• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.67-82
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• 2015

The study examined whether informal and formal social participations may mediate the association between widowhood and depressive symptoms, and whether gender may moderate the mediated associations. The data consisted of men and women 65+ who participated in the $3^{rd}$ wave of the Koran Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA ; N = 4,146). Findings suggest that first, widowed older adults experienced significantly higer levels of depressive symptoms compared to their married counterparts. At the same time, the widowed individuals also reported more frequent contacts with family, friends, and neighbors (informal social participation), which contributed to narrowing the depression gap between widowed and married. Second, gender moderated the mediated association such that the mediating effect of informal social participation was significant only for older widowed women. Further, no mediating effect was found of formal social participation (participation in social, leisure, religious groups) for widowed and married regardless of gender. Previous studies indicated that social participation may be an important mediating factor that attenuates the effect of widowhood on depressive symptoms. Building on existing research, the present study highlighted theoretical rationales for potential gender differences in the way social participation may mediate the widowhood-depression linkage and evaluated statistically whether gender may moderate the mediated association.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.147-160
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• 2007

This research challenges the general notion of one-person households of the elderly during widowhood as impoverished, isolated, and vulnerable. Recognizing a high potential vulnerability, however, this research attempts to describe the diverse composition of one-person households of the elderly. For this purpose, relying on 2% sample data from the 2000 census, it examines regional distribution, socio-economic characteristics, and determinants of one-person households of the elderly during widowhood. Socio-economic characteristics of one-person households of the elderly differ by region. Jeju island is distinct in terms of sex and age distribution, and residence area of children. In general, rates of economic activity and self-subsistence are higher in provinces than in cities. Compared to the elderly living with family, the elderly living alone show high rates of economic activity, self-subsistence, and capability of physical activity. Results of logistic regression analysis of determinants of living arrangement are consistent with those of descriptive statistics. Those who are economically active and able to move around without assistance tend to live alone after the death of a spouse. Number of sons and living in an urban area are negatively associated with living alone, whereas females are more likely than males to live alone. According to the separate analysis by age, the positive effect of economic activity is greater in the oldest of the old than in other age groups. Those who possess high educational attainment tend to live alone when they are 80 and older, unlike other age groups. Based on these findings, this paper finds that one-person households of the elderly nay not always be the most vulnerable group, and are diverse in terms of socioeconomic characteristics.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.89-108
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors influencing life satisfaction in widowhood among older females. Using the sixth Korean Retirement and Income Study (KReIS) supplementary survey data, a total sample of 1,471 women aged 65 or older whose spouse had died were selected, divided into 508 young-old (65-74), 745 middle-old (75-84), and 218 oldest-old (85+). Then, factors influencing the life satisfaction of these three groups were analyzed, based on a combination of perceived health and interpersonal satisfaction levels. It was found that among the young-old group, a higher level of subjective health perception indicated by monthly income and material support and interpersonal satisfaction linked to more frequent participation in community gathering combined for an overall higher level of life satisfaction. For the middle-old group, higher life satisfaction was provided by monthly income, informational support, and material support for subjective health perception and no diseases for interpersonal satisfaction. The oldest-old group with higher life satisfaction referred to monthly income for subjective health perception and no experience in donation activities for interpersonal satisfaction. Based on these findings, this study provides implications for policy and practice to improve the life satisfaction of elderly women who have experienced their spouse's death.

• Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.59-73
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• 1999

It is known that the role of informal support for elderly women is critical to their physical and mental health, adjustment in old age, and their overall life satisfaction. Elderly women's situation such as social losses, widowhood, living alone, and geographic relocation etc. may result in a need for more informal supports for elderly women's health than ever before. Particularly, women's same-sex friendships were rated higher for overall quality, intimacy, enjoyment, and nurturance. Unlike a generally accepted notion that later life for women is a time of isolation and loneliness, elderly women tend to maintain and reestablish their friendship regardless their marital status and living situation. Although studies on informal support for elderly women were inconclusive in many ways, elderly women's friendship tends to be stable despite of changing health status and life events. The relative importance between daughters and friends was also controversial. This study suggests that more research with reliable measurements is necessary for the practical prevention and intervention program of elderly women's health on this issue.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.95-108
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• 1998

