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Relations between the Middle Aged's Perception of Successful Aging and their Preparations for the Old Age

중년층의 성공적 노화인식과 노후준비와의 관계에 관한 연구

  • Kang, Sung-Ok (Aged Welfare, The Graduate School of Venture, Hoseo University) ;
  • Ha, Kyu-Soo (The Graduate School of Venture, Hoseo University)
  • 강성옥 (호서대학교 벤처전문대학원 노인복지학과) ;
  • 하규수 (호서대학교 벤처전문대학원 경영학과)
  • Received : 2013.10.29
  • Accepted : 2013.12.20
  • Published : 2013.12.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of the middle aged's perception of successful aging on their preparations for the old age. We used data from 350 participants, aged 35-64 in Seoul-Gyonggi region. The hierachial regression analysis estimated the relation between the middle aged's perception on successful aging and their preparations for the old age. The findings indicate that the middle aged's level of preparations for the old age was slightly higher than average. The level of their emotional preparation appeared highest and the level of economical preparation showed lowest. The perception of successful aging indicated relatively high, and especially the level of comfortable everyday life showed highest. The results also showed that personal characteristics influencing on preparations for the old age were sex, age, marriage status, religion, occupation, monthly income, health condition, level of plan for the old age, and social activities frequency, and demonstrated that the perception of successful aging effected on preparations for the old age positively.

본 연구는 중년층의 성공적 노화인식이 노후준비에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위한 것이다. 이를 위하여 서울 경기지역의 35-65세 미만 중년층 350명을 대상으로 데이터를 수집하였고 위계적 회귀분석을 이용하여 분석하였다. 연구결과는 첫째, 중년층의 노후준비도는 평균 보통보다 약간 높은 수준으로 정서적 준비도가 가장 높았고 가장 준비도가 낮은 변인은 경제적 준비로 나타났다. 성공적 노화 인식수준은 상당히 긍정적인 인식수준을 보였으며 일상의 안녕에 대한 인식수준이 가장 높게 나타났다. 둘째, 노후준비에 영향을 주는 개인적 특성은 성별, 연령, 결혼상태, 종교유무, 직업, 월 가구소득, 건강상태, 노후계획정도, 사회활동 정도로 나타났다. 셋째, 성공적 노화인식은 노후준비에 정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나 성공적 노화 인식수준이 높을수록 성공적인 노후를 위한 준비를 보다 적극적으로 함을 알 수 있다. 성공적 노화의 하위변인 중 심리사회적 안녕과 자기효능감이 높을수록 신체적 준비를 잘 하고 있으며 심리사회적 안녕, 일상의 안녕, 자기효능감의 순으로 정서적 준비에 정적인 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다.

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