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KMID : 0379220130330020381
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2013 Volume.33 No. 2 p.381 ~ p.395
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The Relationship among Wisdom, Family Relationship, Generativity, and Ego-Integrity of Korean Elderly
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Kim Da-Hee
An Jeong-Shin
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of relationships with a spouse and children, a generativity, and an ego-integrity on wisdom of the Korean elderly. The subjects were 350 elderly people of over 60 years of age in Busan and Gyeongnam area. The main results were as follows: First, the generativity had a direct effect on the ego-integrity and the ego-integrity had an effect on wisdom directly. Also, the spouse relationship had an effect on the generativity directly and the relationship with children affected on both the generativity and the ego-integrity directly. Second, the relationships with both spouse and children had an effect on wisdom indirectly through the generativity and the ego-integrity. Also, the spouse relationship had indirect influence on the ego-integrity indirectly through the generativity. In addition, the relationship with children had an effect on the ego-integrity indirectly through the generatvity. The results provided with information of direct and indirect influential factors to be of help to wisdom development and the implications about satisfying and comfortable life of elderly were discussed.
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KEYWORD
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elderly, wisdom, ego-integrity, generativity, spouse relationship, child relationship
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