Abstract:

In recent years, interest in the study of emotional variables and their relationship with psychological well-being has increased significantly, especially within the educational field. Emotional intelligence, resilience, stress, and burnout are factors that directly influence personal and professional adaptation, as well as the mental health of future teachers. Understanding how these variables interact allows the identification of emotional resources that promote psychological well-being and prevent emotional distress or exhaustion.

The main objective of this study was to analyze whether there is a significant relationship between emotional intelligence, resilience, stress, burnout, and psychological well-being in a sample of 68 university students enrolled in the Undergraduate degree in Primary Education at the University of Alicante (Spain).

The instruments used in the study were the Trait Meta-Mood Scale, the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and the Psychological Well-being Scale.

A correlational design was employed, and Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated to determine the relationships among emotional intelligence, resilience, stress, burnout, and psychological well-being.

The results revealed significant associations between the analyzed variables. Emotional clarity and emotional repair were positively associated with resilience, personal accomplishment, and psychological well-being, whereas emotional attention was related to higher levels of stress. Resilience was negatively associated with stress and positively with psychological well-being. Conversely, emotional exhaustion and depersonalization were negatively associated with psychological well-being.

These findings confirm that emotional variables, particularly emotional clarity, emotional repair, and resilience, act as protective factors for psychological well-being, while stress and burnout components operate as risk factors.

Acknowledgement:
This work was supported by Programa de Redes de investigación en dociencia universitaria del Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de Alicante (convocatoria 2024). Ref.: 6141.

Keywords:

Emotional factors, psychological well-being, university students, pre-service teachers.