Abstract

SERRANO-PEREIRA, Mario-Gerardo; CASTILLO-LEON, María-Teresita  and  HERNANDEZ-PAYAN, Emelia. Psychosocial models of social responsibility in university students from different campuses. Rev. iberoam. educ. super [online]. 2021, vol.12, n.35, pp.49-69.  Epub Nov 20, 2021. ISSN 2007-2872.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iisue.20072872e.2021.35.1082.

This article develops models to explain social responsibility in students from different areas of knowledge at a public university in southeastern Mexico. Five hundred randomly selected students took part in this project. Instruments were administered to measure locus of control, self-concept, coping with problems, empathy, positive mental health and social responsibility. The results showed significant differences in all variables by knowledge area. Likewise, the resulting psychosocial models evidenced the contribution of self-concept, coping and empathy to university social responsibility. The results are analyzed on the basis of congruence with the university social responsibility approach.

Keywords : social responsibility; university education; psychosocial factors; psychosocial models; higher education; Mexico.