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KMID : 0379220210410010049
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2021 Volume.41 No. 1 p.49 ~ p.68
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The Effect of Productive Activities on Future Time Perspective in Later Life: A Mediating Role of Life Satisfaction
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Bae Su-Hyun
Kim Gi-Yeon
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Abstract
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The present study aims to examine the mediating role of life satisfaction in the relationship between productive activities and future time perspective in later life. Drawn from the 7th wave of the Korea Longitudinal Study of Aging, our sample consists of a total of 6,756 older adults aged 55 and over. Complex samples analyses were conducted the relationship between productive activities, life satisfaction and future time perspective measured in two dimensions (i. e., life expectancy and job expectation). Results from complex samples analysis showed that productive activities were associated with life satisfaction and future time perspective. Employed older adults including unpaid family workers tended to have higher levels of life satisfaction and future time perspective (i.e., life expectancy and job expectation) than their counterparts. The relationship between productive activities and future time perspective was mediated by life satisfaction. Findings suggest that engaging in productive activities influences better satisfaction with life among older adults, which is eventually linked to an expansive view of the future. Policy implications were discussed that promoting productive activities in later life and age-friendly working environment should be encouraged.
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KEYWORD
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Productive Activities, Future Time Perspective, Life Satisfaction, Active Aging, Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging
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