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The Influence of Social Activity on Successful Aging of Older Adults : The Mediator of Social Support

노인의 사회활동이 성공적 노화에 미치는 영향 : 사회적 지지의 매개효과

  • Lee, Hyun-Ji (Dept. of Social Welfare, Daegu Catholic Univ)
  • 이현지 (대구가톨릭대학교 사회복지학과)
  • Received : 2024.08.15
  • Accepted : 2024.11.07
  • Published : 2024.11.30
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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate social support as a mediator in the relationship between social activity and successful aging among older adults. For this purpose, the non-ramdom purposive sampling and snowball sampling procedure were used to select the older adults over 65 years old who registered at the Senior Welfare Center in Daegu and Kyungpook and data were collected from 254 elderly. SPSS and PROCESS Macro Program were utilized to analyze the collected data. Findings of this study showed that participation in social activity, social support and successful aging were positively related among older adults, and those who participate in social activity actively and perceive higher level of social support seemed to experience higher level of successful aging. Moreover, the participation in social activity and social support were statistically significant factors in explaining the variance of successful aging, and social support was a statistically significant mediator in the effect of participation in social activity on the successful aging among older adults. Finally, based on the results of this study, the practical implication for the improving successful aging among older adults and the further research were recommended.

본 연구의 목적은 노인의 디지털 기기 활용이 성공적 노화에 미치는 영향 관계에서 사회지지의 매개효과를 검증하는 것이다. 이를 위해, 대구시와 경북에 위치한 노인복지관을 이용하는 65세 이상의 노인을 대상으로 비확률적 유의 표집과 눈덩이 표집을 적용하여 조사대상 노인을 선정하였으며, 설문조사에 참여한 254명의 노인으로부터 자료를 수집하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS와 PROCESS Macro 프로그램을 사용하여 분석하였다. 분석결과, 노인의 사회활동 참여와 사회적 지지, 성공적 노화는 상호 통계적으로 유의한 정적 상관관계를 가지는 것으로 파악되었으며, 사회활동 참여가 적극적이고, 사회적 지지를 높게 인식하는 노인이 그렇지 않은 노인에 비해 성공적 노화의 수준이 높은 것으로 확인되었다. 또한, 노인의 사회활동 참여와 사회적 지지는 성공적 노화에 통계적으로 유의한 정적 영향을 미치며, 사회적 지지는 노인의 사회활동 참여가 성공적 노화에 미치는 영향 관계에 통계적으로 유의한 매개효과를 가지는 것으로 검증되었다. 마지막으로, 본 연구결과를 근거로 노인의 성공적 노화의 향상을 위한 실천적 함의와 향후 연구 방안을 제언하였다.

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이 논문은 2023년도 대구가톨릭대학교 교내연구비 지원에 의한 결과임

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