Psychological Profile of Five Generations of Aspirants to the Nursing Master's Degree Program of the National Autonomous University of Mexico

Abstract

Background: The nursing master's degree program of the National Autonomous University of Mexico conducted this self-assessment as part of a larger evaluation research project. The results based on the Psychological Evaluation Manual (PEM), which is used since 2010 and which estimates the general characteristics of the psychological profile of the aspirant students, are shown. Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the levels of performance of the aspirants to the nursing master's degree program and simultaneously, identify the related academic trajectory variables, based on the Psychological Assessment Manual, and in line with the nursing master's degree formative self-evaluation frame. Methods: The study was descriptive and transversal. The sample was constituted by 169 aspirants to the nursing master's degree program from 2015 to 2020 generations. Results: Some dimensions of the Psychological Evaluation Manual are significant to predict a successful academic trajectory. From the linear regression, it was observed that the variables Abstract reasoning and Avoidance of challenging work explain 18.9% of the variance in the average of the master's, with Abstract reasoning having a higher positive impact beta = .011) while in Avoidance of challenging work it was -.014. According to the, the expected profile of the aspirants to the nursing master's degree program implies medium-high scores on the scales of Academic aptitude, Adjustment to the reference social norms, as well as with Facilitating aspect, while medium-low scores in the scales of Deviation from the reference social norms and Limiting aspects. Conclusions: The study is that the Psychological Assessment Manual inputs valuable information which contributes to better estimate the profile of the aspirants to the program.