AUTHOR=Mamani-Benito Oscar , Carranza Esteban Renzo Felipe , Caycho-Rodríguez Tomás , Castillo-Blanco Ronald , Tito-Betancur Madona , Alfaro Vásquez Rosa , Ruiz Mamani Percy G. 

TITLE=The influence of self-esteem, depression, and life satisfaction on the future expectations of Peruvian university students

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.976906

DOI=10.3389/feduc.2023.976906

ISSN=2504-284X

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Introduction</title><p>Strengthening the self-confidence of future professionals can help them achieve professional goals with a likelihood of being able to achieve them in the future. The objective was to determine whether self-esteem, depression, and life satisfaction influence the future expectations of Peruvian university students.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>A total of 708 university students participated (64.8% were female, mean age = 21.49; SD = 4.83). The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Patient Health Questionnaire-2, the Life Satisfaction Scale, and the Adolescent Future Expectations Scale were used. Structural equation modeling was employed to test the impact of selfesteem, depression, and life satisfaction on future expectations.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>The model relating the study variables demonstrated an adequate fit (<italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001, CFI = 0.940, RMSEA = 0.073), confirming the relationship between self-esteem (β = 0.33, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001), life satisfaction (β = 0.28, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001), and depression (β =  −0.14, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.010.) with future expectations. This model explained 36% of future expectations.</p></sec><sec><title>Discussion</title><p>In conclusion, future expectations may be affected by low levels of self-esteem and life satisfaction and high levels of depression.</p></sec>