Emotional Regulation and Metacognitive Strategies in Psychology Students of a Private University from Arequipa, Peru

 

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Autori: Arias Gallegos, Walter L., Rivera, Renzo, Mamani Huamán, Leyla Palma, Monroy Valdivia, Luciana
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2026
Descrizione:Objective. Although emotions play an important role in metacognition, little research has been done on how metacognitive strategies are related to emotional regulation. Hence, this paper aims to determine the predictive power of emotional regulation on metacognition in university students. Method. 247 university students from a private university in Arequipa were evaluated for this purpose. The Cognitive and Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ-18) was used, in addition to the Metacognitive Strategies Inventory. Both instruments were previously validated in Peru. Results. It was found that blaming others negatively influences metacognition (β = -0.978; p = .004), while focusing on plans positively influences it (β = 2.69; p < .001). To conclude, emotional regulation is a variable that impacts the metacognition of university students.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UCR
Istituzione:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/9417
Accesso online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/ap/article/view/9417
Keyword:Emotional regulation
metacognition
self-knowledge
self-regulation
monitoring
Regulación emocional
metacognición
autoconocimiento
autorregulación
evaluación