AUTHOR=Carranza Esteban Renzo Felipe , Mamani-Benito Oscar , Castillo-Blanco Ronald , Lingan Susana K. , Cabrera-Orosco Isabel 

TITLE=Influence of family and academic satisfaction on life satisfaction among Peruvian university students in the times of COVID-19: The mediating role of self-esteem

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2022.867997

DOI=10.3389/feduc.2022.867997

ISSN=2504-284X

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Objective</title><p>To examine the effect of family and academic satisfaction on the self-esteem and life satisfaction among Peruvian university students.</p></sec><sec><title>Method</title><p>Of the 1,182 Peruvian university students who participated, 364 were male; and 818 were female; and ranged from 17 to 39 years of age (mean = 20.67, <italic>SD</italic> = 4.4). The family satisfaction scale (FSS), the <italic>Escala breve de satisfacción con los estudios</italic> (EBSE; Brief Academic Satisfaction Scale in Spanish), Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale (RSES), and the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) were used to perform the assessments.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>The study model showed an adequate fit (χ<sup>2</sup> 19.5, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001, CFI = 0.977, RMSEA = 0.057), confirming the association between family satisfaction and life satisfaction (β = 0.26, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001) and self-esteem (β = 0.35, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001), and the correlation between academic satisfaction and self-esteem (β = 0.35, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001) and life satisfaction (β = 0.23, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001). The model accounted for 42% of life satisfaction.</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>Family satisfaction and academic satisfaction affect self-esteem and life satisfaction.</p></sec>