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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2017.8.10.305

Structural Relationship of Subjective Health, Ability to Work, Participation on Economic Activity, and Life Satisfaction among the Korean Elderly  

Chang, Cin-Jae (Department of Social Welfare, Seoul Jangsin University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.8, no.10, 2017 , pp. 305-310 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to test structural relationship of subjective health, ability to work, participation on economic activity, and life satisfaction among the elderly. Recently, societies have tried to lessen a social burden and alleviate negative perceptions of the elderly through some perspectives such as productive aging and active aging. In these perspectives pay attention to health and social participation to improve quality of life. Subjects were 3,392 elderly people over the age of 65 from 10th Korea Welfare Panel Study. The main results of the study are as follows. First, subjective health, ability to work, and participation on economic activity had a direct effect on life satisfaction among the elderly. Second, subjective health had a statistically significant effect on ability to work and participation on economic activity. Finally, avility to work had a positive effect on participation on economic activity. Based on the results of the analysis, this study suggested that health and work related factors should be considered as the important factors to improve the life satisfaction among the elderly.
Keywords
Elderly; Subjective Health; Ability to Work; Participation on Economic Activity; Life Satisfaction;
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