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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2021.11.09.201

The Effects of Self-Esteem on Depression of Baby boomers and Echo-boomers who Live Alone  

Choi, So-Yun (Department of Social Welfare, Namseoul University)
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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.11, no.9, 2021 , pp. 201-207 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of self-esteem on the depression of baby boomer and eco-boomer generation (the children of baby boomers) living alone. It was identified from the point of view of comparison between the two groups. Using the 15th data of the 2020 Korea Welfare Panel, an independent sample t-test and hierarchical regression analysis were conducted with the data of baby boomers who live alone (born in 1955-1963) and eco-boomers who live alone (born in 1979-1992). The results of this study show that baby boomers who live alone had lower levels of education, income, and health condition than the eco-boomers who live alone, and had higher level of depression, but relatively lower level of self-esteem. In both groups, self-esteem had an effect on depression, but it was confirmed that the influence was greater in the group of baby boomers (Adjusted R2 .259) than in eco-boomers (Adjusted R2 .083). Based on the results of this study, practical and policy alternatives were suggested to prevent the depression among middle-aged, elderly people, and young adults who live alone.
Keywords
Depression; Self-esteem; Baby boomers; Eco-boomers; Single-person households;
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