ERIC Number: EJ995004
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jan
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Loneliness and Self-Esteem as Mediators between Social Support and Life Satisfaction in Late Adolescence
Kong, Feng; You, Xuqun
Social Indicators Research, v110 n1 p271-279 Jan 2013
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.
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Psychological Patterns, Late Adolescents, College Students, Life Satisfaction, Social Support Groups, Structural Equation Models, Gender Differences, Social Indicators, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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