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KMID : 1023720230780030167
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Journal of Welfare for the Aged
2023 Volume.78 No. 3 p.167 ~ p.194
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A Study of the Impact of Work Environment on Depressive Symptoms in Older Security Guards
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Lee So-Min
Lim Jeong-Su
Jang Si-On
Oh Yu-Kyeong
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Abstract
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This study aimed to identify the work environment characteristics of older security guards and explore their association with depressive symptoms. This study was conducted with a sample of 317 older adults aged 65 or above working in the “security, guard, and facility management” field using the ‘2020 Survey on older adults’. To analyze the data, descriptive analysis, frequency analysis, t-tests, one-way ANOVA, correlation analysis, and multiple regression were conducted using SPSS 26.0. The main findings of the study are as follows. It was found that regular workers showed higher levels of depressive symptoms compared to temporary or day workers, workers who worked less than 40 hours per week experienced higher levels of depressive symptoms than those who worked more than 40 hours per week, and workers who experienced discrimination at work experienced higher levels of depressive symptoms than those who did not.
Moreover, It was found that the more the older security guards belonged to business organizations, worked fewer hours per week, experienced age discrimination in the workplace, and had lower job satisfaction, the higher the level of depressive symptoms. Based on these results, this study suggested practical and political interventions to improve the work environment and prevent the depressive symptoms of older security guards.
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KEYWORD
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older workers, security guards, work environment, depressive symptoms
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