The purpose of this study was 1)to examine the effect of various stress on adjustment in terms of depression and well-being, 2) to examine whether the widow's self complexity and coping behavior mediate the effect of various stress on adjustment . The subject was composed of 117 women in the first 7 years of their widowhood. The major results of findings were as following: 1. Widows experienced children-related stress(54.7%), financial stress(47%), emotional loneliness(42.7%), relational stress(34.2%), and instrumental stress(27.4%) in their order. 2. Widows who experienced emotion loneliness had high depression and low well-being. And Widows who experienced financial stress reported low well-being. 3. When widows experienced instrumental stress, Widows who had high active coping behavior reported high well-being than widows who had low active coping behavior.

• 한국노년학
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.147-161
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• 2020

본 연구는 초고령노인의 인지기능을 생애과정이라는 연속선상에서 이해하고자 70대 이후 10년간의 인지기능의 변화를 살펴보고, 인지기능 변화에서 집단 내 차이에 주목하여 서로 다른 궤적의 유형을 살펴보고자 하였다. 또한 배우자 상실과 성별이 인지기능 변화궤적의 다양성과 어떠한 관련이 있는지를 살펴보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 2006년(1차)부터 2016년(6차)까지 총 6차년도 '고령화연구패널'의 응답자 800명을 대상으로 잠재유형성장분석과 다항로지스틱 분석을 실시하였다. 주요 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 잠재유형성장분석 결과, 분석대상자들의 인지기능 변화궤적은 세 가지의 유형, 인지기능의 초기값이 높고 이를 유지하는 [고기능 유지형], 초기값이 낮으며 이후 지속적인 감소를 보이는 [저기능 감소형], 그리고 중간수준의 초기값을 유지하는 [중기능형]으로 구분되었다. 다항로지스틱 분석을 통해 유형과 결혼상태 및 성별과의 관련성을 살펴본 결과, 성별과 결혼상태를 함께 고려하는 경우 여성이 남성에 비해 [고기능 유지형]에 비해 [저기능 감소형]이나 [중기능형]에 속할 가능성이 유의하게 높았다. 성별을 고려하지 않는 경우에는 결혼상태와 인지기능 변화유형과의 관련성이 유의하게 나타나, 유배우상태가 유지된 사람들에 비해 조사기간 중 사별을 경험한 사람들은 [고기능 유지형]에 비해 [저기능 감소형]에 속할 확률이 유의하게 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 연구결과는 고령자들의 인지기능 변화가 하나의 궤적을 따르기보다는 다양한 궤적 유형이 존재한다는 점을 보여준다. 또한 이러한 인지기능의 다양성을 이해하는데 있어 성별과 결혼상태, 특히 결혼상태를 배우자 존재 여부의 고정된 상태가 아닌 배우자 상실과 같이 결혼상태에서의 변화 경험을 함께 고려하는 것이 필요하다는 점을 시사한다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.255-272
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• 1997

In the point of view, this study aims to examine the life of remarriaged old people after divorce and bereavement. therefore, the purpose of this study is to increase the understanding of married couple's relationship and remarriage in old age and help old people who want to be abused about their remarriage as a coping response of lire for widowhood in old aged. the subject were 14 old people who married over 53 years old bereavement and divorce residing in Chonju, Chonbuk and they had indepth interviews. 1. Most of subject would married with help of matchmaker under the consent a children and relative 2. The main motivation of remarriage was lone lies, however, for men being taken care and for women economic security were also important. 3. Premarriage experience seemed to help spouse adjustment between couples. 4. They matintained close relationship with there biological children. 5. There show a tendency to the bereavement woman remarriage life was happier than divorce woman. 6. When one of the couple had regular income, little economic conflict was there. In most case, wifes were younger than husband and economic stability after husband's death was their main concern and when the husband didn't show definite will to inherit asset to his wife, conflict got bigger.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2011

