Teoría de la mente, competencias sociales y respuestas emocionales en el autoposicionamiento político de jóvenes universitarios en Cúcuta, Norte de Santander
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2026
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Mendoza Rincón, Beatriz Milagros
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Ediciones Universidad Simón Bolívar
Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales
Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales
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Antecedentes: Los factores sociodemográficos, como el género, la edad y los
ingresos, influyen en el Autoposicionamiento Político de los jóvenes, tanto en su
vertiente convencional como participar en las votaciones electorales o en formas no
convencionales como manifestarse en protestas y otras formas de expresión pública
(Alelaimat, 2023). Los jóvenes construyen sus actitudes, pensamientos y emociones
hacia la participación política a partir de su entorno familiar, los medios de comunicación,
el contexto cultural y sus experiencias personales (Celis et al., 2021). La ideología política
modula la percepción y procesamiento de la información emocional, mientras que los
estados emocionales inciden en la valoración de los eventos políticos (Ortuoste, 2012).
Así mismo, se evidencia que la interacción entre emociones, educación y conciencia
cívica, mediada por las redes sociales, condiciona las formas de participación política
juvenil, influenciando sus decisiones y comportamientos políticos (Johns & Cheong,
2019). Objetivo: Analizar el valor predictivo de la cognición social y las respuestas
emocionales sobre el autoposicionamiento político de jóvenes universitarios. Materiales
y métodos: La presente investigación se rige por un paradigma empírico analítico (Ato
et al., 2013). Investigación cuantitativa, que busca recolectar datos para probar hipótesis
mediante un análisis estadístico (Hernández et al., 2014); no experimental, de corte
transversal, con alcance predictivo (Ato et al., 2013; Hernández et al., 2014).
Resultados: En los modelos predictivos se confirma la relevancia de la teoría de la
mente de alto nivel en la comprensión de orientaciones políticas, asimismo el
reconocimiento emocional contribuye al autoposicionamiento político de manera
secundaria frente a variables cognitivas de mayor valor predictivo, también se visibiliza
la respuesta emocional de tristeza como un predictor central , por último se desarrolla un
modelo multivariado que combina la teoría de la mente y respuesta emocional de tristeza,
explicando entre el 51,8% y el 55,8% de la varianza del autoposicionamiento político, con
el menor error típico (0,488).
Background: Sociodemographic factors, such as gender, age and income, influence young people’s political self identification, both in conventional forms such as voting in elections and in non-conventional forms such as taking part in protests and other forms of public expression (Alelaimat, 2023). Young people develop their attitudes, thoughts and emotions towards political participation based on their family environment, the media, the cultural context and their personal experiences (Celis et al., 2021). Political ideology shapes the perception and processing of emotional information, whilst emotional states influence the assessment of political events (Ortuoste, 2012). Furthermore, evidence suggests that the interaction between emotions, education and civic awareness, mediated by social media, shapes the forms of youth political participation, influencing their political decisions and behaviours (Johns & Cheong, 2019). Objective: To analyse the predictive value of social cognition and emotional responses on the political self- identification of university students. Materials and methods: This study follows an empiricalanalytical paradigm (Ato et al., 2013). It is a quantitative study, which seeks to collect data to test hypotheses through statistical analysis (Hernández et al., 2014); it is non-experimental, cross-sectional in nature, and has predictive scope (Ato et al., 2013; Hernández et al., 2014). Results: Predictive models confirm the importance of high-level theory of mind in understanding political orientations; furthermore, emotional recognition contributes to political self-identification in a secondary manner compared to cognitive variables with greater predictive value, whilst the emotional response of sadness is also identified as a key predictor; Finally, a multivariate model is developed that combines theory of mind and the emotional response of sadness, explaining between 51.8% and 55.8% of the variance in political self-positioning, with the lowest standard error (0.488)
Background: Sociodemographic factors, such as gender, age and income, influence young people’s political self identification, both in conventional forms such as voting in elections and in non-conventional forms such as taking part in protests and other forms of public expression (Alelaimat, 2023). Young people develop their attitudes, thoughts and emotions towards political participation based on their family environment, the media, the cultural context and their personal experiences (Celis et al., 2021). Political ideology shapes the perception and processing of emotional information, whilst emotional states influence the assessment of political events (Ortuoste, 2012). Furthermore, evidence suggests that the interaction between emotions, education and civic awareness, mediated by social media, shapes the forms of youth political participation, influencing their political decisions and behaviours (Johns & Cheong, 2019). Objective: To analyse the predictive value of social cognition and emotional responses on the political self- identification of university students. Materials and methods: This study follows an empiricalanalytical paradigm (Ato et al., 2013). It is a quantitative study, which seeks to collect data to test hypotheses through statistical analysis (Hernández et al., 2014); it is non-experimental, cross-sectional in nature, and has predictive scope (Ato et al., 2013; Hernández et al., 2014). Results: Predictive models confirm the importance of high-level theory of mind in understanding political orientations; furthermore, emotional recognition contributes to political self-identification in a secondary manner compared to cognitive variables with greater predictive value, whilst the emotional response of sadness is also identified as a key predictor; Finally, a multivariate model is developed that combines theory of mind and the emotional response of sadness, explaining between 51.8% and 55.8% of the variance in political self-positioning, with the lowest standard error (0.488)
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Participación política, Autoposicionamiento político, Cognición social, Teoría de la mente, Competencias sociales, Emociones, Jóvenes universitarios.
