1Grupo de Biología y Salud Integral, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, México
2Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz, Veracruz, México
3Grupo de investigación Avances en Psicología Clínica y de la Salud, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Bogotá, Colombia
4Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F
Research in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences.
2013,
Vol. 1 No. 2, 16-30
DOI: 10.12691/rpbs-1-2-2
Copyright © 2013 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Romo-González T, Enríquez-Hernández CB, Riego-Azuara NA, Sánchez-Gracida OD, López-Mora G, Gantiva C, Larralde C. Body and Health, Mind and Wellness I: Effects of a Psycho-Educative Intervention for Healthy Human Development in Students of Nursing.
Research in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences. 2013; 1(2):16-30. doi: 10.12691/rpbs-1-2-2.
Correspondence to: Romo-González T, Grupo de Biología y Salud Integral, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, México. Email:
tromogonzalez@uv.mxAbstract
In recent times, research performed with students of Universidad Veracruzana (UV), Veracruz region, has revealed a diversity of physical and psychological problems that affect their academic performance and well-being. In this study a “Psycho-Educative Intervention (PEI): Self-knowledge and Care of the Soul” was applied to 45 student volunteers, 27 in the Experimental Group, and 18 in the Controls Group. The PEI consists of 15 sessions (daily from Monday to Friday). To determine the effectiveness of PEI, a comparison was made between the scores obtained by the students Before and After PEI in five questionnaires. Results demonstrated that the PEI significantly bettered the scores of the Experimental Group with respect to Controls, in both Women and Men, although it was more effective in rising the initially lower scores of Men than it was in rising the initially higher scores of Women.
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