El rol de los rasgos de personalidad y las habilidades socioemocionales en las competencias académicas: el caso de la educación superior en Colombia

This study explores the relationship between personality traits, socio-emotional skills, and academic competencies in higher education. The main findings show that academic competencies in higher education are related to various socio-emotional skills and personality traits. According to the results, academic competencies in both professional and technical/technological careers are positively associated with conscientiousness, a personality trait that the literature has consistently linked to academic and professional performance. Regarding socio-emotional skills, growth mindset (the belief in the malleability of the brain) and internal locus of control (the belief that what happens to me largely depends on what I can do) are positively related to academic competencies, while an external locus of control (the belief that what happens to me largely depends on others) is negatively associated.