이 연구의 목적은 2005년 우리나라 1개광역도 1개 군지역 2개면 5개리에 거주하는 주민에서의 우울증 요병율과 우울증 관련요인을 분석코자 시행되었다. 본 연구결과 전체 조사대상자의 15.0%가 우울증인 것으로 나타났다. 여자의 우울증 유병율이 19.3%로 남자의 우울증 유병율 8.4%보다 높게 나타났다. 다변수분석 결과 우울증과 관련이 있는 변수로는 일상생활에서 받는 스트레스 수준으로 즉, 스트레스를 많이 받는 사람에 비하여 보통인 사람이 0.11배 적게 받는 사람이 0.10배 유의하게 낮게 우울이 발생하는 것으로 나타났다 (p<0.01). 또한 65세이상 노인에서 다변량 로지스틱 회귀분석 실시결과, 직업이 농업인 경우에 비하여 무직이거나 기타 직종에 종사하고 있는 경우 우울증 발생이 9.58배 높았다. 또한 스트레스 정도에서는 스트레스를 일상생활 중 많이 느끼는 노인에 비하여 보통이나 적게 느끼는 경우 각각 0.05배, 0.11배 낮은 우울발생을 보였으며, 이는 통계적으로 유의하였다 (p<0.01).

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.272-278
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• 2008

Objectives: To compare the health behaviors of widowed women with those of currently married women. Methods: We randomly sampled the subjects from the Jeollanamdo Resident Registration Data and we then selected 2,331 widowed women and 4,775 married women. Well-trained examiners measured the height, weight, blood pressure and abdomen circumference, and the women were interviewed with using a questionnaire. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the odds ratios(OR) of the two groups. Results: The smoking rate (OR=2.46; 95% confidence interval [CI]1.65, 3.66) was significantly higher for the widowed women. On the contrary, the awareness rate of a smoking cessation campaign (OR=0.80; 95% CI=0.70, 0.92), a quit tobacco telephone line (OR=0.73; 95% CI =0.61, 0.88) and a quit smoking clinic (OR=0.74; 95% CI=0.62, 0.89) were lower for the widowed women. The rate of receiving a health exam (OR=0.80; 95% CI=0.70, 0.91), the rate of undergoing gastric cancer screening (OR=0.77; 95% CI=0.68, 0.88), breast cancer screening (OR=0.79; 95% CI=0.69, 0.89), cervix cancer screening in the last 2 years (OR=0.81; 95% CI=0.71, 0.92), colon cancer screening in the last 5 years (OR=0.74; 95% CI=0.63, 0.87) were significantly lower for the widowed women. Conclusions: This study revealed that the health behaviors are significantly different between the widowed women and the married women. To improve the health behaviors of the widowed women, further study and research that will investigate the socioeconomic and environmental factors that affect the health behaviors of widowed women will be needed.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.75-82
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• 1990

This study was to examine the effects of group reminiscence on depression of the elderly and to identify the possible use of the independent nursing intervention for reminiscence. The subjects, consisting of 46 elderly residents at D-ku, in Seoul, were divided into experimental and control group. The research was done by non-equivalent control group quasi-experimental design. Data were gathered from Oct. 4th to Dec. 2nd, 1989 through interview by questionnaire and measure the degree of depression by Zung's scale. Group reminiscence, was defined as independent nursing intervention belong to cognitive intervention by nurse. The schedule and content of reminiscence were developed by investigator. Analysis of data were done by frequency, mean, t-test, and Pearsons's correlations. The results were as follows: $\cdot$ There was no significant difference between experimental and control group after pre & post group reminiscence. $\cdot$ The mean depression score was 43.4 all subjects. In addition to, the result of added analysis were as follows; $\cdot$ There was significant difference in the depression score between healthy and unhealthy group according to perception by subjects (P<05). $\cdot$ There was significant difference between above average economic status and poor status according to perception by subjects (p<.05). $\cdot$ Depression of the subjects was related to the duration of widowhood(r=.3980, p=.015). Further research needs to be done on the effects of group reminiscence as independent nursing intervention. This study needs to be replicated in different settings, studied on the assess of psychological well being for the elderly with the exception of depression and to be identified psychological chacaracteristics of the elderly.