Analysis of University StudentMotivation in Cross-Border Contexts Sánchez Bolívar, Lionel Navarro Prado, Silvia Sanchez Ojeda, Maria Angustias García-Morales, Victoria Cortés Martín, Jonathan Tovar Gálvez, María Isabel Cross-border context Education Empathy The development of the personality of university students can determine their affinities for certain disciplines; therefore, it is important to know their specific socio-demographic and motivational profile, what motivates them to start a certain university degree and what encourages them to continue with it, which can help to adapt the teaching methodology. A total of 292 university students from the University of Granada (Ceuta and Melilla campuses) participated in this quantitative study with a descriptive, cross-sectional design, in which motivation and social skills were analysed. Among the results, it can be highlighted that the student population is mainly female, with a higher level of motivation. Sociability, communication, thinking (optimistic or pessimistic), empathy and self-confidence are skills that affect university students’ motivation levels. This study highlights the importance and impact of students’ motivation on their learning and the development of their social competence, so it is essential to carry out educational interventions that promote these types of skills, especially in cross-border contexts, which can be demotivating environments. 2024-09-23T10:46:03Z 2024-09-23T10:46:03Z 2023-05-23 journal article Sánchez-Bolívar, L.; Navarro-Prado, S.; Sánchez-Ojeda, M.A.; García-Morales, V.; Cortés-Martín, J.; Tovar-Gálvez, M.I. Analysis of University Student Motivation in Cross-Border Contexts. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 5924. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20115924 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/94889 10.3390/ijerph20115924 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional MDPI