Emotional Status and Psychological Well-Being in the Educational Opposition Process Melguizo-Ibáñez, Eduardo Cachón Zagalaz, Javier González Valero, Gabriel Puertas Molero, Pilar García Pérez, Laura Ubago Jiménez, José Luis Emotional status Psychological well-being Pre-service teachers The process to become a public teacher in Spain involves a very strict examination. In order to pass this exam, a high level of emotional competence is required. During the preparation for this test, symptoms related to anxiety, depression and stress are experienced. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of negative emotional state on emotional intelligence and psychological wellbeing as a function of the number of sittings in the competitive examination process. The research design was quantitative and exploratory. The sample consisted of 3578 candidates. The results show an increase in the effect of negative emotional states on emotional intelligence and psychological well-being in candidates who have taken part in the selection process more than twice. It is concluded that negative emotional states increase in their effect on emotional and psychological well-being as the number of exams taken increases. 2024-05-10T08:37:03Z 2024-05-10T08:37:03Z 2023-12-13 journal article Melguizo-Ibáñez, Eduardo, Javier Cachón-Zagalaz, Gabriel González-Valero, Pilar Puertas-Molero, Laura García-Pérez, and José Luis Ubago-Jiménez. 2023. Emotional Status and Psychological Well-Being in the Educational Opposition Process. Social Sciences 12: 685. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12120685 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/91616 10.3390/socsci12120685 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional MDPI