Digital Competences and Emotions in University Students from Dominican Republic

Abstract

Digital skills and emotions are two issues that are currently influencing the teaching and learning process, given the situation of education in a kind of face-to-face and online modality, it is relevant to know how students are and if there is any influence between these variables. Therefore, this study is quantitative, correlational, and cross-sectional. Its objectives are to identify the level of digital competence, emotional intelligence, and positive emotions, to identify the differences in digital competences, emotional intelligence, and positive emotions in relation to gender and age, and to identify the relationship between digital competences and positive emotions of students. University students. A sample of 134 students from different careers was obtained. The results found that university students have an average level of digital skills, positive emotions, and emotional intelligence. No variations were found by sex and age in the first two, but in the third it was found that women have better scores in the dimensions of attention and clarity compared to men. Finally, it was observed that there is a positive correlation between digital skills and positive emotions, which suggests that there is a bilateral influence between these variables.