Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2008

Full Length Research Paper

The mediation effect of school satisfaction in the relationship between teacher support, positive affect and life satisfaction in adolescents

Bulent Baki Telef*
  • Bulent Baki Telef*
  • Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University/Turkey.
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Gokmen Arslan
  • Gokmen Arslan
  • Suleyman Demirel University/Turkey.
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Abdullah Mert
  • Abdullah Mert
  • Ministry of National Education/Turkey.
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Sezai Kalafat
  • Sezai Kalafat
  • Bulent Ecevit University/Turkey.
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  •  Received: 05 May 2015
  •  Accepted: 10 June 2015
  •  Published: 23 June 2015

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