• Ligia Pirela Universidad del Zulia

Keywords: Achievement motivation, affiliation motivation, power motivation.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to describe the social motivations of the students of Education, Mention Orientation, of the University of Zulia; who, despite the Venezuelan diaspora, are still in the country, pursuing their higher studies. It was addressed under the theoretical approaches of McClelland and Romero. The inquiry was carried out with the quantitative paradigm, it was descriptive, field, non-experimental-descriptive design. Collective applications of the Motivation to Achievement (MLP), Affiliation Motivation (MAFI) and Social Power Motivation (MPS) instruments designed by Romero and Salom (1990), standardized, with adequate psychometric properties, were applied to the entire population. The data was analyzed using the descriptive statistics. The means of achievement motivation, affiliation and power were located at a medium level. It is suggested to develop operational guidelines to optimize the functional psychological characteristics of university students, focusing on increasing motivation to achieve, linked to excellence and expertise.

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