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http://dx.doi.org/10.6115/fer.2022.031

The Mediation Effects of Depressive Symptoms on the Association between Social Activity Participation and Marital Satisfaction among Couples in Later Life: Using APIMeM Modeling

Kim, Yulri (Department of Child and Family Studies, Human Life & Innovation Design, Yonsei University)
Joo, Susanna (BK21 Symbiotic Society and Design, Yonsei University)
Lee, Yeseul (Department of Child and Family Studies, Human Life & Innovation Design, Yonsei University)
Kim, Hyoun K. (Department of Child and Family Studies, Human Life & Innovation Design, Yonsei University)

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Human Ecology Research / v.60, no.3, 2022 , pp. 471-481 More about this Journal

Abstract

This study aimed at examining the mediation effects of depressive symptoms on the association between social activity participation and marital satisfaction among couples in later life. The study included 1,196 married couples aged 65 or above who participated in the 7th Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging in 2018. The study variables were husbands' and wives' social activity participation, marital satisfaction, and depressive symptoms. Covariates were individual age, education level, subjective health, couples' household income, and number of children. The Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediation Model (APIMeM) and bootstrapping techniques were used to test the significance of the mediating impacts of depressive symptoms based on the dyadic data structure. The results showed that for both husbands and wives, active participation in social activities had significant effects on increasing marital satisfaction through lowering depressive symptoms. However, only the participation of husbands in social activities was positively associated with their own marital satisfaction by reducing their own and their partner's depressive symptoms. These findings suggest that the active social participation of individuals salient for promoting the quality of marital relationships in later life, particularly for preventing their own and their spouse's depressive symptoms.

Keywords

couples in later life; marital satisfaction; social activity participation; depressive symptoms;

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