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MARTINEZ-URIBE, Patricia; CASSARETTO-BARDALES, Mónica and TAVERA-PALOMINO, Mariela. Predictive Variables of Work and Academic Engagement in Workers and Students of a Peruvian University. Pensam. psicol.[online]. 2020, vol. 18, n. 1, pp. 7-19. ISSN 1657-8961. http://dx. doi. org/10.11144/javerianacali. ppsi18-1. vpcl.

Objectives.

To analyze the personal, psychological and labor or academic variables that predict engagement in workers (professors and administrative workers) and students of a Peruvian university. Study 1 analyzes work engagement; Study 2, academic engagement.

Method.

The participants were 512 workers and 1078 students from a private university in Lima, Peru. All were administered the SF-36, the Affectivity and Flourishing scales that assess well-being, the Work or Academic UWES-9 and the scales of Professional Self-efficacy of the MBI for the workers, and the Academic Self-efficacy for students.

Results.

The predictive variables most significant for work engagement were job satisfaction (β= 0.34, p< 0.001), professional self-efficacy (β= 0.021, p< 0.001) and flourishing (β= 0.21, p< 0.001); for academic engagement: satisfaction with the career (β= 0.35, p< 0.001), flourishing (β= 0.33, p< 0.001) and academic self-efficacy (β= 0.19, p< 0.001).

Conclusions.

The predictive variables of engagement were similar in both studies. The most important ones were satisfaction with work or career, self-efficacy and flourishing, which is the dimension of well-being that entails a purposeful life, characterized by positive and gratifying social relationships.