Self-Esteem Is Independent Factor and Moderator of School-Related Psychosocial Determinants of Life Satisfaction in Adolescents

Zsuzsa Lábiscsák-Erdélyi, Ilona Veres-Balajti, Annamária Somhegyi and Karolina Kósa
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Zsuzsa Lábiscsák-Erdélyi: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 26 Kassai St., 4028 Debrecen, Hungary
Ilona Veres-Balajti: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Public Health, University of Debrecen, 26 Kassai St., 4028 Debrecen, Hungary
Annamária Somhegyi: Schools for Health in Europe Network Foundation, National Center for Spinal Disorders, 1-3 Kiralyhago St., 1126 Budapest, Hungary
Karolina Kósa: Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Debrecen, 22 Moricz Zsigmond St., 4032 Debrecen, Hungary

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-14

Abstract: Our aim was to investigate the impact of the school psychosocial environment, including students’ general attitude towards the school, perception of support from teachers and classmates as well as individual psychosocial factors including self-esteem and loneliness on life satisfaction (LS). Four repeated cross-sectional online questionnaire surveys were carried out between 2011 and 2014, inviting all students in one Hungarian high school. Health status and behaviour were assessed by the Hungarian version of the HBSC questionnaire. Results from the surveys were pooled for analysis (N = 3310 students). Heteroskedastic regression estimating robust variance was used to identify potential determinants of LS. Family wealth perceived to be well-off, self-esteem, and being perceived as a good student were identified to be the most important significant positive contributing factors of LS. Perceived good relations with classmates and teachers and an overall positive attitude to school had smaller but still significant positive effects on LS. Self-esteem was a significant moderator for the effect of perceived difficulty of schoolwork, relation with classmates, and gender. This paper shows that self-esteem is not only an independent factor but also a modifier of some school-related variables on LS. The complex interplay among school-related and individual potential determinants of LS should be taken into account in future research by controlling for their interactions.

Keywords: life satisfaction; psychosocial factors; school setting; adolescents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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