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http://dx.doi.org/10.7856/kjcls.2016.27.3.405

The Influences of Loss Experiences and Depression on Ego-integrity and Transcendence of Elderly Korean Men and Women  

An, Jeong-Shin (Dept. of Child and Family, Pusan National University)
Park, Gyu-Ri (Dept. of Child and Family, Pusan National University)
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The Korean Journal of Community Living Science / v.27, no.3, 2016 , pp. 405-418 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to explore the influences of loss experiences and depression on ego-integraty and transcendence of elderly Koreans and to identify gender differences in the relationships among loss experiences, depression, ego-integrity, and transcendence from 146 men and 194 women aged over 60 years in Busan, Gyeong-Nam, and Gyeong-Buk area. The main results were as follows: elderly men reported more loss experiences and transcendence than elderly women. Next, loss experiences influenced ego-integrity and depression mediated the relationship between loss experiences and ego-integrity. Also, ego-integrity had a direct effect on transcendence. Last, depression of elderly men fully mediated the relationship between loss experiences and transcendence. The relationship between loss experiences and ego-integration was partially mediated by depression for elderly women. These results were discussed in terms of gero-education and elderly welfare.
Keywords
loss experiences; depression; ego-integrity; transcendence;
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