Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

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Analysis of the Structural Relationship between Social Relationships, Self Esteem, Life Satisfaction, and School Adjustment in Early Adolescents

초기 청소년의 사회적 관계, 자아존중감, 삶의 만족, 학교생활적응 간의 관계 분석

  • 신미 (숙명여자대학교 아동복지학과 아동심리치료전공) ;
  • 전성희 (숙명여자대학교 아동복지학과 아동심리치료전공) ;
  • 유미숙 (숙명여자대학교 아동복지학과)
  • Received : 2011.10.31
  • Accepted : 2012.02.10
  • Published : 2012.02.29
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Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to analysis of the structural relationship between early adolescents' social relationships, self esteem, life satisfaction, and school adjustment. Data harvested from the Korean Youth Panel Survey 2010 was analyzed by means of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results indicate that the model is appropriate in terms of goodness of fit and significant path based on the validation procedure. According to the model, the social relationships have some degree of influence upon self esteem which then goes on to have a subsequent effect on life satisfaction; which in turn have a further influence on school adjustment. Social relationships also have a direct influence on life satisfaction, school adjustment, and self esteem has a direct influence on school adjustment. The paper concludes with an outline of the implications of the present study for future studies on this subject.

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