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KMID : 1022120180200010025
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Health and Welfare
2018 Volume.20 No. 1 p.25 ~ p.40
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The Mediating Effect of Stress on the Relationship between Community Environment and Psychological Wellbeing in Rural Elderly
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Seo In-Kyun
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of community environment on psychological well-being and psychological well-being through mediation of stress. The subjects of this study were 386 elderly residents living in rural areas of Chonbuk province and analyzed using structural equation. The main results of the study are as follows. First, the community environment of rural elderly people had a positive(+) effect on psychological well?being. Second, the social environment of the rural elderly has a negative(-) effect on stress. Third, the stress of the rural elderly had a negative(-) effect on psychological well?being. Fourth, the community environment of rural elderly affected the psychological well - being by mediating stress. This implies that the community environment of rural elderly has a positive(+) effect on psychological well-being and a positive(+) influence on psychological well-being by having a negative(-) effect on stress. Based on the results of this study, practical interventions for the improvement of mental health for rural elderly people were discussed.
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KEYWORD
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Rural elderly, Community environment, Stress, Psychological well-being
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