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KMID : 1023720130620010203
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Journal of Welfare for the Aged
2013 Volume.62 No. 1 p.203 ~ p.229
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The Effect of Social Activity of the elderly on Marital Intimacy：The Mediating Effect of Self-esteem
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Kim Dong-Bae
Lee Eun-Jin
Lee Kyeong-Won
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Abstract
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The study focused on the relationship between social activity and marital intimacy of the elderly. A mediating model structured by self-esteem was used to verify the relation between the two variables. The data was obtained through the Seoul Welfare Panel Data Study compiled by the Seoul Welfare Foundation in 2010. This study analyzed 1,992 people over 50 years old. SPSS 18.0 was used as a research method and Sobel test was used to verify the significant mediating effect. The findings are as follows：First, social activity indicated significant effects on marital intimacy. Second, self-esteem functioned as a partial mediator on the relationship between social activity and marital intimacy. These findings suggest that The results of this study indicated the theoretical and practical implication to promote marital intimacy of the elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Social Activity, Marital Intimacy, Self-Esteem, Mediating Effect
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