AUTHOR=Garnique-Hinostroza Ronald , Coaquira Odón Helar Huanca , Mamani-Benito Oscar , Turpo-Chaparro Josué Edison , Castillo-Blanco Ronald , Turpo Samuel Phala , Esteban Renzo Felipe Carranza 

TITLE=Self-esteem and family satisfaction as predictors of life satisfaction in Peruvian highland university students

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2024.1182446

DOI=10.3389/feduc.2024.1182446

ISSN=2504-284X

ABSTRACT=<sec id="sec1"><title>Objective</title><p>To determine whether self-esteem and family satisfaction predict life satisfaction in university students from the Peruvian highlands.</p></sec><sec id="sec2"><title>Methods</title><p>A cross-sectional, predictive design study with the participation of 848 Peruvian university students of both sexes (31.7% male and 68.3% female) whose ages ranged from 17 to 41 years old (<italic>M</italic> = 20.31 and <italic>SD</italic> = 3.66). The instruments used were Rosenberg’s self-esteem scale (RSE; 2000), Olson’s family satisfaction scale (FSS; 2006) and Diener’s life satisfaction scale (SWLS; 1985).</p></sec><sec id="sec3"><title>Results</title><p>Show that the proposed model had a fit of <italic>χ</italic><sup>2</sup> (269) = 1709.6, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001, CFI = 0.957, RMSEA = 0.080, SRMR = 0.061, evidencing that positive self-esteem (<italic>β</italic> = 0.21, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001) and family satisfaction (<italic>β</italic> = 0.57, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001) significantly predict life satisfaction. Unlike negative self-esteem, which does not predict life satisfaction (<italic>β</italic> = −0.09, <italic>p</italic> = 0.003).</p></sec><sec id="sec4"><title>Conclusion</title><p>Self-esteem, family satisfaction, life satisfaction, university students, Peru.</p></sec>