title: Personal self-concept and satisfaction with life in adolescence, youth and adulthood.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The main aim of this study was to explore the relationships between personal self-concept and satisfaction with life, with the latter as the key indicator for personal adjustment. The study tests a structural model which encompasses four dimensions of self-concept: self-fulfillment, autonomy, honesty and emotions.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 801 participants in the study, all of whom were aged between 15 and 65 (M = 34.03, SD = 17.29), completed the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and the Personal Self-Concept (APE) Questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although the four dimensions of personal self-concept differ in their weight, the results show that, taken together, they explain 46% of the differences observed in satisfaction with life. This implies a weight that is as significant as that observed for general self-esteem in previous research studies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This issue should be dealt with early on, during secondary education, in order to help prevent psychological distress or maladjustment.
authors: Universidad del País Vasco.
authors: Eider
authors: E
authors: Goñi Palacios
authors: Igor
authors: I
authors: Esnaola Echaniz
authors: Arantzazu
authors: A
authors: Rodríguez Fernández
authors: Igor
authors: I
authors: Camino Ortiz de Barrón
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult