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Mediating Effect of Sense of Loss and Depression on the Relationship between Discrimination Experiences and Suicidal Ideation of the Elderly

노인의 차별경험과 자살생각 간의 관계에 대한 상실감, 우울감의 매개효과

  • Lee, Eun-A (Dept. of Social Welfare, SungKyul University)
  • 이은아 (성결대학교 사회복지학과)
  • Received : 2021.11.10
  • Accepted : 2021.12.20
  • Published : 2021.12.28
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Abstract

This study analyzed the path through which elderly discrimination experience, sense of loss, and depression lead to suicidal ideation by verifying the influence of elderly discrimination experience on suicidal ideation and the mediating effect sense of loss and depression. The subjects of the study were a 1:1 in-depth interview survey of 400 elderly people aged 65 or older using stratified sampling methods by region and type of 31 city, county, and district the elderly welfare welfare centers(10 locations) in Gyeonggi-do. As a result, a total of 360 samples were finally analyzed. It was verified through frequency analysis, descriptive statistics analysis, correlation analysis, structural equation and bootstrapping analysis methods using SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 23.0. As a result of the study, first, it was found that the more the elderly experienced discrimination, the higher the suicidal ideation. Second, the effect of sense of loss was partially mediated on the effect of discrimination experience on suicidal ideation in the elderly. Third, the feeling of depression was found to play a partial mediating role between the experience of discrimination among the elderly and suicidal ideation. Based on the results of this study, policy and practical suggestions were made to alleviate the suicidal ideation of experiences of discrimination against the elderly and sense of loss and depression to prevent suicide among the elderly.

본 연구는 노인차별경험이 자살생각에 미치는 영향과 상실감 및 우울감의 매개효과를 검증함으로써 노인차별경험, 상실감, 우울감이 자살생각으로 이어지는 경로를 분석하였다. 연구대상은 경기도 31개 시군구 노인복지관을 대상으로 지역별·유형별 층화표집 방법을 활용하여 노인복지관(10개소) 이용자인 65세 이상 노인 400명 대상으로 1:1 심층면접 조사하여 총 360부를 최종 분석하였다. SPSS 25.0과 AMOS 23.0을 활용하여 빈도분석, 기술통계분석, 상관분석, 구조방정식과 Bootstrapping의 분석방법을 통해서 검증하였다. 연구 결과 첫째, 노인차별경험이 많을수록 자살생각이 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 노인의 차별경험이 자살생각에 미치는 영향에서 상실감이 부분매개 효과가 있음을 확인하였다. 셋째, 우울감은 노인의 차별경험과 자살생각 간에 부분매개 역할을 하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구 결과를 토대로 노인자살을 예방하기 위해 노인차별경험과 상실감 및 우울감이 자살생각으로 연쇄되는 것을 완화할 수 있는 정책적·실천적 제언을 하였다.

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