• Human Ecology Research
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.615-633
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• 2023

This study aimed to examine the actor and partner effects of marital satisfaction on life satisfaction in middle-aged and older couples via their health behavior and health. The study participants included a total of 2,108 couples, aged 57 and over, from the eighth wave of data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA). The marital satisfaction, health behavior, health, and life satisfaction of the husbands and wives were measured to conduct the analysis. This analysis was conducted based on the Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediation Model (APIMeM) with the bootstrapping technique being used as the mediating effect. The results indicated that there were significant actor and partner direct and indirect effects when it comes to the relationship between the participants' marital satisfaction and their own life satisfaction, mediated by health behavior and health. However, no significant influences regarding the health of the participants on the life satisfaction of their spouses were found. These results suggest that it is important for middle-aged and older couples to improve their marital relationships in order to promote the health and life satisfaction of both parties. Doing so will help husbands and wives lead healthier lifestyles based on their positive relationships.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.678-686
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• 2011

Older people have increased interest and involvement in controlling their aging body through physical exercise and dieting. This study examined the relationship between body image and the participation of older people in exercise and dieting. Two measures of body image (appearance attitude and appearance orientation) were used to study their relationships to participation in exercise and dieting among older people. Data were collected via a mail survey of older married couples residing in three U.S. metropolitan areas of Florida. A total of 94 couples who were 60 years older participated in this study. Multiple regression was run separately for men and women. The results indicated that for both men and women, appearance attitude was inversely related to dieting and positively related with exercise (even though the relationship with exercise was weak for men). Appearance orientation was not significantly related to exercise or dieting for both men and women. A new scale development on body image for an aging population was suggested. Various activities performed by aging people to manage their aging body and appearance need to be studied as related to physical and psychological well-being that includes body image.

• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.55-65
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• 2008

This study examined the personal and relational factors influencing the formation of body image among older persons. Aging-rel￡lted physical changes, health, marital relationship, cognitive age, and moods were personal and relationship factors explained for influence on the body image of older persons. Data were collected via a mail survey of older married couples residing in three US. metropolitan areas of Florida. A total of 94 married couples who were 60 years older participated in this study. Results indicated that aging-related physical changes, effect of physical changes on the self, self-assessed health, and evaluation of spouse's attractiveness, and perceived attractiveness (one's perception of the other spouse's appraisals of his or her attractiveness) were found to be significantly related to the body image of older men and women. For men, self-assessed health, evaluation of spouse's attractiveness, and perceived attractiveness were significantly related to body image while physical changes, effect of physical changes, and perceived attractiveness were found significant for women. The feelings of older persons about and satisfaction with their bodies and appearance were estimated by aging-related and relationship-related variables.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.929-945
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• 2012

This study examined structured social network types and their relationship to quality on life satisfaction of older adults. Respondents were 418 adults aged 60 or older living alone or as couples. The data was analyzed using K-means cluster analysis. Four networks types were identified: diverse, friend-neighbor focused, family focused, and restricted. Life satisfaction was highest for individuals in the diverse network group and lowest for individuals in the restricted network group. Stepwise multiple regression analysis indicated that life satisfaction of the elderly was affected by the diverse network, family focused network, the relationship quality with children, the relationship quality with neighbors, and the relationship quality with relatives. Results suggested that having diverse social network in close proximity is very important in old age and structural network types may have important practical implications for improving the quality of life among the elderly.

• 한국노년학
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.421-444
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 노년기 부부관계 내에서 우울과 부부관계만족도 간 종단적 상호관계가 어떠한지 탐색하는 데 있다. 부부의 상호의존성을 반영하고 부부자료를 하나의 모형에서 분석하기 위해 행위자-상대방 상호의존모형(Actor-Partner Interdependence Model)과 공통운명모형(Common Fate Model)을 기반으로 연구모형을 설정하였으며, 변인 간 종단적 상호관계를 검증하기 위해 자기회귀교차지연 모형을 활용하였다. 한국복지패널조사의 10차 년도(2015년)부터 13차 년도(2018년)까지의 4개년도 자료로 부부자료(dyadic data)를 구성하였으며, 최종적으로 2015년 기준 60세 이상인 부부 1,383쌍(2,766명)에 대하여 구조방정식모형을 이용하여 분석하였다. 주요 분석결과는 첫째, 노년기 부부의 부부관계만족도는 남편 우울, 아내 우울에 종단적으로 부적 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 부부관계만족도가 남편 우울에 미치는 영향보다 아내의 우울 수준에 미치는 영향이 유의하게 더 큰 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 남편 우울 수준과 아내 우울 수준은 부부 공통의 관계만족도에 종단적으로 부적 영향을 미쳤으나 영향력의 크기 차이는 유의하지 않았다. 본 연구의 결과는 우울과 부부관계만족도가 상호순환관계에 있음을 보여주며, 부부관계만족도의 저하와 우울의 증가라는 악순환 고리가 형성될 가능성을 제기한다. 이를 바탕으로 노년기 우울과 부부관계만족도의 개선을 위해서 부부 단위의 개입과 부부 각자에 대한 개별적 접근을 병행해야 함을 논의하였다.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.97-110
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• 1996

