Self-Esteem as Mediator and Moderator of the Relationship Between Social Support and Subjective Well-Being Among Chinese University Students

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 151-161

  Kong, Feng ^a   Zhao, Jingjing ^a   You, Xuqun ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese university students; Self esteem; Social support; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

CHINA;

EID: 84875519327     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0044-6     Document Type: Article

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