Research Article
Satisfaction with Life and its Relationship with Mental Health in University Professors
@ARTICLE{10.4108/eetpht.9.3934, author={Djamila Gallegos-Espinoza and Carlos LaRosa-Longobardi and Livia Pi\`{o}as-Rivera and Luc\^{\i}a Asencios-Trujillo and Lida Asencios-Trujillo and Hernan Matta-Solis}, title={Satisfaction with Life and its Relationship with Mental Health in University Professors}, journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Pervasive Health and Technology}, volume={9}, number={1}, publisher={EAI}, journal_a={PHAT}, year={2024}, month={1}, keywords={Personal satisfaction, Mental health, Aged, Social factors}, doi={10.4108/eetpht.9.3934} }- Djamila Gallegos-Espinoza
Carlos LaRosa-Longobardi
Livia Piñas-Rivera
Lucía Asencios-Trujillo
Lida Asencios-Trujillo
Hernan Matta-Solis
Year: 2024
Satisfaction with Life and its Relationship with Mental Health in University Professors
PHAT
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eetpht.9.3934
Abstract
Introduction: The satisfaction with the life in university professors will have an important value for the personal evaluation of themselves on the quality of their own experiences and in addition to a well-being of personal feeling. Aim: to determine Satisfaction with life and its relationship with mental health in professors of a university in North Lima. Methods: a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study, with a population of 270 older adults, who answered a questionnaire of sociodemographic aspects and the scale of satisfaction with life. Results: 54 (20%) of the older adults were dissatisfied with life, 32 (11.9%) slightly dissatisfied, 39 (14.4%) are neutral with respect to life satisfaction, 84 (31.1%) are satisfied, and 50 (18.5%) are very satisfied. Conclusions: educational talks should be held for the elderly, where the experience of positive emotions during that stage of life continues to be promoted and allows them to have a better satisfaction with their lives.
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