Una mirada a la personalidad vocacional y motivaciones de estudiantes previo al ingreso a la universidad

Abstract

At the educational level, promoting healthy and prosperous student trajectories is a significant topic. The aim of this research was to examine the correlation between the RIASEC typology and conscientious academic motivations and the likelihood of college enrollment. The research adopted an empirical, quantitative, and cross-sectional approach within the associative strategy to achieve predictive objectives. The research sample comprised 206 high school students who had not yet enrolled in college with an average age of 16.44 (SD: 1.76) and a majority female representation (66%). Holland's vocational personality typology, conscious academic motivations, and college enrollment probability were evaluated using reliable and valid scales. The study indicates that the sample's vocational traits are Entrepreneurial, Social, and Artistic. The primary studying objectives are instrumental, and the personal motives are associated with personal expectations, learning, knowledge, reaching maturity, and motivation for self-improvement. Gender differences were observed in Realistic, Artistic, and Social traits and some objectives and motives. The findings suggest that possessing Social and Entrepreneurial traits and valuing education are positively associated with the likelihood of enrolling in a university, whereas having the Artistic trait has a negative effect on this probability.