Influence of self-esteem on the subjective happiness of female health officials from a primary health center in Chillan

Abstract

Objective: To identify the relationship that self-esteem has on the subjective happiness of the
employees of the health area of a primary health center in Chillán. Methodology: Quantitative
approach, non-experimental design, cross-sectional, and correlational type. the studied population
corresponded to 250 civil servants analyzed in an intentional non-probabilistic sample of 105 people.
The Rosemberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Lyubomirsky and Lepper Subjective Happiness Scale
were used as measurement instruments. Results: There is a relationship between the medians of the
variables average self-esteem and average subjective happiness, with a significance of (P <0.000) and a strength of R = 0.386. This evidenced a significant bilateral correlation between self-esteem and
subjective happiness, which showed that both variables influence each other. In addition, a relationship
was found between economic income and self-esteem, where the higher-income group presented a
lower level of self-esteem. It was possible to visualize that the variables: age, income, marital status,
education and religion do not have a significant relationship with subjective happiness. Conclusion:
The possible reason for these results could be that well-being promotes positive emotions and a sense
of individual worth that contributes to making life much more predictable and also acts as a buffer
against stress by strengthening self-esteem.