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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2021.11.12.049

Effects of Depression and Self-Esteem on Life Satisfaction of the Elderly: Comparison between Elderly People Who Live Alone and Those Who Live with Others  

Choi, Jung-Hyun (Department of Nursing, Namseoul University)
Choi, So-Yun (Department of Social Welfare, Namseoul University)
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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.11, no.12, 2021 , pp. 49-58 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the effects of antecedent variables on life satisfaction of elderly people who live alone and who live with others by comparing the levels of depression, self-esteem, and life satisfaction. Using the 15th data of the Korean Welfare Panel held in 2020, independent sample t-test and hierarchical regression analysis were conducted. Elderly people who live alone had a high sense of depression, low self-esteem, and low life satisfaction. For both of them, the older the age and the higher the income level, the higher the life satisfaction. The regression model, which added depression and self-esteem, had a significant effect on both of them, but the effect of self-esteem was higher (𝛽=.40, .41) than that of depression (𝛽=-.28, -.29). The effects of depression and self-esteem on life satisfaction were higher in elderly people who live alone (R2=.409) than in elderly people who live with others (R2=.398). Based on the research results, this study suggested appropriate policies and practice directions to enhance self-esteem and improve life satisfaction of elderly people who live alone.
Keywords
Life satisfaction; Depression; Self-esteem; Elderly people; Pannel data;
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