Emotional Intelligence, Self-Esteem, And Resilience As Predictors Of Satisfaction With Life: A Study On University Students In Kolkata

The present study examined if Emotional Intelligence (EI), Resilience, and Self-Esteem Predicted Life Satisfaction in University Students in Kolkata. We computed correlations between the study variables, then, we compared the differences between men and women. Finally, a simultaneous multiple regression was performed. The sample was composed of 118 university students (42 were men and 76 were women), whose age ranged from 20 to 25 years. The instruments used were the Emotional Intelligence Scale by Dr. Arun Kumar Singh & Dr. Shruti Narain, the Wagnild and Young Resilience Scale (ER-25), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and the Diener Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). The results indicated that EI, self-esteem, and resilience correlated significantly and directly with satisfaction with life. Regarding sex differences, it was found that there are no differences in emotional intelligence, self-esteem, resilience and satisfaction with life between men and women university students. The results showed that 34% of variance in life satisfaction is explained by these predictors. The variable that best predicted satisfaction with life was resilience.