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Relationship Between Social Support and Subjective Well-being of the Urban Elderly People

도시지역 거주 노인들의 사회적 지지와 주관적 행복감의 관련성

  • Ham, Seok-Pil (Department of Human Care, Graduate School of Namseoul University) ;
  • Kim, Beom-Ho (Department of Alternative Treatment, Graduate School of Namseoul University)
  • 함석필 (남서울대학교 대학원 휴먼케어학과) ;
  • 김범호 (남서울대학교 복지경영대학원 대체치유학과)
  • Received : 2021.01.07
  • Accepted : 2021.04.02
  • Published : 2021.04.30
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Abstract

This study examined the relationship between social support and the subjective well-being of the elderly living in urban areas. The study subjects were 382 elderly people aged 65 or older living in D metropolitan city. The survey was conducted through a personal interview by investigators who visited the study subjects using a structured questionnaire from May 1 to June 30, 2019. As a result, the subjective well-being of the study subjects differed significantly depending on various variables in the sociodemographic, health condition and, health-related behavior characteristics. The subjective well-being according to social support was significantly lower for the groups with lower social support. The correlation of subjective well-being and social support showed a significant positive correlation. Logistic regression showed that the risk of lower subjective well-being increased significantly in the group (Q1), where the total score of social support was very high (Q4). The above results suggest that the subjective well-being of the elderly living in urban areas was not only related to various variables in sociodemographic, health condition, and health-related behavior characteristics but also has significant relationships for social support. Therefore, it is necessary to develop detailed social support practices to improve the subjective well-being.

본 연구는 도시지역에 거주하고 있는 노인의 사회적 지지와 주관적 행복감과의 관련성을 파악 하고자 2019년 5월 1일부터 6월30일까지의 기간 동안에 D광역시에 거주하고 있는 65세 이상 노인 382명을 대상으로 면접조사를 실시하였다. 연구결과, 조사대상자의 주관적 행복감은 인구사회학적특성, 건강상태 및 건강관련행위특성의 여러 변수들에 따라 유의한 차이를 보였다. 사회적지지에 따른 주관적 행복감은 사회적지지 총점 및 하위영역(정서적지지, 정보적지지, 물질적지지, 애정적지지, 긍정적 사회 상호작용)점수가 낮은 군일수록 유의하게 낮았다. 또한, 주관적 행복감은 사회적지지 총점 및 하위영역(정서적지지, 정보적지지, 물질적지지, 애정적지지, 및 긍정적 사회 상호작용)과 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보였다. 로지스틱 회귀분석 결과, 사회적지지 총점 및 하위영역(정서적지지, 정보적지지, 물질적지지, 애정적지지, 및 긍정적 사회 상호작용)이 매우 높은 군(Q4)보다 낮은 군(Q1)에서 주관적 행복감이 낮아질 위험비가 유의하게 증가하였다. 위와 같은 연구결과는 도시지역 거주 노인들의 주관적 행복감은 인구사회학적특성, 건강상태 및 건강관련행위특성의 여러 변수들과 관련이 있을 뿐만 아니라 사회적 지지와도 유의한 관련성이 있음을 시사하고 있다. 따라서 노인의 삶의 질과 밀접한 관련이 있는 주관적 행복감을 향상시키기 위한 사회적 지지의 구체적인 실행방법을 개발할 필요성이 있다고 생각된다.

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