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The Depressive Symptom and Poverty in Later Life: Interaction Effect between Poverty and Informal Social Relationships

노년기 우울증상과 빈곤 -빈곤과 비공식 사회관계의 상호작용 효과를 중심으로-

  • Received : 2015.10.05
  • Accepted : 2015.12.20
  • Published : 2015.12.28
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Abstract

The main object of the study is to investigate the relationship between depressive symptom and poverty and to analyze the interaction effect between poverty and informal social relationship on depressive symptom. The data for the study is survey data on Life of elderly in Chuncheon Area in 2014. The sample size of the survey is 2,023 and because of missing data, the analysis contains data for 1,934 persons. The survey is conducted by the face to face interview with the questionnaire. Results of the analysis are as follows. First, the poverty shows positive relationship with depressive symptom. Second, the level of contact with children and support exchange with friends show negative relationship with depressive symptom. Third, There is interaction effect between poverty and level of contact with children on depressive symptom.

본 연구의 목적은 빈곤과 우울증상의 관계와 함께 빈곤과 비공식 사회관계(informal social relationship)가 우울증상에 대해 상호작용 효과가 있는지 분석하는 것이다. 본 연구에서 사용한 자료는 2014년에 춘천 지역 65세 이상 노인을 대상으로 한 조사로 표본은 2,034명이며 분석에 포함된 사례는 무응답인 표본을 제외한 1,934명이다. 본 연구의 종속변수인 우울증상은 CES-D 단축형(Center for Epidemiologic Studies Short Depression Scale)을 활용해 측정하였다. 본 연구의 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 빈곤 상태인 노인은 비빈곤 상태인 노인에 비해 우울증상 점수가 높은 것으로 나타나 빈곤이 우울증상에 직접적인 영향을 주는 것으로 확인되었다. 둘째, 자녀와의 접촉수준, 친구와의 지원교환 수준만이 우울증상을 감소시키는데 기여하는 것으로 나타나 모든 비공식 사회관계가 우울증상 감소에 기여하는 것은 아니라는 점도 확인하였다. 셋째, 4개의 비공식 사회관계 변수 중 자녀와의 접촉수준만 유일하게 빈곤과 상호작용 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

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