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KMID : 0379220110310010063
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2011 Volume.31 No. 1 p.63 ~ p.77
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The Relationship Between Service Satisfaction of Senior Center and Subjective Quality of Life: Focused on the Mediating Effect of Empowerment
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Choi Jeong-Min
Park Min-Seo
Kwon Goo-Young
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine the mechanism through which Senior Center User’s services satisfaction impacts quality of life. We were particularly interested in the mediating effect of empowering Senior Center users. bootstraping method based on structural equation modeling were used. The partial and full mediation model were compared and X2 difference test was conducted between the two models. The result showed that the mediating effect of empowering senior center user was statistically significant and accounted for the relationship between the senior center user’s services satisfaction and quality of life. Empowering senior center user mediated fully the effect of senior center user’s services satisfaction on quality of life. Practice and policy implications as well as further research topics were discussed to aid the search for highly effective interventions.
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KEYWORD
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Senior center user`s services satisfaction, Empowerment, Quality of life, Mediating effect
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