SELF-ESTEEM AS A MEDIATOR OF THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT ON ADOLESCENT LIFE SATISFACTION

Abstract

This study was performed to inspect the relationship between social support, self-esteem, and life satisfaction and to verify the function of self-esteem as a mediating variable. A number of 383 respondents participated in this study through cluster sampling. The data was collected employing a set of questionnaires with 98 Likert-scale items. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) were applied to interpret the data. The Structural Equation Model (SEM) analysis shows no significant relationship between social support with self-esteem and social support with life satisfaction among adolescents. Furthermore, self-esteem is not a mediating variable between social support and life satisfaction among adolescents. This study's findings show no relationship between social support for self-esteem and life satisfaction. It is clearly proved that today's adolescents are no longer concerned with social support in determining life satisfaction.