Exploring the mediation effect of social support and self-esteem on the relationship between humor style and life satisfaction in Chinese college students

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 126-130

  Zhao, Jingjing ^a   Wang, Yonghui ^a   Kong, Feng ^b  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese college students; Humor style; Life satisfaction; Self esteem; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897801682     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.02.026     Document Type: Article

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