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

Lara Checa-Domene, Antonio Luque de la Rosa, Óscar Gavín-Chocano () and Jorge Juan Torrado
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Lara Checa-Domene: Department of Didactics and School Organization, Faculty of Education, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja, s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
Antonio Luque de la Rosa: Department of Education, University of Almería, C/Carretera Sacramento, 04120 Almería, Spain
Óscar Gavín-Chocano: Department of Pedagogy, University of Jaén, Campus las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Jorge Juan Torrado: Department of Didactics and School Organization, Faculty of Education, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja, s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-10

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: university students; self-esteem; emotional intelligence; optimism; post-pandemic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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