• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.123-143
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• 2012

This study, based on a health belief model, examines how baby boomers perceive health and how they are financially preparing for future medical expenses. In addition, the study analyzes which factors influence baby boomers' preparation behaviors for future medical expenses and their perceived sufficiency of the preparation for medical expenses. Through such activities, this study examines baby boomers' current preparation status for future medical expenses, and based on this outcome, will turn the attention of individuals and society toward becoming more concerned with health and increasing health expectancy. For this study, an online survey was conducted targeted at men and women who were born between 1955 and 1963 and live nationwide, and its resultant data were collected. After conducting a 15-day survey in November 2011, a total of 418 questionnaire responses were used for the final analysis. The major findings of this study and their implications are as follows: First, baby boomers' health beliefs and their perceptions of health identified by subjective health conditions were very positive. Second, while there were some partial differences in the influencing factors, health beliefs and perceived health influenced the sufficiency of future medical expenses in the three groups, which were segmented according to how they prepare for future medical expenses-insurance-based, pension-based, and insufficiently prepared groups. Third, the baby boomers selected the national health insurance as the primary means of preparing for post-retirement medical expenses, and backed it up with private health insurance or the national pension. In addition, when baby boomers' perceived sufficiency of future medical expenses were examined, 57.6% of the respondents expressed that their old-age medical expenses were not sufficient. Fourth, in terms of baby boomers' preparation behaviors for future medical expenses, it was revealed that as one recognizes old-age health more seriously, he/she has a higher chance of using insurance and lower chance of using a pension to prepare for medical expenses. Fifth, regarding baby boomers' sufficiency of preparations for future medical expenses, economic factors such as total assets, the sufficiency of retirement assets, and the number of insurance policies, as well as health perceptions, including health beliefs and subjective health conditions, were important influencing factors.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.1105-1126
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to explore the factors related to depression of married baby-boomer female by employment status. Data for this study was based on a convenience sample of 499 married female baby-boomer who have residence in Busan and Gyeongnam province. The prevalence rate of depression symptoms was 21.4%. The employment status made differences on the factors related to depression of married female baby boomers. Depressive symptoms were significantly associated with attitudes toward menopause, menopausal symptoms and marital satisfaction for both baby-boomer female with and without a job. While monthly household income, participation in voluntary associations and satisfaction with children were significantly related to depression symptoms of baby-boomer female without employment, perimenopausal stage, perceived size of social network was important factors for the depression of married female baby boomers with a job.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.478-490
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• 2022

본 연구는 베이붐세대를 대상으로 여가몰입이 심리적 안녕감에 미치는 영향을 파악하고 사회적 지지의 매개 효과를 검증하고자 하였다. 서울 및 경기도에 거주하고 있는 베이붐세대(55년-63년생)이면서 여가활동에 참여하고 있는 신노년을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였고, 470명의 응답을 분석하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 베이붐세대의 여가몰입은 심리적 안녕감에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 베이붐세대의 여가몰입은 사회적 지지에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 베이붐세대의 사회적 지지에 대한 인식은 심리적 안녕감에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 베이붐세대의 여가몰입과 심리적 안녕감의 관계에서 사회적 지지는 간접효과가 있음을 검증하였다. 본 연구는 베이붐세대가 노년문화를 주도하기 시작하는 현 시점에서 변화하는 노년문화를 긍정적인 방향으로 유도하여 베이붐세대의 개인적인 삶의 질 향상뿐만 아니라 건강한 사회를 위한 기초자료를 제공하였다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.253-261
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• 2013

본 연구는 베이비붐세대의 노후준비 특성을 다층구조의 틀로 분석하기 위해 수행하였다. 분석결과 첫째, 베이비붐세대의 공적연금가입율 59%, 개인연금가입률 11.5%, 퇴직연금가입률 1.5%로 노후준비를 제대로 하지 못하고 있었다. 둘째, 교육수준이 낮고, 여성 베이비부머일수록 노후준비를 하지 못하고 있어서 교육수준이 낮은 여성들의 노후빈곤 가능성이 컸다. 셋째, 건강상태가 좋지 않아서 의료비 지출이 염려되는 베이비부머가 노후준비도 제대로 하지 못하고 있어서, 이들이 노후에 질병과 경제적 어려움을 동시에 겪을 가능성이 컸다. 넷째, 경제수준이 낮은 베이비부머일수록 노후준비를 잘하지 못해서 빈곤노인으로 전락할 가능성이 높았다. 따라서 불완전 근로와 조기퇴직으로 어려움을 겪고 있는 베이비붐세대를 위한 노후준비지원 체계 마련이 필요할 것이다. 특히, 교육과 경제수준이 낮은 계층, 여성, 건강상태가 좋지 않은 베이비부머를 위한 공적연금 가입지원제도를 실시하고, 보편적인 노령수당 제도를 도입함으로써 최저생활을 보장하기 위해 노력해야 한다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.205-216
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• 2022

본 연구는 베이비붐 세대의 퇴직 후 사회공헌 일자리 통한 사회 참여 경험을 내용분석을 중심으로 알아보았다. 면접을 통한 자료 분석 결과 퇴직 후 사회공헌 일자리에 참여한 베이비붐 세대들은 일하고 싶은 강한 욕구를 나타냈고 일자리 참여로 인해 보람과 자기 계발의 기회가 주어졌으며 이로 인해 가족들도 일자리 참여를 긍정적으로 여겼다. 또한 자조 모임과 커뮤니티를 통해 프로그램을 위한 정보를 공유하고 서로의 관심사를 나누는 사회적 관계를 형성하였다. 그러나 일자리로서는 보수가 너무 적고 매년 면접을 다시 봐야 하는 불안정성과 불연속성에 대한 불만을 드러냈다. 사회공헌 일자리의 미래 방향성에 대해서는 베이비붐 세대의 기술과 전문성을 좀 더 활용할 수 있는 일자리의 필요성과 퇴직 후 소득보장으로서의 가교 일자리 정책과 더불어 제도개선 및 규제개혁을 통한 시장성과 공공성을 지닌 산업의 육성과 지원으로 퇴직 베이비붐 세대의 인적 자원을 적극적으로 활용해야 함이 강조되었다.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.167-178
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• 2016

