Does self-esteem mediate the relationship between loneliness and depression among Malaysian teenagers?

• Main Authors: Uba, Ikechukwu, Yaacob, Siti Nor, Juhari, Rumaya, Abu Talib, Mansor
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40667/1/Does%20self-esteem%20mediate%20the%20relationship%20between%20loneliness%20and%20depression%20among%20Malaysian%20teenagers.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40667/; http://pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2020%20(1)%20Mar.%202012/21%20Pg%20179-188.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The current study examined the mediating role of self-esteem in the relationship between loneliness and depression among teenagers. The participants of the study were 242 teenagers (119 males and 123 females) aged 13 to16 years, from selected secondary schools in the central zone (Selangor) of Mala...