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KMID : 1002520130070010059
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Korean Journal of Health Service Management
2013 Volume.7 No. 1 p.59 ~ p.68
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An Association between Spouse Satisfaction and Depressive Symptom among the Middle-aged and Elderly Couples
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Han Sam-Sung
Jeong Seong-Hwa
Kang Sung-Wook
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Abstract
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This study examined the relationship between spouse satisfaction and depressive symptom among the middle-aged and elderly couples, using dataset of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing(KLoSA). The subjects were 6,652 persons aged 45 and over who were living with their spouse. A multiple regression model was used to study an association between spouse satisfaction and depressive symptom, controlling for socio-economic characteristics, health status and behavior, and social support. Also, this paper run three subgroup regression models based on age of subjects (45~54, 55~64, 65 and over), controlling for confounding variables. Authors found that there was negative relationship between spouse satisfaction and depressive symptom (b=-0.022, p<0.0001). This negative relationship was also shown in three subgroup regression models. This study suggested the importance of spouse support for promoting mental health among the middle-aged and elderly couples.
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KEYWORD
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Spouse Satisfaction, Depressive Symptom, Mental Health, The Elderly
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