Abstract
This study aimed to measure whether self-esteem and social support are mediators in the relationship between loneliness and
life satisfaction. The study includes early teenagers from the 6th, 7th and 8th grades aged between 11 and 15 (M = 13.31,
SD = 1.09). The study group consisted of 431 secondary school students from large and medium sized cities in Turkey, of which
196 (44.5 %) were girls and 235 (54.5 %) were boys. The study examined students’ responses to life satisfaction, loneliness,
self-esteem and social support scales. Data were separated into parcels of instruments within the framework of structural
equation modeling. It was determined that both self-esteem and social support were partial mediators between loneliness and
life satisfaction. These results are discussed within the scope of the literature.
life satisfaction. The study includes early teenagers from the 6th, 7th and 8th grades aged between 11 and 15 (M = 13.31,
SD = 1.09). The study group consisted of 431 secondary school students from large and medium sized cities in Turkey, of which
196 (44.5 %) were girls and 235 (54.5 %) were boys. The study examined students’ responses to life satisfaction, loneliness,
self-esteem and social support scales. Data were separated into parcels of instruments within the framework of structural
equation modeling. It was determined that both self-esteem and social support were partial mediators between loneliness and
life satisfaction. These results are discussed within the scope of the literature.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-16
- DOI 10.1007/s11205-012-0024-x
- Authors
- Şahin Kapıkıran, Department of Counseling and Guidance, Faculty of Education, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
- Journal Social Indicators Research
- Online ISSN 1573-0921
- Print ISSN 0303-8300