Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies

The objective of this research was to determine to what extent and in what way the quality of life affects the psychological well-being of the inhabitants of the human settlements in the district of La Esperanza, in the province of Trujillo in the year 2022. The research was applied, with a quantitative approach, non-experimental design, cross-section, correlational, descriptive, causal, comparative level. The variables considered were quality of life and psychological well-being. The population was made up of 3245 inhabitants of both sexes of the Human Settlements s Indoamérica and Las Palmeras, La Esperanza, 2022.  The sample was made up of 350 residents. The technique used was the survey. They used two questionnaires, with Likert scale and 5 response options (never, almost never, sometimes, almost always, always).  The questionnaire on quality of life consisted of 4 dimensions: physical health, degree of independence, social relationships and environment.  The questionnaire on psychological well-being was made up of 5 dimensions: self-acceptance, positive relationships, autonomy, mastery of the environment and personal growth.  The results showed the relationship between quality of life and psychological well-being in the inhabitants of the Indoamérica Human Settlement and Las Palmeras, La Esperanza. Most Perc settlers had a high quality of life. Physical health, psychological health and the environment were placed at a good level.  In the psychological environment, self-acceptance, positive relationships, autonomy, mastery of the environment and personal growth were at a good level. It was possible to demonstrate the existence of a correlation between physical health, independence, social relations and the environment with psychological well-being in the inhabitants of both human settlements.