Students at Risk: Self-Esteem, Optimism and Emotional Intelligence in Post-Pandemic Times? Checa Domene, Lara Torrado, Jorge Juan University students Self-esteem Emotional intelligence Optimism Post-pandemic Understanding the emotional profile of students during their training, as well as associated psychosocial factors such as optimism versus pessimism and self-esteem, is critical to improving student performance, especially in the post-pandemic period. In this study, 798 university students participated, belonging to the Degrees of Early Childhood and Primary Education, with a mean age of 24.52 years ( 5.48). The following instruments were used: Wong Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS-S), Life Orientation Test Revised (LOT-R) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). The objective was to determine the predictive value of self-esteem on emotional intelligence and optimism vs. pessimism. A positive relationship between several dimensions of the instruments used (p < 0.01) were found. Moreover, the regression model predicted an association between emotional intelligence (use of emotions), pessimism and self-esteem. The practical consequences suggest the importance of the acquisition of emotional competences by university students is essential to obtain higher performances. 2022-11-03T08:27:17Z 2022-11-03T08:27:17Z 2022-09-30 journal article Checa-Domene, L... [et al.]. Students at Risk: Self-Esteem, Optimism and Emotional Intelligence in Post-Pandemic Times? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12499. [https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912499] https://hdl.handle.net/10481/77719 10.3390/ijerph191912499 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional MDPI