Relationship between emotional intelligence and social support with subjective well- being: a cross-cultural study spain-ecuador

Marco teórico: la inteligencia emocional es una de las variables psicológicas más estudiadas en la actualidad, así como el apoyo social, que puede actuar como protector de la salud y el bienestar psico-lógico. El objetivo principal del trabajo es estudiar la relación entre la inteligencia emocional y el apoyo social percibido con la felicidad subjetiva y la satisfacción vital en universitarios de dos culturas y con-textos diferentes: España y Ecuador. Método: 760 estudiantes universitarios, incluyendo 379 españoles (83.1% mujeres) y 381 ecua-torianos (76.6% mujeres), completaron las escalas Trait Meta Mood Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Satisfaction With Life Scale y Subjective Happiness Scale. Resultados: a pesar de encontrar diferencias entre las muestras en cada variable, los análisis co-rrelacionales muestran la existencia de relaciones estadísticamente significativas y positivas en ambas muestras entre las dimensiones de claridad emocional y reparación de las emociones, pertenecientes a la inteligencia emocional, tanto con la satisfacción vital como con la felicidad subjetiva, y en dimen-siones del apoyo social percibido, siendo el apoyo social percibido por la familia un predictor tanto de la satisfacción con la vida como de la felicidad subjetiva. Conclusiones: la presente investigación contribuye a una mayor comprensión de la relación de la inteligencia emocional y el apoyo social con el bienestar subjetivo en dos culturas diferentesTheoretical framework: emotional intelligence is one of the most studied psychological variables at present, as well as social support, which can act as a protector of psychological health and well-being. The main objective of the work is to study the relationship between emotional intelligence and percei-ved social support with subjective happiness and life satisfaction in undergraduates from two different cultures and contexts: Spain and Ecuador. Method: 760 undergraduates, 379 spaniards (83.1% female) and 381 ecuadorians (76.6% female), completed the Trait Meta Mood Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Satisfaction With Life Scale y Subjective Happiness Scale. Results: despite finding differences between the samples in each variable, the correlational analyzes show the existence of statistically significant and positive relationships in both samples between the dimensions of emotional clarity and repair of emotions, belonging to emotional intelligence, both with life satisfaction and subjective happiness, and in dimensions of perceived social support, the family perceived social support being a predictor of both life satisfaction and subjective happiness. Conclusions: the present research contributes to a deeper understanding of the relationship of emotional intelligence and social support with subjective well-being in two different culture

Students’ perception on teaching competences of teachers of the branch of social science and law of the University of Valencia

This paper presents data from research conducted at the University of Valencia in order to analyse students' perception on teaching competences of teachers in the area of Social and legal Sciences. The study included a total of 389 university students from 10 different degrees of the University of Valencia. In general, the subjects in the sample rated the 32 competencies as very important in the teaching / learning process. Students assess personal skills as the most important competences, followed by scientific, methodological and social ones.Overall the two most valued competences refer to “the proper and respectful treatment of students”, as well as “creating a classroom atmosphere based on dialogue and communication”. This data is a constant that is repeated in all degrees tested, with minor variations. The competences which are less valued are "Maintaining a careful personal image" and "keep update on new information and communication technologies”.</div