摘要：The main purpose of this study was to examine the relations between Children's peer victimization,self-esteem,and loneliness with a sample of 494 elementary school students (293 boys and 231 girls)living in Pusan. Data was analyzed by correlations and regressions. Children's direct/indirect peervictimization were positively related to loneliness. Expecially,indirect peer victimization was morepositively related to loneness than direct peer victimization was. Children's self-esteem was negativelyrelated to loneliness. Children's direct/indirect peer victimization were negatively related to self-esteem.Expecially,direct peer victimization was more negatively related to self-esteem than indirect peervictimization was. In boys,self-esteem tended to play a perfectly mediating role between indirect peervictimization and loneliness In girls,self. eseem tended to play a prtially mediating role between diretpeer victimization and loneliness.
