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An Association between Spouse Satisfaction and Depressive Symptom among the Middle-aged and Elderly Couples

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  • 한삼성 (대구한의대학교 보건학부) ;
  • 정성화 (대구한의대학교 보건학부) ;
  • 강성욱 (대구한의대학교 보건학부)
  • Received : 2012.12.20
  • Accepted : 2013.02.08
  • Published : 2013.03.30
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Abstract

This study examined the relationship between spouse satisfaction and depressive symptom among the middle-aged and elderly couples, using dataset of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing(KLoSA). The subjects were 6,652 persons aged 45 and over who were living with their spouse. A multiple regression model was used to study an association between spouse satisfaction and depressive symptom, controlling for socio-economic characteristics, health status and behavior, and social support. Also, this paper run three subgroup regression models based on age of subjects (45~54, 55~64, 65 and over), controlling for confounding variables. Authors found that there was negative relationship between spouse satisfaction and depressive symptom (b=-0.022, p<0.0001). This negative relationship was also shown in three subgroup regression models. This study suggested the importance of spouse support for promoting mental health among the middle-aged and elderly couples.

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