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The Influence of Daily Social Interaction and Physical Activity on Daily Happiness of Korean Urban Older Adults
도시노인의 사회적 교류, 신체활동과 일상적 행복감의 관련성: 개인특성의 맥락효과를 고려하여
- Han, Gyounghae (Dept. of Child Development and Family Studies, Seoul National University) ;
- Choi, Heejin (Dept. of Child Development and Family Studies, Seoul National University)
- Received : 2018.08.31
- Accepted : 2018.10.29
- Published : 2018.11.30
Abstract
The present study sought to capture day-to-day fluctuation of the daily happiness among Korean urban older adults and to examine whether the within person fluctuation of daily happiness is explained by the social and physical activities the older adults experience each day. We also examined whether the within person association between daily social, physical activities and the daily happiness varies by individual characteristics(i.e. gender, age, educational level and health). In addition, we explored the relationships between the level and fluctuation of daily happiness and the level of global happiness. The data was collected by multi-method approach, which includes general survey, daily diary method and collection of physical activity data through the activity monitors. In total, 175 urban older adults participated for seven days of daily diary survey. The data about the number of steps and the time spent on sedentary activities, light intensity physical activities and moderate to vigorous intensity physical activities were also collected during the same period from 16 sub-samples using activity monitors. Hierarchical linear modeling was applied for the analysis. The results were as below. First, the level of happiness of older adults fluctuated during a week, and the patterns of fluctuation varied by the gender and the health. Second, socializing with their children and friends elevated their levels of happiness. Also the impact of contacts with siblings on the level of daily happiness was greater for the unhealthy group compare to the healthy group. Third, older adults were happier on the days when they walked more, but the level of daily happiness decreased on the days when they spent longer time for low intensity physical activities. Lastly, the higher level of daily happiness were related to the higher level of global happiness, but the degree of fluctuation of daily happiness was not related to the level of global happiness. The implications of these results and suggestions for future research are discussed.
본 연구에서는 서울 및 수도권에 거주하는 65세 이상의 노인이 매일 느끼는 일상적 행복감(daily happiness)이 일주일 동안 변동하는지, 매일의 사회적 교류와 신체활동이 개인 내 일상적 행복감의 변동과 어떤 관련성을 갖는지 탐색한다. 다음으로, 노인의 성별, 연령, 학력, 건강에 따라 사회적 교류 및 신체활동과 일상적 행복감 사이의 관련성이 달라지는지 살펴본다. 마지막으로 일상적 행복감의 수준과 변동이 전반적 행복감(global happiness) 수준과 어떻게 관계되는지 확인한다. 이를 위하여 일주일 동안 수집한 생활일지(daily diary) 자료(n=175명
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