KMID : 0869220150190010017
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Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry 2015 Volume.19 No. 1 p.17 ~ p.23
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The Effects of Stressors on Subjective Well-Being in the Elderly
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Kim Seong-Ju
Noh Jai-Sung Roh Hyun-Woong Chang Ki-Jung Chung Young-Ki Lee Yun-Hwan Lim Ki-Young Han Chang-Su Kim Jin-Ju Park Mi-Ae Hong Chang-Hyung Son Sang-Joon
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Abstract
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Objective£ºThis study aims to identify self-reported stressors in the Korean community-dwelling elderly and examine their effects on subjective well-being.
Methods£ºThe subjects of this research were 1,010 elderly people who lived in Suwon, Korea. Each subject was administered the questionnaires regarding the socio-demographic characteristics, self-reported stressors, Concise Measure of Subjective Well-Being (COMOSWB) consisting of life satisfaction, positive emotion and negative emotion, Mini-Mental State Examination for dementia screening and Short Form Geriatric Depression Scale-Korean version. Statistical analyses including the Pearson¡¯s correlation test and multiple linear regressions were performed in this study.
Results£ºIn our adjusted model for confounding variables, stress from physical problems (S-PP) (©¬=-0.133, p£¼0.001), stress from loneliness or solitude (S-LS) (©¬=-0.077, p=0.007), stress from family members (S-FM) (©¬=-0.083, p=0.001) were negatively associated with the total score of COMOSWB. In subscale analyses of COMOSWB, we also found that S-PP (©¬=-0.184, p£¼0.001), S-LS (©¬=-0.077, p=0.014), stress from economic problems (©¬=-0.072, p=0.021) were negatively associated with life satisfaction score. While S-PP (©¬=-0.140, p£¼0.001) and S-FM (©¬=-0.079, p=0.003) were negatively associated with positive emotion score, S-FM (©¬=0.105, p=0.001) and stress from friends and neighbors (©¬=0.072, p=0.016) were positively associated with negative emotion score.
Conclusion£ºStresses from physical problems, loneliness, and family members might be associated with subjective well-being in the elderly. While life satisfaction appears to be affected by one¡¯s perceived physical health status, loneliness, and economic conditions, positive and negative emotions appear to be affected by relationships with family members, friends, or neighbors.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly, Stressors, Subjective well-being, Life satisfaction, Positive emotion, Negative emotion
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