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KMID : 0123520130200030207
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Journal of muscle and joint health
2013 Volume.20 No. 3 p.207 ~ p.213
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Factors Influencing Life Satisfaction in Korean Baby-boomer Men with Drinking Problems
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Kim Min-Ju
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the levels of life satisfaction and identify factors influencing life satisfaction in Korean baby-boomer men with drinking problems.
Methods: The study used cross-sectional design with secondary analysis of the 7th data of Korean Welfare Penal Study collected in 2012 from 6,000 Korean households. Among 1,572 baby-boomers born between 1955 and 1963, 349 men with a drinking problem were selected as a sample by the Alcohol Use Identification Test (AUDIT) scores. Levels of depression, self-esteem, and life satisfaction were measured. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson"s correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression were conducted with SPSS/WIN 21.0.
Results: The findings indicated that the mean AUDIT score was 13.7. Means were 2.8 for depression, 20.2 for self-esteem, and 23.2 for life satisfaction. The results of multiple regression analysis showed that self-esteem, depression, educational level, and levels of problem drinking significantly predicted life satisfaction, explaining 41.1% of the variance.
Conclusion: Problem drinking, depression, and self-esteem were important to improve life satisfaction among Korean baby-boomer men. Further study is necessary to examine the mediating effects of depression and self-esteem in the relationship between problem drinking and life satisfaction.
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KEYWORD
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Baby boom, Life satisfaction, Depression, Self-esteem, Drinking
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