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Savi Çakar, Firdevs; Tagay, Özlem – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2017
This research is a descriptive study based on the testing of a structural model developed by considering the effects of perceived social support and subjective well-being on adolescents' risky behaviors, and the possible mediating role of self-esteem. Participants consisted of 676 high school students attending formal education institutions,…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Social Support Groups, Risk, Health Behavior
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Altunel, Mustafa C.; Kocak, Omer Erdem; Cankir, Bilal – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
Conducting research and publishing these research papers in academic journals is an accepted norm in the academic world. Previous studies prove that work engagement is a significant predictor of performance. Herein, the relationship between work engagement, which is assumed as a substitute for performance, and job resources is examined. At least…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Surveys, College Faculty, Factor Analysis
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Kapikiran, Sahin – Social Indicators Research, 2013
This study aimed to measure whether self-esteem and social support are mediators in the relationship between loneliness and life satisfaction. The study includes early teenagers from the 6th, 7th and 8th grades aged between 11 and 15 (M = 13.31, SD = 1.09). The study group consisted of 431 secondary school students from large and medium sized…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Self Esteem
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Bayrakli, Hatice; Kaner, Sema – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
In this study, the effect of quantity and quality of social support and problem-focused coping style on mothers' resilience was examined by conducting a structural equation modeling. The sample of the research consisted of 257 mothers of children with intellectual disability, and 234 mothers of typically-developing children. The data were gathered…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Measures (Individuals), Coping, Path Analysis