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KMID : 0379220210410020241
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2021 Volume.41 No. 2 p.241 ~ p.251
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The Structural Relationship between the Elderly's Participation in Exercise, Cognitive Function, and Life Satisfaction
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Kim Sung-Hoon
Shin Jung-Taek
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the structural relationship between the elderly's participation in exercise, cognitive function, and life satisfaction. The participants of this study consisted of 2491 elderly people who were the subjects of the 2017 elderly survey. The measuring tools were the cognitive function scale and the life satisfaction inventory. Participation in exercise used exercise time for one week. The collected data was analyzed through SPSS and AMOS 18 version. The results of this study were as follows. First, exercise participation was found to have a positive effect on the cognitive function of the elderly. Second, participation in exercise had significant effect on the life satisfaction of the elderly. Third, it was found that the cognitive function of the elderly had a positive effect on life satisfaction. Finally, it was found that cognitive function was as a mediator in the relationship between exercise participation and life satisfaction of the elderly. Various discussions on the structural relationship between the elderly's participation in exercise, cognitive function, and life satisfaction were presented.
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KEYWORD
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The elderly, exercise participation, cognitive function, life satisfaction, mediating variable
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