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KMID : 1023720230780010041
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Journal of Welfare for the Aged
2023 Volume.78 No. 1 p.41 ~ p.65
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The Effect of Digital Utilization on Life Satisfaction of the Elderly: Focusing on the Moderated Mediating Effect of Depression and Social Participation
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Kim Han-Sol
Kim Jee-Soo
Lee Ki-Young
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Abstract
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Due to the 4th industrial revolution and COVID-19, our society began to see a surge in digital-based policies. In such a situation where information and communication technology-based policies and services have become common, the elderly’s access to and use of information is relatively weak, which has negatively affected depression and life satisfaction by excluding and isolating the elderly from society. On the other hand, social participation has been verified as an important factor in enhancing the life satisfaction of the elderly as a protective factor. Therefore, this study aims to verify the moderated mediating effect of social participation in the relationship between the influence of the digital utilization on life satisfaction of the elderly through depression. For this purpose, 8,664 people aged 65 years or older were selected for analysis using the 2020 national survey of the living conditions and welfare needs of the elderly, and the moderated mediating effect was verified using SPSS 23.0 and PROCESS Macro. The main findings are as follows. First, depression of the elderly partially mediated the effect of digital utilization on life satisfaction. Second, social participation showed a moderating effect on the relationship between depression and life satisfaction of the elderly. Third, social participation of the elderly moderated the indirect effect of digital utilization on life satisfaction through depression. Based on the results of this study, policies that can promote digital utilization to improve life satisfaction of the elderly and practices and policy implications to encourage social participation are proposed.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly, Digital Utilization, Depression, Life Satisfaction, Social Participation
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