The present study has two objectives. The first one is to study whether the different stages of teacher professional development vary the levels of psychological capital, engagement and burnout on university teachers. On the other hand, the second objective is to study the relationship between the stages of professional development, psychological capital and engagement with the burnout of university teachers. The sample is intentional, not probabilistic and was composed of 250 university professors, with an average age of 39 years (M = 39.5 and a TD = 11.15); fifty one per cent of the participants were female. Thirty-eight per cent of the participants have been teaching at the university for five years or less; twenty seven per cent have been doing so for 6 to 10 years, and thirty five per cent have been teaching at the university for more than 11 years. To evaluate the variables, the Sp...

The present study has two objectives. The first one is to study whether the different stages of teacher professional development vary the levels of psychological capital, engagement and burnout on university teachers. On the other hand, the second objective is to study the relationship between the stages of professional development, psychological capital and engagement with the burnout of university teachers. The sample is intentional, not probabilistic and was composed of 250 university professors, with an average age of 39 years (M = 39.5 and a TD = 11.15); fifty one per cent of the participants were female. Thirty-eight per cent of the participants have been teaching at the university for five years or less; twenty seven per cent have been doing so for 6 to 10 years, and thirty five per cent have been teaching at the university for more than 11 years. To evaluate the variables, the Sp...

Psychological capital is defined as a state of positive psychological development that represents the person's positive assessment of the circumstances and their probability of success based on effort and perseverance. It is a construct composed by four components or psychological strengths: efficacy, optimism, hope and resilience. It was widely described and evaluated in the workplace; however, psychological capital can be applied to other spheres of a person's life, such as education. Hence, the objective of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties of the adaptation to the educational context of the Psychological Capital Questionnaire in the Argentinean adolescent population (N = 313). Construct validity, convergent validity (with school performance and engagement) and reliability levels are analyzed. This research provides empirical evidence that supports good levels of v...

El capital psicológico es definido como un estado de desarrollo psicológico positivo que representa la valoración positiva que la persona hace de las circunstancias y su probabilidad de éxito basada en el esfuerzo y la perseverancia. Se trata de un constructo compuesto por cuatro componentes o fortalezas psicológicas: eficacia, optimismo, esperanza y resiliencia. El mismo fue ampliamente descripto y evaluado en el ámbito laboral; sin embargo, puede aplicarse a otras esferas de la vida de una persona, como por ejemplo al ámbito educacional. De allí que el objetivo del presente trabajo es evaluar las propiedades psicométricas de la adaptación al contexto educativo del Cuestionario de Capital Psicológico en población adolescente Argentina (N=313). Se analizará la validez de constructo, la validez convergente (con rendimiento escolar y engagement) y los niveles de fiabilidad de ...

En el presente artículo se realiza una revisión teórica sobre la aversión a la inequidad. Esta es el rechazo que sienten las personas ante distribuciones de recursos injustas, la cual se puede presentar cuando la persona recibe menos de lo que considera apropiado (aversión a la inequidad en desventaja), o cuando recibe más de lo que considera apropiado (aversión a la inequidad en ventaja). Se describen las etapas del proceso que comprende componentes cognitivos, emocionales y conductuales. Se comentan las teorías principales que destacan la función que la aversión a la inequidad cumple en los seres humanos, estas son las teorías sociales y las teorías no sociales. Seguidamente se presentan los desarrollos teóricos y empíricos que dan cuenta del surgimiento temprano de la aversión a la inequidad en la niñez. Por último, se revisan los estudios que describen las bases comp...