Abstract
This study was an attempt to examine the relationship between state self esteem, loneliness and life-satisfaction in adulthood. Participants were 213 (50 boys and 163 girls) students from shiraz university, who completed the State Self-Esteem Scale(SESS); the short form of the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adult (SELSA-S) and Satisfaction With Life Scale(SWLS). To examine reliability of measures, Cronbach alpha coefficient, and to determine the validity, factor analysis method were applied. The results of regression showed that appearance self-esteem was stronger positive predictor and emotional loneliness was stronger negative predictor of life satisfaction. Implications and details of findings are discussed.