Journal of the Korea Convergence Society (한국융합학회논문지)

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Structural Relationship of Subjective Health, Ability to Work, Participation on Economic Activity, and Life Satisfaction among the Korean Elderly

노인의 주관적 건강과 근로능력, 경제활동 참여, 삶의 만족 간의 구조적 관계에 관한 연구

  • Chang, Cin-Jae (Department of Social Welfare, Seoul Jangsin University)
  • 장신재 (서울장신대학교 사회복지학과)
  • Received : 2017.08.11
  • Accepted : 2017.10.20
  • Published : 2017.10.28
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Abstract

The purpose of the study is to test structural relationship of subjective health, ability to work, participation on economic activity, and life satisfaction among the elderly. Recently, societies have tried to lessen a social burden and alleviate negative perceptions of the elderly through some perspectives such as productive aging and active aging. In these perspectives pay attention to health and social participation to improve quality of life. Subjects were 3,392 elderly people over the age of 65 from 10th Korea Welfare Panel Study. The main results of the study are as follows. First, subjective health, ability to work, and participation on economic activity had a direct effect on life satisfaction among the elderly. Second, subjective health had a statistically significant effect on ability to work and participation on economic activity. Finally, avility to work had a positive effect on participation on economic activity. Based on the results of the analysis, this study suggested that health and work related factors should be considered as the important factors to improve the life satisfaction among the elderly.

본 연구는 노인의 주관적 건강, 근로능력, 경제활동 참여, 삶의 만족 간 구조적 관계를 분석하는 데 목적이 있다. 최근 각 사회에서는 생산적 노화, 적극적 노년 등의 관점을 통해 노인에 대한 사회적 부담을 경감시키고 부정적 인식을 완화시키기 위해 노력해 왔으며, 특히 삶의 질을 향상시키기 위한 건강과 참여에 주목하고 있다. 본 연구의 분석 대상은 한국복지패널 10차 데이터(2015년)에서 65세 이상인 노인 3,392명을 대상으로 하였다. 분석 결과, 노인의 건강과 근로능력, 경제활동 참여는 삶의 만족에 직접적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 노인의 건강은 근로능력과 경제활동 참여에 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 셋째, 근로능력은 경제활동 참여에 정적으로 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 분석결과를 바탕으로, 노인의 삶의 만족을 향상시키기 위한 주요 요인으로써 건강과 근로 관련 요인들에 대해 중요하게 고려할 것을 제언하였다.

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