Objectives : The aim of this study was to identify significant paths that affect the life satisfaction of male baby boomers. Methods : Thus, 1,784 male baby boomers born between 1955 and 1963 were selected, among a total of 22,276 male baby boomers in the Gyungbuk region, who had participated in the 2011 Community Health Survey. Results : Through a path analysis, the following factors that affect life satisfaction were revealed in descending order: mental health (p<.001), income level (p<.001), educational level (p<.001), social support (p<.001), health promotion activities (p<.001), and physical illness (p<.001). The explanatory power of the variables for quality of life was 21%. Among the variables, mental health had the biggest impact. Conclusions : The findings indicate that increasing the life satisfaction of male baby boomers requires the following: alleviating their anxiety over retirement income by improving their welfare at a national level; creating an environment that can enhance their mental health and health promotion activities, and providing health education and health promotion programs to change their perceptions.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.101-108
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• 2010

It is estimated that the elderly will constitute 24.3% of the entire Korean population in 2030, when about 7,125,000 baby boomers reach retirement age. Therefore, this aging phenomenon might be the most urgent issue facing Korean society. The baby boom generation shows a strong tendency to dispose of existing residences or move into new housing after retirement, thereby exerting enormous impacts on social and economic sectors as well as the housing market. Against this backdrop, this study aims to identify both factors and patterns behind baby boomer retirees' post-retirement housing transfer trends. To this end, a survey is undertaken here with respect to those baby boomers living in Gangnam-gu and Seocho-gu with actual housing transfer plans in the foreseeable future, and who can act as a practical consumer group for the future housing market. This study verifies baby boomers' diverse preferences for housing type. Their preference for apartment houses still remains high in every situation, and this has significant implications for changed preferences of other housing types considering that most of the survey respondents currently reside in apartment houses. According to the survey, there are more than 80 kinds of baby boomers' housing transfer patterns, which demonstrates that more than half of the survey respondents pursue different housing mobility plans. When it comes to the factors behind their housing selection, the baby boom generation shows a strong preference for physical factors. However, environmental and psychological factors gain more momentum under unfavorable circumstances, while social factors play a decisive role in their housing selection in categories such as 'couple/deteriorating health' and 'single/healthy'.

• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.17-28
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• 2007

Using data from the 2001 American Housing Survey, the purpose of this study is to profile the economic and socio-demographic characteristics of baby boomers according to housing down payment sources and to identify determinants of housing down payment sources among baby boomers. Results of the multinomial logistic regression analysis indicated that household income, housing value, age, education, gender, marital status, race, and geographic region were all significant determinants of housing down payment sources among baby boomers. Identification of factors affecting the occurrence of borrowing for housing down payment would aid in the development of financial education programs for baby boomer households.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.89-111
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to examine the phenomenon of social participation among female baby boomers. The key research questions were asked in what kind of activities do female baby boomers engage as social participation? The in-depth interview was used with 11 female baby boomers who were born between 1955 to 1963. The interview text were analyzed by the qualitative study method. The findings are as follows. First, the most common type of social participation was having hobbies and leisure activities, and the other were participating in religious activities, learning activities, volunteer activities and on-line club activities. Second, social participation gave them meanings such as joy, satisfaction, and experiences of seeing the new world as well as opportunities to make up low sense of self-esteem formed in their young age. Third, they were considering it was time to change their social participation. The cases who were actively engaging in social participation considered old age as 'the process of reducing social participation'. Some other cases considered to 'share hobbies with spouse', and to 'achieve new goals and dreams'. The results showed that female baby boomers started their social participation in their middle ages when they became free from their children's education. The level of the involvement in social participation was reduced in their old age. Surprisingly, some interviewees planned to accomplish their dreams and goals that they haven't achieved yet. These differences among the cases could be attributed to the individual characteristics such as personality, birth order, economic and educational background, and to the social relationship.

• 지역연구
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.17-27
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• 2020

우리나라 전체 인구의 1/3을 차지하는 베이비붐 세대의 은퇴가 본격적으로 시작됨에 따라 새로운 변화가 예상되고 있다. 이들은 산업화·도시화 과정에서 다양한 사회·경제적 변화를 주도해 온 세대로, 또 한 번의 새로운 변화를 주도할 가능성이 있는 세대이다. 특히, 이전 세대와는 달리 이들에게 공통적으로 나타나는 특성 중 하나는 은퇴 후 귀향에 대한 욕구를 강하게 가지고 있다는 점이다. 하지만, 상당수의 베이비부머들이 경제적 여력, 고향지역의 열악한 정주여건 등과 같은 개인적·사회적 요인의 제약으로 인해 귀향을 실행하지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 대도시에 거주하는 베이비부머 5인(귀향희망자, 귀향예정자, 귀향자)을 대상으로 현상학적 관점에 기반한 심층인터뷰를 진행해 이들의 귀향 저해요인을 파악하고자 하였다. 참여자들은 현 거주지인 대도시와 이주희망지인 고향지역 간 상대적 격차를 느끼고 있었다. 이러한 상대적 격차는 '경제', '의료', '관계', '정주환경' 네가지의 범주로 분류되었고, 이러한 요인이 이들의 귀향 실행의 장벽이 되고 있었다. 본 연구의 결과는 향후 베이비부머의 귀향정책을 정교화하는 데 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.