Adolescents’ Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction: Communication with Peers as a Mediator
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction
1.2. Self-Esteem and Peer Communication
1.3. Peer Communication and Life Satisfaction
1.4. Peer Communication as a Mediator
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Procedure
2.2. Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
2.3. Satisfaction with Life Scale
2.4. Scale of Communication of Adolescents with Peers
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Statistics
3.2. Correlations
3.3. Multicollinearity and Confounding Variables
3.4. Mediation Analyses
4. Discussion
5. Limitations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | M | SD | Skewness | Kurtosis |
---|---|---|---|---|
Self-esteem | 27.34 | 6.42 | −0.205 | −0.507 |
Life satisfaction | 19.37 | 6.09 | 0.012 | −0.553 |
Openness | 37.10 | 7.34 | −0.414 | −0.420 |
Difficulty | 25.21 | 6.07 | 0.012 | −0.259 |
Scales | Self-Esteem | Life Satisfaction | Openness | Difficulty |
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Self-esteem | 1 | |||
Life satisfaction | 0.64 *** | 1 | ||
Openness | 0.30 *** | 0.33 *** | 1 | |
Difficulty | −0.23 *** | −0.22 *** | −0.49 *** | 1 |
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Szcześniak, M.; Bajkowska, I.; Czaprowska, A.; Sileńska, A. Adolescents’ Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction: Communication with Peers as a Mediator. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 3777. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073777
Szcześniak M, Bajkowska I, Czaprowska A, Sileńska A. Adolescents’ Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction: Communication with Peers as a Mediator. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(7):3777. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073777
Chicago/Turabian StyleSzcześniak, Małgorzata, Iga Bajkowska, Anna Czaprowska, and Aleksandra Sileńska. 2022. "Adolescents’ Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction: Communication with Peers as a Mediator" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 7: 3777. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073777