Objective: The present research was to test how and when peer rejection influences subjective well-being among children from needy families. Methods: Scales for peer rejection, subjective well-being, loneliness, and resilience were administered to 460 children from needy families. Results: (1)Peer rejection was positively associated with loneliness, and negatively associated with subjective well-being. Subjective well-being was positively correlated with resilience, and negatively correlated with loneliness. (2)Loneliness mediated the association between peer rejection and subjective well-bein...