Abstract
The academic transition to university is a turning point in young people’s lifestyles. However, studies to date have focused on student behaviour within the classroom context, rather than on the consequences it may have on their lifestyle. This study aims to analyze the influence of emotional intelligence of university students on their resilience, academic stress, exam anxiety, and eating habits related to the Mediterranean diet at the university stage. This study was carried out with the participation of 733 male and 614 female students from the University of Almeria, aged between 19 and 27. A structural equation model was made to explain the causal relationships between the variables. The results showed emotional intelligence positively predicted resilience. In turn, test anxiety and academic stress were negatively predicted by resilience. Finally, test anxiety and academic stress were negatively predicted by the Mediterranean diet. In short, the results of the present study have shown that academic transfer to university and grading pressure can generate maladaptive consequences for food consumption.
Highlights
University studies are often experienced by students as a time of great change on a personal level, representing the peak of academic stress due to high workloads, and because they coincide with a stage of life in which the student must face many changes [1]
Considering the aforementioned, this study aimed to analyze the influence of emotional intelligence of university students on their resilience, academic stress, exam anxiety, and eating habits related to the Mediterranean diet at the university stage
Correlation analyses showed a positive correlation between emotional intelligence, resilience, and the Mediterranean diet, while a negative correlation was found for academic stress and exam anxiety
Summary
University studies are often experienced by students as a time of great change on a personal level, representing the peak of academic stress due to high workloads, and because they coincide with a stage of life in which the student must face many changes [1]. It coincides with the process of separation from the family, incorporation into the labor market, adaptation to new teachers and colleagues, learning new content that is constantly being updated, curricular reorganizations, and demanding and selective assessments [2]. Public Health 2020, 17, 2071; doi:10.3390/ijerph17062071 www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph
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