2023•Vestnik Altaiskogo Gosudarstvennogo Pedagogiceskogo UniversitetaOpen access

LONELINESS AS A MEDIATOR FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ SELF-ESTEEM AND LIFE SATISFACTION

Dmitry Kashirsky, Olesya B. Darvish, Valeria V. Pautova

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The paper presents the results of a study of the role of loneliness, self-esteem, professional orientation, place of residence of university students on their life satisfaction. The mediating role of loneliness in the link between self-esteem and life satisfaction of students is studied. The sample consisted of 98 junior students of the pedagogical university of various specialties aged 18-26 years. A significant direct effect of loneliness on life satisfaction of students and a significant indirect positive effect of self-esteem on life satisfaction mediated by its direct negative effect on loneliness were revealed. The use of the results in practical work with students to improve their subjective well-being is discussed.

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Key concepts: Loneliness, Life satisfaction, Psychology, Self-esteem, Student life, Residence, Social psychology, Demography