Funcionamiento ejecutivo en estudiantes universitarios. Nuevos enfoques y perspectivas para su estudio
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El funcionamiento ejecutivo es crucial en el ámbito educativo, ya que influye en el éxito académico yprofesional de los estudiantes universitarios. Esta revisión bibliométrica tiene como objetivo explorar los147avances recientes en la investigación sobre este tema, identificando tendencias emergentes y vacíos deconocimiento. Para ello, se realizó una búsqueda exhaustiva en bases de datos científicas, utilizandopalabras clave específicas y aplicando criterios de inclusión y exclusión. Los artículos seleccionadosprovienen de revistas científicas de alto impacto y se analizaron en función de su contribución alentendimiento del funcionamiento ejecutivo en estudiantes. Los resultados destacan una tendenciacreciente hacia el uso de enfoques innovadores y metodologías diversas, que van desde la identificaciónde factores que predicen el rendimiento académico hasta la relación entre funcionamiento ejecutivo ybienestar psicológico. Este estudio ofrece una visión actualizada del estado del arte en este campo,identificando brechas en la literatura actual y sugiriendo futuras líneas de investigación para mejorar lacomprensión de las habilidades ejecutivas en el contexto universitario.
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