Abstract

NORIEGA, José Ángel Vera; GARCIA, David Alán Figueroa; QUINTANA, Jesús Tánori  and  CARVAJAL, Claudia Karina Rodríguez. Evaluation of subjective well-being in mexico private college students. Pesqui. prát. psicossociais [online]. 2014, vol.9, n.2, pp. 244-255. ISSN 1809-8908.

A study about the subjective well-being of students from a private university was carried out in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The relationship between "life satisfaction" and "positive feelings" was studied in a sample of 371 students by means of the International Survey for University Students (Diener, 2001). The results show that the "life satisfaction" factor is highly related to the perception of happiness in the most satisfied group, whereas the "positive feelings" factor is related to the socialization of emotions. Age is related to the levels of life satisfaction: a reverse relationship between age and satisfaction. In addition, it was established that the areas which the subjects study are related to the level of satisfaction. Those who study engineering or administration came out with the highest scores. In contrast, subjects from public universities who study social sciences and humanities turn out more satisfied with life.

Keywords : subjective well-being; university students; private school.

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