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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2018.19.12.432

The Factors Influencing the Meaning in Life in Middle-aged Adult  

Jang, Sun-Hee (Department of Nursing, Changshin University)
Yeu, Hyung-Nam (Department of Nursing, Changshin University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.19, no.12, 2018 , pp. 432-440 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to understand the factors influencing meaning in life of middle-aged adult focusing social support, self-esteem, internal religious orientation, hope, spirituality among the variables and to supply interventional way for promotion of meaning in life of middle-aged adult. The study participants randomly selected 196 pieces from data that collected from 20 September to 31 October 2014 for middle-aged adults living in four cities. The data were analyzed by means of the t-test, ANOVA, $Scheff{\acute{e}}$, Pearson's correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression. Significant differences were found in the meaning in life grades by importance of religious life (p<.001), perceived economic state (p<.001). Further, there were significant correlations between social support (p<.001), self-esteem (p<.001), intrinsic religious orientation (p<.001), hope (p<.001), spirituality (p<.001) and meaning in life. In multiple regression analysis, hope, importance of religious life and spirituality accounted for 49% of meaning in life.
Keywords
Meaning in life; social support; self-esteem; internal religious orientation; hope; spirituality;
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