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. 2022 Dec 9;19(24):16548.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph192416548.

Emotional Intelligence, Resilience, and Self-Esteem as Predictors of Satisfaction with Life in University Students

Vilma Vilca-Pareja  1 , Andrés Luque Ruiz de Somocurcio  2 , Ronald Delgado-Morales  2 , Lizbeth Medina Zeballos  2
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Emotional Intelligence, Resilience, and Self-Esteem as Predictors of Satisfaction with Life in University Students

Vilma Vilca-Pareja et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

The present study examined if Emotional Intelligence (EI), resilience, and self-esteem predicted life satisfaction in university students. We computed correlations between the study variables, then, we compared the differences between men and women. Finally, a simultaneous multiple regression was performed. The sample was composed of 2574 university students (715 were men and 1859 were women), whose age ranged from 18 to 30 years with a mean (M) of 20.83 and a standard deviation (SD) of 2.45. The instruments used were the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS), the Wagnild and Young Resilience Scale (ER-25), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and the Diener Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). The results indicated that EI, self-esteem, and resilience correlated significantly and directly with satisfaction with life. Regarding sex differences, it was found that men had greater resilience, appraisal and recognition of emotion in others, and self-regulation of emotion. Women had greater appraisal and expression of emotion in self and self-esteem. The results showed that self-esteem, self-regulation of emotion, the use of emotion to facilitate performance, and acceptance of self and life as resilience factors predicted satisfaction with life. accounting for 48% of the variance. The variable that best predicted satisfaction with life was self-esteem.

Keywords: emotional intelligence; resilience; satisfaction with life; self-esteem; university students.

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This research was funded by competitive funds of the Vice-Rectorate for Research of the Universidad Católica de Santa María de Arequipa, Peru (resolution 28048-R-2021).

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