• 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'.

• 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.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.23-54
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• 2021

이 연구의 목적은 베이비부머의 노후생활을 풍요롭게 만들기 위한 국가적 노력의 일환으로 도서관계가 마땅히 수행해야할 책무와 기능에 대해 논의하는 것이다. 연구의 초점은 노후기에 접어든 베이비부머의 일상을 힘들고 불안하게 만드는 '장애물'을 찾아내는 과정과 그러한 장애물을 제거하기 위한 도서관의 서비스 전략을 모색하는 과정에 주어졌다. 이를 위해 먼저, 베이비부머의 의식세계에 내재하는 일상적 고민을 추적하고 그러한 고민에 대처하는 과정에서 불거지는 정보행태의 특징을 파악하였다. 이때 기존의 고령자와는 다른 베이비부머만의 집단적 특징을 밝혀내는데 주력하였다. 이어서, 베이비부머에게서 나타나는 정보빈곤의 보편적 양상과 구체적 실태를 찾아내고 정보빈곤을 유발하고 구조화하는 요인에 대해 분석하였다. 이때 정보의 공급자보다는 소비자의 시각에서 논의를 진행하였다. 마지막으로, 베이비부머의 정보빈곤을 완화하기 위한 사회적 노력에 도서관계가 앞장서야 하는 이유에 대해 설명하고, 한국 도서관계의 역량을 고려한 도서관서비스의 개발 전략을 제안하였다.

• 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.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.314-324
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to measure health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and the related factors according to gender in baby boomers by using Korea Health Panel Data 2012. Methods: The Korea Health Panel Data 2012 were collected from February to August 2012 by Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs and National Health Insurance Corporation and the data of 1,802 respondents categorized as baby boomers were analyzed for this study. The data were analyzed by t-test, ${\chi}^2$ and multiple regression using SPSS/WIN 20.0 program. Results: For male, the influencing factors on HRQOL were economic activity and smoking. For female, the influencing factors on HRQOL were education, psychological and physical stress, unmet basic needs, and psychiatric drugs. The types of insurance, unmet medical needs, anxiety about the future, depression, and self-rated health status showed statistically significant relationships with HRQOL both for male and female. Conclusion: Health care providers are suggested to consider the founded gender differences in this study when they develop interventions for HRQOL improvement for baby boomers in a community.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제60권3호
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• pp.377-390
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• 2022

This study identified and compared family values within and across different generations concerning gender roles, attitudes toward diverse families, children, and parental roles. Data were obtained from the 2020 Seoul Family Report Survey. There were 1,949 study subjects, including first- and second-generation baby boomers and individuals in generations X, Y, and Z in Korea. Latent profile analyses were conducted using M-plus. Perceptions and views concerning family values were classified into different types. The main findings were as follows. Two types were identified among first baby boomers, and three were identified among second baby boomers. Most of the first and second baby boomers belonged to the "moderate" type. Two types were detected among those in Generation X. Regarding gender roles, most views of Generation X were slightly progressive, while their other family values were more moderate. Three types were identified among those in Generation Y: "progressive," "moderate," and "very liberal." Generation Z was identified as a "progressive" group. This study provides basic data to explore the direction of the coexistence of generations by identifying and comparing diverse family values within and across generations.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.49-65
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• 2016

This study explores the effects of rural migrant characteristics and conjugal communication on life satisfaction of baby boomer rural migrants. A total of 205 Korean baby boomers, who are living in rural areas in the year of 2013 that had migrated from cities back in 2003 with their families, were analyzed. Their age ranged from 49 to 57 years. The statistical methods used for data analysis were descriptive statistics, t-test, and hierarchical regression analysis, with SPSS Win 20.0 program. The results of this study are summarized as follows: the reasons these baby boomers chose a rural lifestyle were 'for life after retirement,' 'because rural life is good,' 'for health reasons,' and 'for chosen profession.' The level of conjugal communication (M=3.69) and life satisfaction (M=3.23) were higher than average (M=3.0). The variables influencing life satisfaction of baby boomer rural migrants were 'increased property size,' 'better conjugal communication,' 'better health condition,' 'lower levels of money,' and 'length of time spent farming.' Furthermore, in terms of life satisfaction, the relative contributions of these variables are as follows: general characteristics 20%, rural migrant characteristics 10%, and the level of conjugal communication 6%. These results show that conjugal communication is a very important variable, as well as a rural migrant characteristic when it comes to life satisfaction of these baby boomers. Therefore, to improve life satisfaction of baby boomer rural migrants, support programs need to focus on both farming and conjugal relationships.

• 융합경영연구
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2017

As the aging population geworsened by the a of the low fertility rate in the wake of the birth of the low birth rate, the rapid increase in the retirement age of the baby boomers in the wake of the birth of the Korean War is a significant indication of the separation of the aged and the role of the economically rich and the role of the role of the economically rich. Therefore, this study aims to address issues and countermeasures. The study aims to provide basic data for the future life of the baby boom generation by examining the problems and responses to the economic activity after the retirement activity of the baby boomers. The research suggests that the limit was limited to the retirement age of the baby boomer generation in order to boost the employment of the elderly. Due to the lack of exploration of the exploratory research, the lack of analysis of exploratory facts is the biggest limitation of the analysis. So, further analysis of this will lead to meaningful studies. Looking at the composition of this study, the introduction of the study included the necessity and purpose of the study. The focus on the point was on the concepts and characteristics of the baby boomer, and analyzed the characteristics of the economic activity and analyses and analyses of domestic and international cases. In conclusion, the issue was drawn up and the alternatives were sought.