The present study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Religious Attitude Scale of Orozco-Parra and Dominguez-Espinoza - 2014, adapted by Rivera-Encinas and Huarcaya-Victoria - 2019, finally composed of 14 items, with five Likert-type response alternatives. The participants were 137 students of different professional careers from private universities in Metropolitan Lima, Peru of both sexes, men and women, whose ages ranged between 18 and 30 years. Exploratory Factor Analysis suggested the existence of a single factor. Additionally, a Confirmatory Factor Analysis was carried out, obtaining adequate goodness-of-fit indices. Finally, reliability was analyzed using the omega coefficient, obtaining a value of 0.95, and using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, obtaining a value of 0.95. In conclusion, based on the Exploratory Factor Analysis and the Confirmatory Factor Analysis, adequate go...

 This research brings up that anxiety is a factor commonly experienced by students in times of exams, and that it has negative influence on the grades obtained. Consequently, this study aims at verifying the effectiveness of the progressive muscle relaxation technique in order to reduce anxiety during exams and increased academic performance. For this purpose, 292 Psychology students from a university in Metropolitan Lima were selected, one and then divided randomly into one experimental group (136) and control group (156). A record sheet was used to log their pulse, as well as to register subjective units of distress, before and after the technique was applied. The results show the effectiveness of the technique to reduce anxiety by 78.4%. In addition, an inverse correlation was found between anxiety and academic performance, albeit not significant.

 This research brings up that anxiety is a factor commonly experienced by students in times of exams, and that it has negative influence on the grades obtained. Consequently, this study aims at verifying the effectiveness of the progressive muscle relaxation technique in order to reduce anxiety during exams and increased academic performance. For this purpose, 292 Psychology students from a university in Metropolitan Lima were selected, one and then divided randomly into one experimental group (136) and control group (156). A record sheet was used to log their pulse, as well as to register subjective units of distress, before and after the technique was applied. The results show the effectiveness of the technique to reduce anxiety by 78.4%. In addition, an inverse correlation was found between anxiety and academic performance, albeit not significant.

El objetivo principal del presente estudio fue determinar la validez del modelo explicativo sobre la felicidad basado en gratitud, creencias irracionales y creencias religiosas en estudiantes de universidades privadas de Lima Metropolitana, durante el estado de emergencia por COVID-19. Tiene un modelo explicativo ya que se basa en el uso de las matrices de ecuaciones estructurales. Fueron evaluados 137 estudiantes con la Escala de Felicidad de Lima, la Escala de Gratitud (ambas de Alarcón), el Registro de Opiniones de Ellis y la Escala de Actitud Religiosa (Orozco-Parra & Dominguez-Espinosa), previo consentimiento informado. Se concluyó que el modelo planteado tiene validez. Se encontró que existe influencia de la gratitud, de las creencias religiosas y de las creencias irracionales sobre la felicidad (aunque no correlación entre las dos últimas). Por otro lado, se observó que 67.2...

Plantea que la ansiedad es un factor que comúnmente experimentan los estudiantes ante situaciones de exámenes, y que ello influye de forma negativa en las calificaciones que obtienen. Es por eso que se busca verificar la eficacia de la técnica de relajación muscular progresiva en la disminución de la ansiedad ante los exámenes y el aumento del rendimiento académico. Para ello fueron seleccionados 292 estudiantes universitarios de la carrera de Psicología de Lima Metropolitana, siendo divididos aleatoriamente en grupo experimental (136) y grupo control (156). Se utilizó una hoja donde colocaban su pulso, así como las unidades subjetivas de ansiedad, antes y después de aplicada la técnica. Los resultados muestran la efectividad de la técnica para reducir la ansiedad en un 78.4%. Por otro lado, no se comprobó que esta disminución de ansiedad influye determinantemente en el in...