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The Moderating Effect of Economic Support from Children in the Relationship of Total Cost of Living on Depression among the Korean Elderly

노인의 생활비가 우울에 미치는 영향 -비동거 자녀로부터 경제적 지원의 조절효과-

  • Chang, Cin-Jae (Department of Social Welfare, Seoul Jangsin University)
  • 장신재 (서울장신대학교 사회복지학과)
  • Received : 2017.02.06
  • Accepted : 2017.04.20
  • Published : 2017.04.28
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Abstract

The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of economic factors on depression among the Korean Elderly. In detail, this study is convergence study conducted to understand the moderating effect of economic support from children in the relationship of total cost of living and Depression. For this purpose, this study used the 3,392 Korean elderly from 2015 Korean Welfare Panel Data. As a results, total cost of living of the elderly had a significant effect on depression. Also, the relationship between total cost of living and depression among the elderly was buffered by economic support from children. In other words, the higher economic support from children, the less negative effect of total cost of living on depression. Based on the results, this study discussed that economic factors should be considered as a major factor to reduce depression of the elderly.

본 연구의 목적은 노인 가구의 생활비와 우울 간 관계에서 비동거 자녀로부터 받은 경제적 지원의 조절효과를 분석하는 데 있다. 이를 위해 한국복지패널 10차년도 데이터를 활용하였으며, 65세 이상 노인 3,392명을 최종분석에 활용하였다. 본 연구의 주요한 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 생활비가 낮은 노인일수록 우울은 증가하였다. 둘째, 생활비가 노인의 우울에 미치는 영향에 있어 비동거 자녀로부터 받은 경제적 지원이 조절효과를 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 비동거 자녀로부터의 경제적 지원이 높을수록 노인의 생활비가 우울에 미치는 부적 영향을 완화시키는 것으로 나타났다. 연구결과를 토대로, 노인의 우울을 감소시키기 위한 주요한 요인으로서 경제적 요인을 세분화하여 심도 있게 고려해야 함을 제언하였다.

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