Perceived emotional intelligence and the psychological well-being of university students depending on the practice of physical activity

The main objective was to analyse the perceived emotional intelligence and the psychological wellbeing of university students with regard to their physical activity practice. A sample of 1008 students from a public university in Andalusia, Spain, was utilised. The subjects were between 17 and 30 yea...

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Autores: Fernández Ozcorta, Eduardo José, Almagro Torres, Bartolomé Jesús, Sáenz López Buñuel, Pedro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM)
Repositorio:RIUCAM. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ucam.edu:10952/6204
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10952/6204
https://doi.org/10.12800/ccd.v10i28.513
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Actividad física habitual
Emotional intelligence
Estudiantes universitarios
Psychological wellbeing
University students
Customary physical activit
Bienestar psicológico
Inteligencia emocional
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Sumario:The main objective was to analyse the perceived emotional intelligence and the psychological wellbeing of university students with regard to their physical activity practice. A sample of 1008 students from a public university in Andalusia, Spain, was utilised. The subjects were between 17 and 30 years of age. Four-hundred and fourteen subjects were physically active, and 614 subjects were less active. Various questionnaires were utilised to evaluate the subjects´ normal physical activity, their perceived emotional intelligence, and their psychological wellbeing. The correlational analysis demonstrated that the constructs of emotional clarity and repair were positively and significantly related to self-esteem and life satisfaction. Significant differences were found between the physically active subjects and those that were not active for all variables, except in the emotional attention. The physically active students demonstrated higher scores for the variables that measured wellbeing (self-esteem and life satisfaction), for clarity, and for emotional repair. The results are discussed in relation to the promotion of physical activity, as favouring wellbeing and perceived emotional intelligence for university students