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. 2022 Sep 30;19(19):12499.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912499.

Students at Risk: Self-Esteem, Optimism and Emotional Intelligence in Post-Pandemic Times?

Lara Checa-Domene  1 , Antonio Luque de la Rosa  2 , Óscar Gavín-Chocano  3 , Jorge Juan Torrado  1
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Students at Risk: Self-Esteem, Optimism and Emotional Intelligence in Post-Pandemic Times?

Lara Checa-Domene et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Understanding the emotional profile of students during their training, as well as associated psychosocial factors such as optimism versus pessimism and self-esteem, is critical to improving student performance, especially in the post-pandemic period. In this study, 798 university students participated, belonging to the Degrees of Early Childhood and Primary Education, with a mean age of 24.52 years (±5.48). The following instruments were used: Wong Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS-S), Life Orientation Test Revised (LOT-R) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). The objective was to determine the predictive value of self-esteem on emotional intelligence and optimism vs. pessimism. A positive relationship between several dimensions of the instruments used (p < 0.01) were found. Moreover, the regression model predicted an association between emotional intelligence (use of emotions), pessimism and self-esteem. The practical consequences suggest the importance of the acquisition of emotional competences by university students is essential to obtain higher performances.

Keywords: emotional intelligence; optimism; post-pandemic; self-esteem; university students.

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