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KMID : 0379220090290020743
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2009 Volume.29 No. 2 p.743 ~ p.759
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Economic Activity Status and Mental Health among Middle and Older Adults: The mediating effects of income Level and satisfaction in family relationship
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Yun Ji-Eun
Jue Mihn-Sook
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Abstract
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This study examined the effects of the economic activity status on the mental health of middle and older adults. In terms of mental health, a theoretical model was used to evaluate the mediating role of the income level and the satisfaction in family relationship. Using data from Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing, job seekers and those who had never worked before were excluded and employees and retirees (over 45 years old) who have both a spouse and children were selected for the analysis. The variables were the economic activity status, the income level, the satisfaction in family relationship, and the mental health. The results show that the number of employed middle and older adults were higher than that of retirees, and the satisfaction in family relationship were generally high. In terms of mental health, the level of happiness was high, while the level of depression was low. Also, the pathway analysis of the effect of the economic activity status on the mental health shows that the economic activity status directly affects the mental health and gives indirect effects through the medium of the income level and the satisfaction in family relationship.
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KEYWORD
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middle and older adults, economic activity status, satisfaction in family relationship, mental health, happiness, depression
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