Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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The Effect of Online Social Relations Service Utilization on Life Satisfaction of Middle-aged and Older Adults : Focusing on the Mediating Effect of Social Support

중·고령자의 온라인 사회관계 서비스 활용도가 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향 : 사회적 지지의 매개효과를 중심으로

  • Um, Sa-Rang (Dept. of Gerontology, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Shin, Hye-Ri (Dept. of Gerontology, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Sun (Dept. of Gerontology, AgeTech-Service Convergence Major, Kyunghee University)
  • 엄사랑 (경희대학교 노인학과) ;
  • 신혜리 (경희대학교 노인학과) ;
  • 김영선 (경희대학교 노인학과 고령서비스-테크 융합전공)
  • Received : 2020.06.22
  • Accepted : 2021.03.20
  • Published : 2021.03.28
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Abstract

This study aims to verify the mediating effect of social support in the relationship between online social relations service utilization(PC, mobile) and life satisfaction for middle-aged and Older Adults. For this purpose, the '2017 Digital Devide Survey' data collected by the National Information Society Agency was used, and among 2,300 middle-aged and Older Adults aged 55 or older, 1,488 people using the Internet were selected as the final analysis target. Then, using the structural equation, the mediating effect of social support was verified in the between online social relations service utilization and life satisfaction. As a result, it was verified that higher levels of mobile-based social relations service utilization have a positive effect on social support and life satisfaction. Also, it was confirmed that social support has a mediating effect in the relationship between the utilization of mobile-based social relations service and life satisfaction. However, the utilization of PC-based social relations services did not show to affect social support and life satisfaction. Therefore, the results of this study can be used as basic data for practical measures to increase the connection between mobile-based social relationship service education and social support promotion education for middle-aged and Older Adults. In addition, the study is meaningful in that it overcomes the limitations of measuring the use of online social relations services as one, and selects tools that are practically effective by dividing them into mobile and PC.

본 연구는 중·고령자의 온라인 사회관계 서비스 활용도(PC, 모바일)와 삶의 만족도 간의 관계에서 사회적 지지의 매개효과를 검증하고자 한다. 이를 위해 한국정보화진흥원에서 수집한 '2017년도 디지털 정보격차 실태조사' 데이터를 활용하였으며, 만 55세 이상 중·고령자 2,300명 중 인터넷을 이용하는 1,488명을 최종 분석대상자로 선정하였다. 이후 구조방정식을 활용하여 온라인 사회관계 서비스 활용도와 삶의 만족도의 관계에서 사회적 지지의 매개효과를 검증하였다. 그 결과 모바일 기반 사회관계 서비스 활용 수준이 높을수록 사회적 지지와 삶의 만족도가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 모바일 기반 사회관계 서비스 활용도와 삶의 만족도와의 관계에서 사회적 지지는 부분 매개 효과를 가지는 것으로 확인하였다. 그러나 PC 기반 사회관계 서비스 활용도는 사회적 지지와 삶의 만족도에 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구의 결과는 중·고령자의 모바일 기반 사회관계 서비스 활용 교육과 사회적 지지 증진 교육과의 연계성을 높이거나 사회적 지지를 함께 활용하여 효과적인 삶의 만족도 증진시킬 수 있는 실천적 방안의 기초자료로 활용 가능하다. 또한 온라인 사회관계서비스 활용도를 하나로 측정했던 한계점을 극복하고, 모바일과 PC로 구분하여 실질적으로 효과가 높은 도구를 선별해내었다는 것에 연구의 의의를 가진다.

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