Back to Search
Start Over
Loneliness and Self-Esteem as Mediators Between Social Support and Life Satisfaction in Late Adolescence.
- Source :
-
Social Indicators Research . Jan2013, Vol. 110 Issue 1, p271-279. 9p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2013
-
Abstract
- This study examined both the mediation effects of loneliness and self-esteem for the relationship between social support and life satisfaction. Three hundred and eighty nine Chinese college students, ranging in age from 17 to 25 (M = 20.39), completed the emotional and social loneliness scale, the self-esteem scale, the satisfaction with life scale and measure of social support. Structural equation modeling showed full mediation effects of loneliness and self-esteem between social support and life satisfaction. The final model also revealed a significant path from social support through loneliness and self-esteem to life satisfaction. Furthermore, a multi-group analysis found that the paths did not differ across sexes. The findings provided the external validity for the full mediation effects of loneliness and self-esteem and valuable evidence for more complicated relations among the variables. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03038300
- Volume :
- 110
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Social Indicators Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 84765909
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-011-9930-6