The purpose of this study was to compare the caregiver burden and rewards in new generation and middle-aged couples. Data were collected from 207 new generation couples and 196 middle-aged couples who had either of older parents and lived in Seoul. Major findings are as fallows; 1. The burden were constituted with restriction of privacy physical burden strain psychological burden economic cost and guilt. The rewards were constituted with recognition pride maturity improving relationship and assistance of household and childcare. 2. The caregiver burden of new generation and middle-aged wives were hgiher than husbands. Hwever the caregiver rewards of new generation and middle-aged husbands were higher than wives. 3. The caregiver burden of middle-aged husbands were higher than new generation husbands bur there was no significant difference between new generation and middle-aged wives. 4. The caregiver rewards of middle-aged wives were higher than new generation wives but there was no significant difference between new generation and middle-aged husbands.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.43-58
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 노년기 부부의 노동시장 진입 및 탈퇴의 실태를 파악하고, 노동시장 진입 및 탈퇴 이후 노년기 부부의 가사노동시간 및 가사노동 빈도가 어떻게 변화하는지를 분석하였다. 본 분석에서 이용한 데이터는 한국여성정책연구원에서 실시한 여성가족패널(KLoWF)1~7차년도 데이터이다. 본 연구에서는 부인과 남편의 연령이 65세 이상인 부부를 조사 대상으로 선정하였고, 총 2,482명이 선정되었다. 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 부인과 남편의 취업상태 변화가 부인과 남편의 가사노동시간에 미치는 영향을 분석한 결과, 부인이 취업을 지속하면 남편의 평일 가사노동시간이 증가하고, 남편이 취업을 지속하면 부인의 평일 가사노동시간이 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 두 시점 간(t1시점과 t2시점)의 가사노동시간의 관계를 분석한 결과, t1시점의 부인의 평일 가사노동시간이 길수록 t2시점의 부인의 가사노동시간이 길었다. 또한, 남편의 경우도 부인과 마찬가지로 t1시점의 평일 가사노동시간이 길수록 t2시점의 가사노동시간이 길어지는 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 부인과 남편의 가사노동시간의 변동은 일시적인 시점의 영향보다는 장기간에 걸친 가사노동 수행과 관련이 있음을 시사하는 결과라고 할 수 있다. 셋째, 평일에는 부인의 가사노동시간이 증가하면 남편의 가사노동시간도 증가하고, 남편의 가사노동이 증가하면 부인의 가사노동이 증가하는 양상을 보였다. 한편, 부인의 평일 가사노동 시간은 남편의 토요일, 일요일 가사노동시간과 부의 관계를 가지고 있고, 남편의 평일 가사노동시간은 부인의 토요일 가사노동시간과 부의 관계를 가지고 있음이 확인되었다. 즉, 평일에는 부인과 남편의 가사노동이 동시에 진행되는 경향이 있다고 해석할 수 있고, 토요일, 일요일과 평일의 가사노동은 교환관계가 성립한다고 할 수 있다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.255-263
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• 2015

본 연구는 노인들의 여러 번의 사별 경험이 우울증에 미치는 영향을 탐구한다. Changing Lives of Older Couples 종단 데이터를 이용하여 분석한 결과, 여러 번의 사별을 경험한 노인들이 한 번의 사별을 경험한 노인들에 비해 우울증상 점수가 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 사회적 지지 수준은 사별 경험이 우울증상에 미치는 영향을 조절하는 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 여러 번의 사별을 경험한 노인들 중 사회적 지지 수준이 낮은 노인들의 우울증상이 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다. 여러 번의 사별을 경험한 노인들을 대상으로 한 프로그램과 사회적 지지의 필요성을 논의하였다.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.29-38
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• 2012

The aim of this study was to examine the spouse effects on depressive symptom and suicidal thinking among the elderly aged 65 and over in Korea. The subjects selected from the database of the Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey(KNHANES IV) conducted by Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2007 to 2009. Those who were female, older, lower educated, or poorer were more likely to live alone than their counterparts respectively. The elderly living alone experienced depressive symptom as 2.0 times(OR=2.004, 95% CI=1.433, 2.803) as, and suicidal thinking as 1.6 times(OR=1.567, 95% CI=1.111, 2.211) as the elderly couples did, adjusting for socio-economic factor, health status factors, and health behaviors factors. As for the male subgroup, the elderly living alone experienced depressive symptom as 4.0 times(OR=3.997, 95% CI=2.066, 7.732) as, and suicidal thinking as 3.2 times(OR=3.181, 95% CI=1.535, 6.592) as the elderly couples did. On the other hands, there was no significant difference in depressive symptoms and suicidal thinking between the female elderly living alone and couples. The authors suggested policy interventions to promote the mental health of the male elderly living alone.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.155-172
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• 1997

The purpose of this study is to examine the relation between the later personality adjustment types and the elderly percepted conflict with their married children. The subjects for this study are the aged over 60 years in Seoul both having the eldest sons' couples and perceiving their own economics level as the middle-upper. The results based on this are as followed: 1) The Active Integrated Coper is appeared in the higher educational level group in the better health condition in the 11-30 thousand won of personal expense in the professional and management occupation and in the more vigorous for social activity. The Failing Overcoper the Dependent Passive Coper and the Self-negating Undercoper is appeared in th female elder group in the later group of the older age in the lower educational level in the worse health condition in the group without spouse in one without income in the below 10 thousand won in the less preparation for the later life. 2) The problems of emotion and iew of values bring about the conflicts between them and theirs rather than the financial problem. when they are in the worse health condition in the group without religion in the group not cohabiting their eldest sons' couples and in the group not well-prepared for their later life as the socio-demographic variables the old recognized the seriousness of the conflict with their eldest sons' couples. 3) The lower the Active Integrated Coper is and the higher the Failing Overcoper is the more intense the conflict between them and their eldest sons' couples is. 4) The t-test to examine the difference in the old's conflict with their eldest sons' couples among the later groups shows that it is in the less the Active Integrated Coper and in the more the Failing Overcoper that the conflict is more surfaced. 5) The educational level the level of the later life preparation the contact frequency with their daughter the level of their social activity as the socio-demographic variables and the Failing Overcoper as the later personality adjustment type answer for 22 percentage of the conflict.