Emotions as value judgments in the plots of young university students' life plans

This research seeks to understand the emotional substrate in the life plans of young university students, in terms of their value judgments about a dignified and good life in situations of vulnerability, as well as the intentionality and forms of communication of these in the university experience. Based on the narrative hermeneutic research proposal by Quintero-Mejia (2019), the moral emotions in the life plans plots of students from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia were interpreted. Self-examination revealed emotional conflicts about vulnerable situations that were beyond control, and reconstructive judgments showed how fear, guilt, shame or humiliation affected emotional balance. In addition, each student showed compromising judgments for their own sake (personal flourishing) and beliefs towards the common good (justice).