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KMID : 0379220080280010033
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2008 Volume.28 No. 1 p.33 ~ p.48
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Factors of Successful Aging Affecting the Life Satisfaction of Older Women
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Kim Mee-Ryoung
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Abstract
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This study uses Rowe and Kahn’s successful aging model which consists of avoiding disease and disability, high cognitive and physical function, and engagement with life. It examines how these three factors of successful aging affect the life satisfaction of older women. The target population of this study is older women who are older than 60 and reside in Daegu and Kyungbuk province. The sample size of this study is 310. To examine the age group(60+: young old, 70+: middle old, 80+: old old) differences, ANOVA are used. To check the difference by marital status and residental status, t-test and χ2 are used. To test the effect of the factors of successful aging on the life satisfaction, hierarchical multiple regression is used. When using hierarchical multiple regression, aging, marital status and residential status are controlled. The research results indicate that there are statistically significant differences of perceived health, IADL, ADL, education and social isolation by age groups. Also, there are statistically significant differences of physical and cognitive activities such as IADL, ADL, education and social isolation by marital status. Furthermore, there are statistically significant differences between IADL, education and social isolation by residential status. The factors which consist of successful aging explain about 40% of variance of the life satisfaction. The perceived health, education, job and religious activity affect the life satisfaction positively and the social isolation affects the life satisfaction negatively. There are statistically different effect of the residential status on the life satisfaction.
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KEYWORD
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successful aging, Life satisfaction, avoiding disease and disability, cognitive and physical function, engagement with Life
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