La satisfacción con la vida como un factor protector dela salud mental enestudiantes de dos universidades privadas del Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of the present research was to evaluate the relationship between life satisfaction (SWLS) with mental health indicators such as depression, perceived stress, psychological inflexibility, and perception of loneliness in university students. This study was correlative and field, the sample consisted of 2648 university students from two private universities in Ecuador with ages 17 and 21 years and with an average age of 21.83 years (SD=3.372), of which 58.7% were women and 41.3% men.To whom the following instruments were applied: Life Satisfaction Scale, the Depression Questionnaire-9, the Perceived Stress Scale-10, the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II and the Loneliness Perception Scale version 3.The results indicate that satisfaction with life correlates significantly, negatively, and high with depression (r=-0.500; p<0.001) perceived stress (r=-0.520; p<0.001); psychological inflexibility (r=-0.517; p<0.001); and perception of loneliness (r=-0.423; p<0.001).These findings support the hypothesis that SLis a protective factor for the mental health of university student.