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KMID : 1023720130620010257
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Journal of Welfare for the Aged
2013 Volume.62 No. 1 p.257 ~ p.287
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The effect of pre-older adults’ successful ageing and the mediating effect of preparation for older life on the life satisfaction
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Kim Mee-Ryoung
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Abstract
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This study focused on whether the factors of successful aging affect on the preparation for older adults and the life satisfaction. It also focused on whether the preparation for older adults had a mediating effect between the factors of successful aging and the life satisfaction. This study used the KReIs and focused on 2255 for difference test by demographic variables, and 1540 pre-older adults for regression analysis. As a model of successful aging, Rowe and Kahn`s(1997, 1998) was used. As demographic and independent variables, the 3rd wave were used and for preparation for older life variables, the 3rd additional wave variables were used. For dependent variable, the life satisfaction of 4th wave was used. Even though there were three kinds of preparation for older life in the 3rd additional wave, for the purpose of this research, socio-emotional variables were separated as social and emotional using factor analysis. For direct effect, multiple regressions were used. For mediating effect, Baron and Kenny`s method and sobel test were used. According to research results, except for having diseases and disabilities all factors of successful aging have a direct effect on the life satisfaction and physical function. Education and social relations also have a direct effect on the preparation for older adults. The physical and emotional preparation have a full mediating effect between physical function and the life satisfaction. The physical preparation for older adults have a partial mediating effect between education and the life satisfaction. The emotional preparation for older adults have partial mediating effect between education, and job on the life satisfaction. The social preparation for older adults have mediating effect between physical functioning on the life satisfaction. The economic preparation has partial mediating effect on the physical functioning and job on the life satisfaction.
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KEYWORD
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KReIS panel data, successful aging, preparation for older life, mediating effect
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