Autoestima y bienestar psicológico en estudiantes universitarios

Abstract

Self-esteem is a construct formed by feelings, beliefs and thoughts, whether negative or positive in relation to oneself, whereas psychological well-being is the excellent psychological functioning associated with factors such as experiences that can be positive or healthy. The study sought to determine the relationship between self-esteem and psychological well-being, in addition to assessing their levels and fin ally to examine the difference in self-esteem based on sex. The methodological design is non -experimental, quantitative, correlational and cross-sectional. In a population sample made up of 234 university students, of whom 179 (76.5%) were women and 55 (23 .5%) were men with an age range of 18 to 28 years. The Ryff psychological well-being scale and the Rosenberg self-esteem scale were used. The results obtained revealed a positive and moderate correlation between self-esteem and psychological well-being, it was also determined that a high level of psychological well-being predominates, and in relation to self-esteem, medium and high self-esteem levels predominate in equal proportion, finally, a difference was identified with respect to self-esteem being favorable in men, which corroborates a higher self-esteem in men.