Funcionamento psicológico positivo numa amostra portuguesa de estudantes

  1. Oliveira, Ema Patrícia 1
  2. Merino, María Dolores 2
  3. Privado, Jesus 2
  4. da Silva Almeida, Leandro 3
  1. 1 Universidade da Beira Interior
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    Universidade da Beira Interior

    Covilhã, Portugal

    ROR https://ror.org/03nf36p02

  2. 2 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

  3. 3 Universidade do Minho
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    Universidade do Minho

    Braga, Portugal

    ROR https://ror.org/037wpkx04

Revista:
Revista de estudios e investigación en psicología y educación

ISSN: 2386-7418

Año de publicación: 2017

Título del ejemplar: XIV Congreso Psicopedagogía. Área 7: FORMACIÓN Y TRANSICIÓN PARA EL MUNDO DEL TRABAJO

Número: 7

Páginas: 92-96

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.17979/REIPE.2017.0.07.2733 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Revista de estudios e investigación en psicología y educación

Resumen

This study explores different personal resources related to well-being and positive psychological functioning of Portuguese university students. The analysis considers the field of studies and gender. The positive psychological functioning scale (FPP) was applied to a sample of 1070 students, who were attending the 1st and 3rd years of different courses. The findings suggest an effect of the interaction of gender and field of studies in 5 of the 11 dimensions of FPP. Higher scores were found in men in Resilience, Self-Esteem and Optimism. The field of studies differentiates Resilience, Self-Esteem, Purpose in Life, Enjoyment, and Optimism, with higher scores in the group of students in health sciences courses. The results are discussed regarding implications for intervention in Higher Education.

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