This book presents investigative advances in psychology related to the lines of research of the Department of Psychology of the Catholic University of Colombia, whose central purpose is the generation of new knowledge with social repercussions. In this sense, the studies presented within the framework of the lines of Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Health and Addictions, Psychobiological and Behavioral Processes, Legal Psychology and Criminology, Social, Political and Community Psychology, and Research Methods applied to the behavioral sciences, although oriented from different perspectives and methodologies, they unite in the same purpose: to strengthen their approach towards problems of social relevance without losing their contribution to psychological discipline. As a consequence, this book presents an enriched thematic variety directly related to the lines of research such as credibility of the testimony, adolescent domestic violence, cognitive training in older adults, family functioning and quality of life, emotional reparation in survivors of sexual violence in the middle of the Colombian armed conflict, dissatisfaction with body image, relational therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy in victims of the Colombian armed conflict, the relationship between physical activity and academic performance, and organizational change. The results of the studies can be problematized and vitalized in different application contexts.
La actividad física y el rendimiento académico presentan una importante relación en personas que desarrollan actividades académicas. La presente investigación estudia el efecto del desempeño académico sobre la realización de actividad física en 118 estudiantes de primer semestre de educación superior, con edades entre 16 y 32 años de edad. Para este efecto, se utilizó el cuestionario de actividad física IPAQ, aplicado a los estudiantes en dos momentos diferentes del semestre académico, y se analizaron estos datos frente a los resultados académicos de los estudiantes en las diferentes materias del semestre académico. El análisis psicométrico, desde la teoría de respuesta al ítem (TRI), se hizo con el software Winsteps (Linacre, 2019) y se compararon las medias de actividad física tomadas en el inicio y final del periodo académico. Se evidencia la reducción de la actividad física debida a la necesidad de incrementar el tiempo de dedicación a la formación universitaria, y se discute acerca del doble efecto negativo de la baja realización de actividad física con el deterioro de la ejecución académica y la salud.
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