Complex synergies of youth trajectories: a sociocultural, emotional and cognitive view

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Antonio José Bravo-Valero
Juan Diego Hernández -Albarracín
María Daniela Ramírez -indarte

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The interactions between the internal processes of cognition, metacognition and metaemotion with sociocultural dimensions shape young people's trajectories in contexts that are marked by increasing complexity. This study analyzes how these processes and dimensions configure youth trajectories as adaptive and contextually situated expressions. A method based  on weaving complexity was applied. Initially, the hologrammatic path and grounded theory were used to analyze interviews and observations shared by 21 youth leaders. This was followed by the design and application of a questionnaire containing three key dimensions with 1,531 young people (aged 14–28). The results reveal synergies between cognitive processes and the sociocultural environment, highlighting the influence of community recognition on young people's decision-making. Understanding these interactions can contribute to the design of inclusive policies and intercultural studies while generating empirical eviden

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MONOGRAFICO EN CIENCIAS COGNITIVAS. Una perspectiva intercultural

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Antonio José Bravo-Valero, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Colombia

Doctor en Ingeniería Biomédica, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela. 0000-0001-8572-5868. H5: 7.
Correo electrónico: antonio.bravo@unisimon.edu.co

Juan Diego Hernández -Albarracín, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Colombia

Doctor en Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Colombia. 0000-0003-2517-8393. H5: 2.
Correo electrónico: juan.hernandeza@unisimon.edu.co

María Daniela Ramírez -indarte, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Colombia

Magíster en Gestión Cultural y Producción Audiovisual, Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia.
0000-0002-8581-6644. H5: 0. Correo electrónico: maria.ramirez@unisimon.edu.co

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Complex synergies of youth trajectories: a sociocultural, emotional and cognitive view. (2025). Revista Latinoamericana De Ciencias Sociales, Niñez Y Juventud , 23(3), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.11600/rlcsnj.23.3.6970

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