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KMID : 0379720070210020146
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2007 Volume.21 No. 2 p.146 ~ p.157
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The Effect of Self Efficacy and Self Esteem on the Mental Health of Rural Elderly
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Kim Myoung-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: To investigate the effect of self-efficacy and self-esteem on the mental health of the elderly in a rural area.
Method: The subjects were 120 elderly aged 65 years or over. The instruments used in this study were the self-efficacy, self-esteem, and mental health scales. The data were analyzed by SPSS Win version 10.0, including mean, standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, and stepwise multiple regression.
Results: The means were 78.958.11 for self-efficacy, 25.074.79 for self-esteem, and 82.589.78 for mental health. Mental health was significantly influenced by age, spouse, family type, general self-efficacy, social self-efficacy, and self-esteem. These variables accounted for 21.5% of the variances of mental health.
Conclusion: The important factors that affected the mental health of the elderly were self-efficacy and self-esteem. Therefore, these findings may provide useful data for constructing a geriatric mental health program of the elderly in a rural area.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly, Self efficacy, Self esteem, Mental health
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