The Mediating Role of Engagement on the Achievement and Quality of Life of University Students
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Academic engagement Emotional intelligence Resilience Quality of life University students
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2021Referencia bibliográfica
García-Martínez, I.; Landa, J.M.A.; León, S.P. The Mediating Role of Engagement on the Achievement and Quality of Life of University Students. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 6586. https:// doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126586
Resumen
(1) Background: Academic engagement has been reported in the literature as an important factor in the academic achievement of university students. Other factors such as emotional
intelligence (EI) and resilience have also been related to students’ performance and quality of life.
The present study has two clearly delimited and interrelated objectives. First, to study the mediational role that engagement plays in the relationship between EI and resilience on quality of life.
Secondly, and similarly, to study the mediational role of engagement in the relationship between EI
and resilience, but in this case on academic achievement. (2) Methods: For this purpose, four scales
frequently used in the literature to measure emotional intelligence, resilience, academic engagement
and quality of life were administered to 427 students of the University of Jaén undertaking education
degrees. In addition, students were asked to indicate their current average mark as a measure of
academic performance. Two mediational models based on structural equations were proposed to
analyse the relationships between the proposed variables. (3) Results: The results obtained showed
that emotional intelligence and resilience directly predicted students’ life satisfaction, but this direct
relationship did not result in academic performance. In addition, and assuming a finding not found
so far, engagement was shown to exert an indirect mediational role for both life satisfaction and
academic performance of students. (4) Conclusions: The findings of the study support the importance of engagement in the design and development of instructional processes, as well as in the
implementation of any initiative.