• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.1-13
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• 2021

Using structural equation modeling, this study sought to examine the structural causality between elderly age norms, social activities, and life satisfaction and to determine the moderating effect of death preparation activities. The analysis was conducted using data for 6,288 people over 65 years old, plus their spouses and children, taken from the '2017 National Survey of Older Koreans.' The study found, first, that the more positive the age norms to which the older person subscribes, the more their social activities increase. Second, as these social activities increase, the level of life satisfaction also increases. Third, the more positive the age norms to which the older person subscribes, the more the level of life satisfaction increases. Fourth, there is a significant positive mediating effect of social activity in the relationship between the age norms of the older person and life satisfaction. Fifth, there is a significant moderating effect of death preparation activities in the structural relationship between age norms, social activities, and life satisfaction that specifically impacts the age norm-life satisfaction relationship. Based on these results, practical plans to improve elderly people's life satisfaction are recommended.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.9
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• pp.298-310
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among social activity, leisure activity and the level of life satisfaction of the rural elderly. 324 data was collected using structured questionnaires from the rural elderly aged 60 plus. The result of this study were as follows. First, the health and economic status of the demographic characteristics affect the level of life satisfaction of the rural elderly. Second, the economic, religious, and participation in community activity had a positive effect on the overall satisfaction level of the rural elderly life. The religious, participation in community activity. affect on the subjective satisfaction level of health positively. And the economic activity had a positive effect on the subjective satisfaction of economic. Third, the hobby and social life activity had a positive effects on the overall satisfaction of life. The hobby, social life and pastime activities had a positive on the subjective satisfaction level of health. And the hobby and social life activities affected on the subjective satisfaction of economic positively.

• Korean Journal of Gerontological Social Welfare
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• v.73 no.1
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• pp.417-443
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to identify how aging anxiety affects older adults' social activities and to examine the moderating effects of social networks on the relationship between aging anxiety and social activities. Gender differences were also examined in this study. For this purpose, the sample population consisted of 533 adults older than 65 who visit community centers for older adults. The results indicate that older adults' aging anxiety negatively affected their social activities but that strong social networks had a moderating effect. In addition, significant gender differences were found in the moderating effects of social networks. The social networks of older male adults had a stronger moderating effect on the relationship between aging anxiety and social activities than did those of older female adults. The results of this study indicate that strengthening social networks is important to improve participation in social activities that could be abandoned or avoided due to aging anxiety. In particular, various measures need to be taken to strengthen the social networks of older male adults. Finally, practical measures are suggested to extend social activities for older adults based on the results of this study.

• 한국노년학
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.415-430
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• 2017

This study aims to examine whether assets matter for depression among older adults and whether the relationship between assets and depression is mediated by social activities. The research questions are based on asset effect theory, stakeholder theory, and activity theory. This study used the 5th wave of KLoSA data which is a nationally representative data in Korea. Research findings are summarized as follows: First, we found the negative relationship between assets and depression of older adults. Second, The relationship between assets and depression was partially mediated by social activities of older adults. The findings suggest that older adults with assets are more likely to participate in social activities and accordingly their depression is likely to decline. Based on the empirical findings, we can propose that asset-building programs targeting older adults should be developed and that the financial education and saving chances should be given to middle-aged adults who need to prepare old age in the long-term perspective.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.189-210
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to investigate the casual relationship among social activity, leisure activity and subjective quality of life of the rural elderly. For this end, this study analyzed the differences of the factors by the demographic characteristics and the effects of the social activity and leisure activity on subjective quality of life of the rural elderly. The data was collected using structured questionnaires, and total 324 responses were used in the data analysis. According to the results of this study, the social activity, leisure activity and subjective quality of life was shown to the partially differences by the demographic characteristics. The social activity and leisure activity of the rural elderly had a positive effect on the satisfaction and expectation of life as the subjective quality of life. The religious activities and leisure activity had a positive effect on the satisfaction of life, and the leisure activity through hobbies had a positive effect on the expectation of life. The economic activity had a positive effect on the subjective economic satisfaction, expectation of living standard and municipal government. Also, the volunteer activity and pastime had a positive effect on the subjective health satisfaction. Finally, this study was discussed the theoretical and practical implications as well as the solution to the subjective quality of life of the rural elderly.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.151-157
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• 2024

The purpose of the study was to investigate social support as a mediator in the relationship between social activity and successful aging among older adults. For this purpose, the non-ramdom purposive sampling and snowball sampling procedure were used to select the older adults over 65 years old who registered at the Senior Welfare Center in Daegu and Kyungpook and data were collected from 254 elderly. SPSS and PROCESS Macro Program were utilized to analyze the collected data. Findings of this study showed that participation in social activity, social support and successful aging were positively related among older adults, and those who participate in social activity actively and perceive higher level of social support seemed to experience higher level of successful aging. Moreover, the participation in social activity and social support were statistically significant factors in explaining the variance of successful aging, and social support was a statistically significant mediator in the effect of participation in social activity on the successful aging among older adults. Finally, based on the results of this study, the practical implication for the improving successful aging among older adults and the further research were recommended.

