Bienestar psicológico, estilos de personalidad y objetivos de vida en estudiantes universitarios

Objective. This study measures the degree of psychological well-being (PW), its relation with personality traits and the aims of life (AL) of Psychology students. One of the main factors that contributes to the PW is personality. Investigations show that people s AL are closely connected with the self perception of the PW. This study will be approached from T. Millon s theory and its general aim is to establish the existing relation between subjective well-being and personality styles in university students, and to analyze their Life objectives. Method. Transversal design with descriptive and correlational methodology. The Scale of Psychological Wellbeing for Adults [Bieps - A] (Casullo, 2002), Scale of Little s (1983, local adjustment) and Millon s Inventory of Personality Styles [MIPS] (Adjustment Casullo & Castro-Solano, 1997) were administered to a sample of 366 psychology students, both sexes, with an average age of 21 years, SD 3,90 (range 19-46 years old). The results are analyzed on the basis of four dimensions of the PW: acceptance / control, autonomy, bonds and projects. The correlation with personality styles is studied in its 3 areas: Motivating Styles, Thinking Styles, Behaving Styles. A multivaried exploratory analysis (analysis of multiple correspondences) is carried out. Life objectives are descriptively analyzed. Results. Positive and negative correlations between some personality styles and PW s dimensions were presented. Relevant aims of life are described. Conclusions. the hypothesis of the association of PW with the personality styles is supported. Escopo. Este estudo mede o grau de bem-estar psicológico (BP), sua relação com rasgos de personalidade e objetivos de vida (OV) de estudantes de Psicologia, já que pesquisas indicam que a categoria de personalidade e OV das pessoas está relacionada com a auto percepção do BP. Este estudo foi abordado desde a teoria de T. Millon, sendo seu escopo estabelecer a relação existente entre dimensões de bem-estar psicológico e estilos de personalidade em estudantes universitários, assim como analisar seus objetivos de vida. Metodologia. Foi usado um desenho transversal com metodologia descritiva e co-relacional. Para isto, foi administrada a Escala de Bem-estar Psicológico para Adultos [Bieps-A] (Casullo, 2002), Escala de Little (1983, Adaptação local) e Inventário Millon de Estilos de Personalidade [MIPS] (Adaptação Casullo e Castro-Solano, 1997) a uma amostra de 366 estudantes da carreira de Psico