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KMID : 0379220200400010091
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2020 Volume.40 No. 1 p.91 ~ p.109
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The mediation effect of grip strength trajectory on the association between exercise participation and life satisfaction among couples
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Joo Susanna
Jun Hey-Jung
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Abstract
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This study aims to investigate the interdependence of Korean middle and old-aged couples in the association between exercise and life satisfaction through grip strength trajectory. Data were drawn from the nationally representative Korea Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA) collected from 2006 to 2016. The sample included couples over 45 years of age in the first wave and participated in all six waves of the survey (Ncouple=1,997). There were three steps for analyses: correlation, parallel latent growth curve model, tests of indirect effects of the mediation paths. Covariates included in the models were husbands and wives’ characteristics (age, education, work status, chronic diseases, marital satisfaction, contact frequency with friends or neighbors) and couple’s household income. Results showed husbands’ and wives’ life satisfaction and grip strength were interdependent upon each other. Also, exercise participation of both husbands and wives was associated with both husbands’ and wives’ life satisfaction via the initial level of grip strength of husbands. Moreover, exercise participation of only husbands was associated with wives’ life satisfaction through the initial grip strength of husbands. These results suggest the aging processes of middle and old-aged couples need to be understood in the context of gender dynamics and couple interdependence.
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KEYWORD
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middle and old aged couples, grip strength, exercise, life satisfaction, interdependence, latent growth curve model
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