Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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The Effects of Welfare Services Experience by the Low-Income Seniors on the Satisfaction of Life - Focusing on Mediating Effects of Family Conflicts and Depression -

저소득층 노인의 복지서비스 이용 경험이 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향 - 가족갈등과 우울의 매개효과를 중심으로-

  • An, Eun-Sun (Welfare Administration, Gachon Unversity) ;
  • Song, Soon-Man (Eulji Unversity Addiction rehabilitation Welfare Department)
  • 안은선 (가천대학교 행정대학원) ;
  • 송순만 (을지대학교 중독재활복지과)
  • Received : 2017.08.01
  • Accepted : 2017.10.20
  • Published : 2017.10.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of welfare services experience by the low-income seniors on the satisfaction of life focusing on mediating effects of family conflicts and depression. For this, was used 11th date (2016) of Korean Welfare Panel. And the SPSS WIN 19.0 program was used to verify the characteristics and correlation of variables related to life satisfaction and hierarchical regression analysis. The subjects were 675 seniors aged 65 and over that had experience of using welfare service. The results are as follows. First, the seniors' welfare service usage experience had a positive effect on their satisfaction of life. Second, the seniors' use of welfare services affects the satisfaction of life that had partially mediating effect on family conflicts. Third, the seniors' experience of using welfare services affects the satisfaction of life that had partially mediating effect on depression. As a result, seniors' welfare service was practically improved in quality. The necessity of social welfare policy and development of various programs that can improve the satisfaction of life by alleviating family conflict and depression was suggested.

본 연구의 목적은 저소득층 노인의 복지서비스 이용 경험이 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향에 있어 가족갈등과 우울의 매개효과를 분석하는데 있다. 이를 위해 한국복지패널 2016년 제11차 자료를 사용하였으며, 삶의 만족도에 관련된 변인들의 특성과 상관관계 및 위계적 회귀분석 등을 검증하기 위해, SPSS WIN 19.0프로그램을 사용했다. 조사대상자는 65세 이상 저소득층 노인 675명을 추출하였고, 복지서비스 이용 경험은 더미 처리하여 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 노인의 복지서비스 이용 경험이 노인의 삶의 만족도에 정(+)적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 노인의 복지서비스 이용경험은 삶의 만족에 미치는 영향에 있어 가족갈등이 부분매개 하는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 노인의 복지서비스 이용경험은 삶의 만족에 미치는 영향에 있어 우울이 부분매개 하는 것으로 나타났다 이와 같은 결과를 통해 노인복지서비스를 질적으로 향상시키고 가족갈등과 우울을 완화하여 삶의 만족도를 높여줄 수 있는 사회복지 정책의 필요성과 다양한 프로그램 개발의 필요성이 제시되었다.

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