The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Resilience, Test Anxiety, Academic Stress and the Mediterranean Diet. A Study with University Students

The academic transition to university is a turning point in young people’s lifestyles. However, studies to date have focused on student behaviour within the classroom context, rather than on the consequences it may have on their lifestyle. This study aims to analyze the influence of emotional intell...

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Main Authors: Trigueros Ramos, Rubén, Padilla, Ana M., Aguilar Parra, José Manuel, Rocamora Pérez, Patricia, Morales Gázquez, María J., López Liria, Remedios
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author Trigueros Ramos, Rubén
Padilla, Ana M.
Aguilar Parra, José Manuel
Rocamora Pérez, Patricia
Morales Gázquez, María J.
López Liria, Remedios
author_facet Trigueros Ramos, Rubén
Padilla, Ana M.
Aguilar Parra, José Manuel
Rocamora Pérez, Patricia
Morales Gázquez, María J.
López Liria, Remedios
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description The academic transition to university is a turning point in young people’s lifestyles. However, studies to date have focused on student behaviour within the classroom context, rather than on the consequences it may have on their lifestyle. This study aims to analyze the influence of emotional intelligence of university students on their resilience, academic stress, exam anxiety, and eating habits related to the Mediterranean diet at the university stage. This study was carried out with the participation of 733 male and 614 female students from the University of Almeria, aged between 19 and 27. A structural equation model was made to explain the causal relationships between the variables. The results showed emotional intelligence positively predicted resilience. In turn, test anxiety and academic stress were negatively predicted by resilience. Finally, test anxiety and academic stress were negatively predicted by the Mediterranean diet. In short, the results of the present study have shown that academic transfer to university and grading pressure can generate maladaptive consequences for food consumption.
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spelling oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-79432023-04-12T19:19:09Z The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Resilience, Test Anxiety, Academic Stress and the Mediterranean Diet. A Study with University Students Trigueros Ramos, Rubén Padilla, Ana M. Aguilar Parra, José Manuel Rocamora Pérez, Patricia Morales Gázquez, María J. López Liria, Remedios emotional intelligence resilience academic stress test anxiety mediterranean diet The academic transition to university is a turning point in young people’s lifestyles. However, studies to date have focused on student behaviour within the classroom context, rather than on the consequences it may have on their lifestyle. This study aims to analyze the influence of emotional intelligence of university students on their resilience, academic stress, exam anxiety, and eating habits related to the Mediterranean diet at the university stage. This study was carried out with the participation of 733 male and 614 female students from the University of Almeria, aged between 19 and 27. A structural equation model was made to explain the causal relationships between the variables. The results showed emotional intelligence positively predicted resilience. In turn, test anxiety and academic stress were negatively predicted by resilience. Finally, test anxiety and academic stress were negatively predicted by the Mediterranean diet. In short, the results of the present study have shown that academic transfer to university and grading pressure can generate maladaptive consequences for food consumption. 2020-03-30T09:30:58Z 2020-03-30T09:30:58Z 2020-03-20 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1660-4601 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/7943 en https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/6/2071 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI
spellingShingle emotional intelligence
resilience
academic stress
test anxiety
mediterranean diet
Trigueros Ramos, Rubén
Padilla, Ana M.
Aguilar Parra, José Manuel
Rocamora Pérez, Patricia
Morales Gázquez, María J.
López Liria, Remedios
The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Resilience, Test Anxiety, Academic Stress and the Mediterranean Diet. A Study with University Students
title The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Resilience, Test Anxiety, Academic Stress and the Mediterranean Diet. A Study with University Students
title_full The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Resilience, Test Anxiety, Academic Stress and the Mediterranean Diet. A Study with University Students
title_fullStr The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Resilience, Test Anxiety, Academic Stress and the Mediterranean Diet. A Study with University Students
title_full_unstemmed The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Resilience, Test Anxiety, Academic Stress and the Mediterranean Diet. A Study with University Students
title_short The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Resilience, Test Anxiety, Academic Stress and the Mediterranean Diet. A Study with University Students
title_sort influence of emotional intelligence on resilience, test anxiety, academic stress and the mediterranean diet. a study with university students
topic emotional intelligence
resilience
academic stress
test anxiety
mediterranean diet
url http://hdl.handle.net/10835/7943
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