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KMID : 1023720140640010323
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Journal of Welfare for the Aged
2014 Volume.64 No. 1 p.323 ~ p.343
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The Impact of Social Support to the Elderly group on their Anxiety over Aging and the Mediation Effect of Self-esteem
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Kim Jeong-Hui
Kim Wook
Kim Sug-Hyang
Lee Kyoung-Joon
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Abstract
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This study is aimed at analyzing the impact of social support to the elderly group on their anxiety over aging and the mediation effect of self-esteem. Towards this end, a survey was performed on the elderly people over 65 who frequent the welfare centers for elderly-two in Seoul, 1 in Gyeonggido as well as three senior citizen centers in Gyeonggido. A total of 466 elderly people were questioned by using a structured questionnaire with the survey results being analyzed with SPSS WIN 21.0. The survey results showed: 1. there is a significant relationship between the social support to the elderly group and their anxiety over aging; 2. the higher the social support to the elderly group is, the deeper their self-esteem becomes; 3. the anxiety over aging decreased as their self-esteem increased; 4. a partial mediation effect of self-esteem was confirmed in the path through which the social support to the elderly group has an impact on their anxiety over aging. Recommendation on ways to reduce and prevent the anxiety over aging during their senescence as well suggestion for further studies were provided based on the survey results.
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KEYWORD
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Social support, self-esteem, anxiety over aging, mediation effect
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