• 한국노년학
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.329-349
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• 2018

The objective of this study is to examine whether there are differences in participation in social activities and the effects of social activity types on the levels of happiness of the Korean older adults by age groups. The 5th wave(2014) of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA) was used and a total of 3,273 elderly were selected from the 5th wave, who were 65 years old and older and who were not living with their offsprings. Chi-square test, ANOVA, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis were used. The rate of participation in economic activities declined with age and the levels of participation in leisure activities was higher in the young-old group in comparison to the middle- and the oldest- old groups. The levels of participation in family activities was higher in the middle- and the oldest-old groups in comparison to the young-old group. Socializing activities and religious activities measured by the frequencies of activities were not significantly different among the age groups. The results of a regression analysis of social activity types and their effects on happiness by age groups are the followings: 1) Leisure, socializing, religious, and family activities all (with the exception of economic activities) significantly affected the level of happiness of older persons in the young-old group. 2) However, only socializing and family activities in the middle-old age group, and only family activities in oldest-old group, had a statistically significant impact on the levels of happiness. These results support that the rates of participation in the five types of social activities and their effects on the levels of happiness were different by age groups. The implication of this study was to report that needs and the interests of older individuals are different by age groups based on empirical evidences.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.11 no.12
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• pp.811-820
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• 2013

This study aimed at analyzing the effects of economic and leisure activities and social supports on the life satisfaction level of the olders who live in the Seoul city and surroundings and finding out the differences in the variables such as the economic and leisure activities, social support and life satisfaction level according to the demographics variables of the older. And the results are as follows. First, the education level, the status of living with spouse, status of economic and health conditions have positive influences of life satisfaction lever of the older. But the participation duration and frequencies of the economic and leisure activities do not affect on the life satisfaction level of the older. Second, the social support has an influence on the life satisfaction level of the older. Third, the differences in the variables such as social participation social support and life satisfaction lever of the older according to the demographic variables were found out partially.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.66-73
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• 1995

본 연구에서는 노인을 네 집단 즉 유배우 남자노인 무배우 남자노인, 유배우 여자노 인, 무배우 여자노인으로 분류하여 노인의 경제상태와 사회적 활동정도 및 사회적지원(자녀 와 친구의 도구적, 정서적 지원)을 독립변인으로 하고 노인의 생활만족도를 종속변인으로 하여 각 변인들이 노인의 생활만족도에 미치는 영향을 규명하는 동시에 이를 통하여 노인의 생활만족도를 향상시키기 위한 방안을 모색하는데 기초자료가 되고자하였다. 본 연구의 결 과를 정리하면 다음과 같다 첫째 집단별 노인의 생활만족도는 대체로 중간정도에 머무르고 있었으나 무배우 노인들은 유배우 노인보다 상대적으로 생활만족도가 낮으며 그중에서도 무 배우 남자노인의 경우가 가장 낮게 나타났다 둘째 네 집단노인의 생활만족도에 대한 경제상 태 사회적 활동정도 사회적 지원의 상대적 영향력을 본 결과 유배우 남자노인의 경우 자녀 의 정서적 지원, 경제상태, 사회적활동 순으로 나타났으며 무배우 남자노인의 경우는 경제상 태 자녀의 정서적 니원 친구의 도구적 지원, 사회적 활동정도순으로 나타났다 유배우 여자 노인의 생활만족도에 대한 변인들의 영향력은 자녀의 정서적 지원 친구의 정서적지원 경제 상태순으로 나타났으며 무배우 여자노인의 생활만족도에 대한 변인들의 영향력은 자녀의 정 서적 지원 사회적활동정도 경제상태 순으로 나타났다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.7 no.11
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• pp.280-288
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• 2007

The purposes of this study were to examine the relationship between participation in sport for all, social support and solitude among the aged. To attain the goal of the study described above paragraphs, the older person resided in Seoul and Gyonggi, 2006 year were set as a collected group. Then, using the cluster random sampling method, finally drew out and analyzed 245 people in total. The result of reliability check up was here below; over Chronbach's ${\alpha}$=.775. To analyze materials, factor analysis, ANCOVA, multiple regression analysis and path analysis were used as statistic analysis techniques. The conclusion based on above study method and the result of material analysis are below. Based upon the result of the study, the conclusions are the followings; First, participation experience of sport for all don't influence on the social support. Second, participation experience of sport for all influence on the solitude. Third, participation degree of sport for all influence on the social support. Fourth, participation degree of sport for all influence on the solitude. Fifth, participation in sport for all indirectly and directly influence on the social support and solitude.