Abstract

The objectives of this study were to characterize the research published in the international literature on multidimensional models of well-being in university students and to identify the measuring instruments used in this context. Papers published in Web of Science™, Scopus® and SciELO® from 1990 to 2019 were analyzed, the descriptors were university students, well-being and flourishing, in English and Spanish. 550 publications were identified, out of which 42 were selected to be part of the sample of this study. According to the design, two studies were of qualitative type (3.03%), four of experimental type (3.03%), ten of instrumental type (30.30%) and 25 of empirical associative type (63.63%). Four measuring instruments were identified. The study of multidimensional well-being is relevant to the context of higher education because of its link with mental health variables and because of the benefits it offers in success in university. More research is needed on the conceptualization and measurement of multidimensional well-being in university students, especially in latin american contexts.