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A Study of the Effect of Leisure Time Activities on Depression among Elderly

여가활동이 노인의 우울경험에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구

  • Cho, Insook (College of Government and Business, Yonsei University)
  • Received : 2020.08.25
  • Accepted : 2020.11.20
  • Published : 2020.11.28
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Abstract

Using the Korean longitudinal study of ageing(KLoSA), this study examines the effect of the participation in physical exercises and in social networking on the experience of depressive symptoms among elderly. This study differs from previous studies in two ways. First, this study avoids omitted variable bias by using an extensive set of control variables that are associated with the experience of depressive symptoms. Second, this study explores the composite effect of two different leisure time activities. This study provides empirical evidence that the participation in physical activities and in social networking reduces the probability of experiencing depressive symptoms. This study provides important insights on the future research on the mechanism how leisure time activities influence physical and mental health of elderly.

본 연구는 고령자연구패널조사 자료를 사용하여 노인들의 신체적 운동과 사회적 네트워크 참여가 우울증상 경험 가능성에 어떤 영향을 미치는지를 살펴본다. 본 연구는 로지스틱 모형을 기반으로 분석을 수행하였다. 노인의 우울에 영향을 미치는 광범위한 통제변수들을 분석모형에 포함시켜 누락변수편이를 최소화 하였다. 또한 서로 다른 여가활동 방식이 우울에 미치는 복합적인 영향을 분석하였다는 점에서 기존 연구와 차별성을 가진다. 실증분석 결과는 신체적 운동과 사회적 네트워크에 참여하는 노인은 그렇지 않는 노인들에 비해 우울증을 경험할 가능성이 더 낮음을 보인다. 본 연구는 신체적 운동이나 사회적 네트워크가 노인들의 정신 건강에 긍정적인 영향을 미친다는 실증적 근거를 제시함으로써, 여가활동이 노인의 신체적, 정신적 건강에 영향을 미치는 메커니즘을 분석하는 연구에 기반을 제공한다.

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