Loneliness and Self-Esteem as Mediators Between Social Support and Life Satisfaction in Late Adolescence

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 271-279

  Kong, Feng ^a   You, Xuqun ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Late adolescence; Life satisfaction; Loneliness; Self esteem; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STUDENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84872494010     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9930-6     Document Type: Article

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