Silvia Mariela Méndez Prado
Biographic Data
| ID | 7173712 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Silvia Mariela Méndez Prado |
| GIVEN NAMES | Silvia Mariela Méndez |
| FAMILY NAME | Prado |
| SIGNATURE | PRADO S M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2978-2424 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Design and Evaluation among Young Adults of a Financial Literacy Scale Focused on Key Financial Decisions
The present study underpins the design and validation of a Financial Literacy (FL) scale in the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) context. Though scales are available, they do not meet contextual characteristics and seem to miss out on a focus on Key Financial Decisions (KFD). Scale design was consistent with an extensive literature review (2010–2021). Forty-four items scale covering the dimensions of Financial Attitude, Financial Behavior, …
An assessment of mindfulness intervention as a regular subject in Ecuadorian higher education
The current project hypothesized that mindfulness practice should improve the academic performance of undergraduate students. However, no significant relationships were found between mindfulness practices neither with FFMQ nor MAAS scores. Two distinct groups of university students were evaluated by the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) and the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). The descriptive analysis of our groups showed posit…
The explanatory determinants of a successful mindfulness intervention in an ecuadorian university
This paper examines the success of a Mindfulness Intervention on 206 freshmen at the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of ESPOL, in Guayaquil-Ecuador by using logit analysis. The results show that age, gender, type of college, college ́s location, number of mindfulness sessions, admission score, approved subjects, academic scores, people you live with, birth order, higher education career, play musical instrument, practice sport, and the u…
Academic literacy program implementation in an Ecuadorian University
The ‘FCSHlee’ program proposed by ESPOL Polytechnic University’s School of Social and Humanistic Sciences (FCSH, acronym in Spanish), consisted in the implementation of a reading requirement of culturally enriching book by subject. This study shares the experience of an academic literacy initiative in the Ecuadorian university, ESPOL’s case. The program aimed to enhance undergraduate students’ cultural level as well as oral and written communicat…
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An assessment of mindfulness intervention as a regular subject in Ecuadorian higher education
The current project hypothesized that mindfulness practice should improve the academic performance of undergraduate students. However, no significant relationships were found between mindfulness practices neither with FFMQ nor MAAS scores. Two distinct groups of university students were evaluated by the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) and the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). The descriptive analysis of our groups showed posit…
The explanatory determinants of a successful mindfulness intervention in an ecuadorian university
This paper examines the success of a Mindfulness Intervention on 206 freshmen at the School of Social Sciences and Humanities of ESPOL, in Guayaquil-Ecuador by using logit analysis. The results show that age, gender, type of college, college ́s location, number of mindfulness sessions, admission score, approved subjects, academic scores, people you live with, birth order, higher education career, play musical instrument, practice sport, and the u…
Academic literacy program implementation in an Ecuadorian University
The ‘FCSHlee’ program proposed by ESPOL Polytechnic University’s School of Social and Humanistic Sciences (FCSH, acronym in Spanish), consisted in the implementation of a reading requirement of culturally enriching book by subject. This study shares the experience of an academic literacy initiative in the Ecuadorian university, ESPOL’s case. The program aimed to enhance undergraduate students’ cultural level as well as oral and written communicat…
Design and Evaluation among Young Adults of a Financial Literacy Scale Focused on Key Financial Decisions
The present study underpins the design and validation of a Financial Literacy (FL) scale in the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) context. Though scales are available, they do not meet contextual characteristics and seem to miss out on a focus on Key Financial Decisions (KFD). Scale design was consistent with an extensive literature review (2010–2021). Forty-four items scale covering the dimensions of Financial Attitude, Financial Behavior, …
Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (2 works) · Intervention (counseling (2 works) · Logistic regression (2 works) · Mindfulness (2 works) · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (1 work)