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Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur, Turkey Balance CiC, Surrey, England

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The aim of this study is to determine impact of adolescents’ self-esteem and body image on subjective well-being. In this study, the structural model are tested. Study group of the research consist of 164 students 90 females and 74 males. Self-esteem scale, body image scale and subjective well-being scale are in collection of data for the study. It is determined that the theoretical model built on the fact that adolescents’ self-esteem and body image have influence on their subjective well-beings was verified with structural equality model. These results demonstrate that self-esteem and body image perception affects the sense of subjective well-being positively. Both variables explain 28% of the change in subjective well-being feeling. There are significant differences according to gender adolescents’ self-esteem and body image, but there are not significant differences according to gender their subjective well-being. Based on this, it may be affective to focus on adolescents’ subjective well-being in psychological and guidance studies especially in schools and to implement psycho-education programs towards increasing adolescents’ well-being.

KEYWORDS

adolescence, self-esteem, body image, subjective well-being

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Firdevs Savi-Çakar, & Sevil Savi-Karayol. (2015). The Impact of Body Image and Self-Esteem on Turkish Adolescents’ Subjective Well-Being. Psychology Research, 5(9), 536-551.

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