@article{10272/15235, year = {2014}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10272/15235}, abstract = {The aim of this study was to test a theoretical model that explains the psychological well-being of the participants of athletic physical activities. The model theorised the effect of mastery-approach goals, of perceived emotional intelligence, and of the satisfaction of the basic psychological needs on psychological well-being. The participants were 422 physically active university students (182 females and 240 males) with a mean age of 21.47 years (SD = 4.07). The structural equations model demonstrated that the satisfaction of the basic psychological needs mediated the mastery approach and self-esteem and partially mediated the perceived emotional intelligence and self-esteem. Emotional intelligence and self-esteem positively predicted satisfaction with life. The results are discussed in the framework of the theory of self-determination and goal achievement theory.}, publisher = {Elsevier}, title = {Explanatory model of psychological well-being in the university athletic context}, doi = {10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.04.307}, author = {Fernández Ozcorta, Eduardo José and Almagro Torres, Bartolomé Jesús and Sáenz-López Buñuel, Pedro}, }