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Effects of Computer/Internet Game Play on Depression and Life Satisfaction among the Elderly: Mediating Effects of Perceived Self-Control

컴퓨터/인터넷 게임 활동이 노인의 우울과 생활만족도에 미치는 영향: 자아통제감의 매개효과를 중심으로

  • Received : 2011.05.05
  • Accepted : 2011.07.18
  • Published : 2011.07.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of computer/internet game play on depression and life satisfaction via perceived self-control among older adults in Korea. Data were collected from a survey of 237 community-dwelling older adults (age${\geq}$65) who reported internet users. A path analysis was used to examine the causal relationship among the main constructs. Results showed that the computer/internet game play had positive effects on perceived self-control. Perceived self-control was found to decrease depression and improve life satisfaction among older adults. Additional analysis indicated that the computer/internet game play in older adults did not directly affect mental health (depression and life satisfaction) but indirectly affected it via perceived self-control. Furthermore, perceived self-control had greater effects on depression than on life satisfaction. These findings have crucial implications in that perceived sense of self-control needs to be seriously considered when we develop mental health games for older adults.

본 논문은 노인의 컴퓨터/인터넷 게임 활동이 자아통제감을 매개로 우울과 생활만족도에 영향을 미치는지 파악하기 위해 시도되었다. 지역사회에 거주하며 인터넷을 사용하고 있는 65세 이상 노인 237명을 대상으로 진행되었으며, 경로분석을 통해 구성 개념간 인과관계 분석을 수행하였다. 분석결과, 노인들의 컴퓨터/인터넷 게임 활동은 자아통제감에 정적(+)인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 게임 활동에 의해 영향을 받은 자아통제감은 우울을 감소시키고, 생활만족도를 높이는 것으로 나타났다. 추가분석 결과, 컴퓨터/인터넷 게임활동은 우울과 생활만족도에 직접적인 영향을 미치는 것이 아니라 자아통제감을 매개로 노인들의 정신건강에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 자아통제감은 생활만족도를 높이는 효과보다 우울을 감소시키는 효과가 더 큰 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구 결과는 노인들의 새로운 여가활동 형태인 컴퓨터/인터넷 게임이 노인의 정신건강에 미치는 효과를 구조적으로 증명했다는 의미가 있고, 노인들을 위한 게임을 개발할 때 인지적, 신체적 특성을 고려할 뿐 아니라 노인들이 자아통제감을 얻을 수 있는 방향에서 접근되어야 한다는 것을 시사해주고 있다.

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