%0 Journal Article %T Influencia de la autoestima y del apoyo social percibido sobre el bienestar psicol¨®gico de estudiantes universitarios chilenos %A Barra Almagia %A Enrique %J Diversitas: Perspectivas en Psicolog¨ªa %D 2012 %I Universidad Santo Tom¨¢s %X this correlational and cross-sectional study examined the relationships of psychological well-being with self-esteem and perceived social support in 450 male and female students from the university of concepci¨®n (chile). individuals completed de rosenberg self-esteem scale, the perceived social support questionnaire and the ryff's psychological well-being scales. it was found that self-esteem had a higher influence on psychological well-being than perceived social support. there were not significant gender differences in general psychological well-being, but men reported higher self acceptance and autonomy, while women reported higher personal growth. it was also found that men reported greater self-esteem and women reported greater perceived social support. %K psychological well-being %K self-esteem %K perceived social support %K university students. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1794-99982012000100003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en