Abstract

FERREIRA, Manuela et al. Emotional skills and prevention of dropout in students of polytechnic higher education. Revista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Saúde Mental [online]. 2018, n.spe6, pp.17-24. ISSN 1647-2160.  https://doi.org/10.19131/rpesm.0208.

BACKGROUND: In recent years, the scientific community has become aware of the importance of the development of emotional competences for students' academic and professional success. AIM: To identify the factors that influence the drop out of students of polytechnic higher education. To analyze the relation between the emotional competences and the school dropout of the students of Polytechnic Higher Education. METHODS: Quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational study. The data collection instrument used was a sociodemographic characterization questionnaire for students and parents, the Motivation Scale for Abandonment of Higher Education (Ambiel, 2015) and the Emotional Skills Scale (Taksic ', 2000), adapted for Portugal by Faria and Santos (2006). Sample composed of 560 students of higher education attending the first year of the course. RESULTS: A total of 560 higher education students attended the first year of the course, mostly female (69.3%), with a minimum age of 18 years and a maximum of 30 years, corresponding to an average of 19.76 years (± 2.06 years), 36.6% of the technology area. Sex influenced the dropout rate of higher education students, with female students showing more reasons for dropout (p = 0.010). Students whose mother is professionally active show more intention of abandonment (p = 0.035). Emotional perception, emotional expression and the ability to deal with emotions were predictive of intention to drop out. CONCLUSIONS: The results point to the need to include in the intervention programs against school abandonment of the variables gender, age and some dimensions of emotional competences, in order to minimize their consequences, both for students and for society itself.

Keywords : Emotional competences; Prevention of abandonment; Students of higher education.

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