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KMID : 0613620190390040173
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Health Social Welfare Review
2019 Volume.39 No. 4 p.173 ~ p.203
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The Effect of “Old-Age” Stigma on Depression in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The Mediating Effect of Aging Anxiety
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Lim Jeung-Suk
Chung Se-Mi
Chung Soon-Dool
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Abstract
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This study aims to investigate the effect of old-age stigmaon depression, with the mediating role of aging anxiety on middle-aged and older adults, and to provide practical suggestions for reducing depression in middle-aged and older adults. Respondents include 590 middle-aged and older adults from the 'Survey on Age Integration', conducted on behalf of Initiative for Humanities' Research and Education with funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea, and the mediation analysis was carried out using SPSS PROCESS macro. The results indicate significant indirect effect of aging anxiety in the relationship between old-age stigma and depression, but the direct effect old-age stigma on depression was not significant. The result demonstrates the role of aging anxiety in the relationship between negative perception of the elderly and depression among middle-aged and older adults. Therefore, social welfare means to decrease and prevent aging anxiety are required. Based on the results, the study suggests developing programs of old age preparation and aging adaptation, and building practical social support network that can stabilize life in old age as specific means to prevent aging anxiety. Furthermore, intergenerational exchanges that can reduce old-age stigma are also discussed.
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KEYWORD
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Middle-Aged and Older Adults, Depression, Old-Age Stigma, Aging Anxiety, Mediating Effect
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