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KMID : 0904520110290010041
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Health and Medical Sociology
2011 Volume.29 No. 1 p.41 ~ p.67
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Living Arrangement and the Life Satisfaction of Korean Older Adults : Examining the Mediating Effects of Parent-Adult Child Relationship
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Lee Min-Ah
Kim Ji-Bum
Kang Jeong-Han
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Abstract
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The goals of the study are to analyze the associations between living arrangement and life satisfaction of Korean older adults and examine the mediating effects of child satisfaction. Also, not only does this study compare living alone and others but also examine detailed categories of living arrangement (i.e., living alone, living with spouse only, living with child only, living with spouse and child, living with spouse and others, and living with others only). “006 Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA)”collected by Korean Labor Institute is analyzed in the study. In the findings, living arrangement is significantly associated with life satisfaction of Korean older adults. Compared to older adults who live with spouses only, those who live alone, with others except spouse and child, and with spouse and others without child are more likely to have lower life satisfaction. The significant effects of living arrangement, however, disappear after controlling for perceived parent-adult child relationship. Two stage least square regression proves the mediating effect of perceived parent-adult child relationship. This findings imply that positive relationships with child would be able to reduce the deleterious effects of living arrangement.
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KEYWORD
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Living arrangement, life satisfaction, Parent-adult child relationship, living alone, Quality of life, Mediating effect
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