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A Study on the Subjective Well-being Sense of the Elderly at Korea Rural Areas

  • The Journal of Northeast Asia Research
  • Abbr : NEA
  • 2011, 26(2), pp.245-266
  • DOI : 10.18013/jnar.2011.26.2.011
  • Publisher : The Institute for Northeast Asia Research
  • Research Area : Social Science > Political Science > International Politics > International Relations / Cooperation

조공민 1 Yong-Seob Kim 1

1조선대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

To find out major factors influencing on the later elderly's subjective well-being senses (positive emotions, negative emotions, living satisfaction), this study analyzed the individual factors(health , finance status, self-esteem) and the social environmental culture factors (social support, leisures, collectivism). For collecting necessary data, the survey was conducted targeting 323 elderly ones over 75 years old from March 7th to May 20, 2011. The survey was conducted in the senior community centers, the senior colleges in public institutions, and free-meal sites located in Damyang-gun, Gokseong-gun, Gurae-gun in Jeollanam-province and the Sunchang-gun in Jeollabuk- province. As the result analyzing the data, the investigators found following facts. First, among the individual factors, the health, the finance status and the self-esteem affected on their positive emotions and life satisfaction. But the health and the self-esteem affected on negative emotions. Second, as the social environmental culture factors, the social support and the leisure participation, and the collectivism influenced on the positive emotions and life satisfaction. But the social support and the leisure participation was shown to have influence on negative emotions. Third, for the relative influence power difference of individual factors and social factors, individual factors as well as social environmental culture factors are also important.

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