José Eduardo Lozano-Jiménez

• PhD. Deporte y Salud - UMH
• Dean at University of the Coast

Introduction Amid changing social dynamics, the world of higher education faces, among other challenges, the growing impact on the mental health of students. In this scenario, the Self-Determination Theory (SDT) highlights the important role of autonomy support as it generates positive effects on students' motivation and well-being. Methods The pre...

The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among instructor autonomy support for student learning, and students’ motivational characteristics, learning approaches, perceptions of career competence and life satisfaction. Participated 1048 students from Spanish universities with ages between 18, and 57 years. A Structural equation modelin...

Intervention studies based on Self-Determination Theory (SDT) in educational contexts prove the importance of the teacher’s motivating interpersonal style, promoting positive results in students’ motivation. However, college practices and processes have new challenges. This study examines the repercussions of an intervention program with autonomy s...

Using the Self-Determination Theory as a framework, this study tests the predictive capacity of the teacher’s interpersonal style of autonomy support at a higher education institution, and the grit on the satisfaction of basic psychological needs, intrinsic motivation, group cohesion, and life satisfaction in university students. A sample composed...

Thirty-one years after the death of Ignacio Martín-Baró, his message and testimony are still valid. This article is a construction that starts from its postulates and is articulated to the reality of a Colombia, which although distant in time, is very close in its social dynamics to El Salvador de Martín-Baró. A path is presented that analyzes the...

Resumen El presente artículo recoge la concepción y manejo de conflictos en familias adscritas al Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF) en un Centro Zonal de Barranquilla, y su proceso de resignificación a través de una Investigación Acción Participación (IAP). El conflicto es un fenómeno propio del ciclo vital familiar y de ahí la impo...

Partiendo de que el apoyo social es provisto tanto en comunicaciones cara a cara como en aquellas mediadas por las TIC; el presente artículo analiza la forma en que desde ambos modelos de comunicación este se da en un grupo de estudiantes universitarios. La información se recolectó con la escala Assis. Los apoyos material y emocional se recibieron...