Influencia de las dificultades en la regulación emocional sobre la adaptación a la vida universitaria en estudiantes ingresantes
; del Valle, Macarena
; Gelpi Trudo, Rosario
; Urquijo, Sebastian 
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02/2026
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Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
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El ingreso a la universidad constituye un período de profundos cambios que exige un proceso de adaptación personal, académica, social e institucional. En ese contexto, la regulación emocional (RE) desempeña un rol central en el afrontamiento de las nuevas demandas, y sus dificultades se han asociado con un ajuste menos favorable al entorno universitario. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la influencia de las dificultades de RE sobre la adaptación a la vida universitaria en estudiantes ingresantes a la Facultad de Psicología de una universidad pública argentina. Se utilizó un diseño no experimental, de tipo transversal y predictivo. Participaron 208 estudiantes regulares (inscriptos activos y cursando asignaturas correspondientes al primer año de la carrera), a quienes se les administró la Escala de Dificultades en la Regulación Emocional (DERS) y el cuestionario de Adaptación a la Vida Universitaria (SACQ-PE). Los resultados mostraron que, a excepción de la adaptación social, que sólo se asoció a la falta de acceso a estrategias de RE, las dimensiones restantes presentaron relaciones inversas con la totalidad de dificultades de RE. Además, la falta de claridad, el acceso limitado a estrategias de regulación emocional y la dificultad para orientar el comportamiento a metas fueron predictores del ajuste universitario, con efectos diferenciales según la dimensión de adaptación considerada. En conclusión, los hallazgos subrayan la relevancia de los procesos emocionales en la transición universitaria e indican la necesidad de diseñar intervenciones que fortalezcan las habilidades de RE en ingresantes.
Entering university represents a period of profound change that requires a process of personal, academic, social, and institutional adaptation. In this context, emotion regulation (ER) plays a central role in coping with new demands, and difficulties in this domain have been associated with less favorable adjustment to the university environment. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of ER difficulties on adaptation to university life among first-year students enrolled in the Faculty of Psychology at a public university in Argentina. A non-experimental, cross-sectional, predictive design was used. The sample consisted of 208 regular students (i.e., formally enrolled first-year students actively attending courses), who completed the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) and the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ-PE). The results showed that, with the exception of social adaptation, which was only associated with limited access to ER strategies, the remaining dimensions of adaptation exhibited inverse relationships with all ER difficulties. Furthermore, lack of emotional clarity, limited access to emotion regulation strategies, and difficulties in engaging in goal-directed behavior emerged as significant predictors of university adjustment, with differential effects depending on the adaptation dimension considered. In conclusion, these findings highlight the relevance of emotional processes during the university transition and underscore the need to design interventions aimed at strengthening ER skills in firstyear students.
Entering university represents a period of profound change that requires a process of personal, academic, social, and institutional adaptation. In this context, emotion regulation (ER) plays a central role in coping with new demands, and difficulties in this domain have been associated with less favorable adjustment to the university environment. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of ER difficulties on adaptation to university life among first-year students enrolled in the Faculty of Psychology at a public university in Argentina. A non-experimental, cross-sectional, predictive design was used. The sample consisted of 208 regular students (i.e., formally enrolled first-year students actively attending courses), who completed the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) and the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ-PE). The results showed that, with the exception of social adaptation, which was only associated with limited access to ER strategies, the remaining dimensions of adaptation exhibited inverse relationships with all ER difficulties. Furthermore, lack of emotional clarity, limited access to emotion regulation strategies, and difficulties in engaging in goal-directed behavior emerged as significant predictors of university adjustment, with differential effects depending on the adaptation dimension considered. In conclusion, these findings highlight the relevance of emotional processes during the university transition and underscore the need to design interventions aimed at strengthening ER skills in firstyear students.
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