Impact of social support, prosocial behaviour, basic psychological needs on life satisfacation and self-esteem as a mediator among Chinese university students in Shandong

This study aims to develop a model of life satisfaction by looking at the following factors; prosocial behavior, basic psychological need satisfaction and social support. In addition, this study also examines self-esteem as a mediator and hypothesizes the model developed fit with data sample. A cross-sectional study employing stratified sampling and simple random sampling methods was used to achieve the desired objective of the study. A face-to-face survey was conducted among university students in Shandong, China, resulting in the collection of a total of 291 questionnaires. Instruments involved, such as the Satisfaction With Life Scale, Prosocialness Scale for Adults, Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Data analysis was conducted using Smart PLS version 4.0. Findings reported that prosocial behavior (_=0.170, t=2.330, P=0.020; P