Friendship Contingent Self-Esteem as a Predictor of Satisfaction in Junior High School Students: Focusing on Social Achievement Goals and Friendship

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to examine a process model in which friendship contingent self-esteem was related to satisfaction through social achievement goals and friendship in junior high school students. Junior high school students (n=772) completed the questionnaire. A path analysis revealed that friendship contingent self-esteem was related to satisfaction through social achievement goals and friendship. The results suggest that friendship contingent self-esteem had positive and negative effects on the satisfaction process.