The prosocial characteristics and scientific production of professors from the Facultad de Filosofía y Letras from the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua

Abstract

This article summarizes the results of a quantitative and correlational research that sought to relate diverse prosocial behavior traits with the scientific production of a sample of 31 professors with a doctoral degree from the Facultad de Filosofía y Letras at the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua. A survey of 73 items that uses a five-point Likert-type scale to rate each one was employed, classifying them in six dimensions of prosocial characteristics: a) intrinsic motivation, b) extrinsic motivation, c) self-esteem, d) empathy, e) self-regulation, and f) prosocial behavior. The data was analyzed by considering sociodemographic characteristics, professional profiles, the diverse scientific products accredited by the professors and the six prosocial dimensions. Among the most relevant results, it was found that: i) the doctors with the largest global production qualified lower in the six prosocial dimensions; ii) the younger researchers have published the largest number of articles and obtained the best scores in the prosocial characteristics; iii) the researchers with the largest global production qualified slightly higher in intrinsic motivation; iv) those who obtained their doctoral degree outside of Mexico concentrate more than half of the production and six of them are SNI members, and v) SNI members also concentrate more than half of the production.