Abstract

BARRA ALMAGIA, Enrique. Self-esteem, Perceived Social Support and Psychological Well- being of Chilean University Students. Divers.: Perspect. Psicol. [online]. 2012, vol.8, n.1, pp.29-38. ISSN 1794-9998.

This correlational and cross-sectional study examined the relationships of psychological well-being with self-esteem and perceived social support in 450 male and female students from the University of Concepción (Chile). Individuals completed de Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Perceived Social Support Questionnaire and the Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scales. It was found that self-esteem had a higher influence on psychological well-being than perceived social support. There were not significant gender differences in general psychological well-being, but men reported higher self acceptance and autonomy, while women reported higher personal growth. It was also found that men reported greater self-esteem and women reported greater perceived social support.

Keywords : psychological well-being; self-esteem; perceived social support; university students.

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