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KMID : 1025820170250030671
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Family and Family Therapy
2017 Volume.25 No. 3 p.671 ~ p.686
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Elderly Parents and Their Non-Cohabiting Children: The Effects on Depression
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Moon Soo-Kyung
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the mutual reciprocal emotional support between elderly parents and their non-cohabitating children and the mediating effect of this on the parents’ depression.
Methods: Data on 10451 elderly over the age of 65 were drawn from the “Survey of the Elderly 2014” and analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression.
Results: There was no direct effect on depression from the frequency of encounter with their children. The mutual emotional support between parents and children did have a mediating effect. As part of the mediating effect of the children’s emotional support of their parents, their age, education, spouse, household income, and religion were all significant. In the case of the mediating effect of the parent’s emotional support of their children, age, education, spouse, and household income were significant, as well as the presence or absence of chronic diseases.
Conclusions: The development of an effective emotional support program can enhance the ability for self-expression ability and promote appropriate family interactions.
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KEYWORD
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depression, family support, elderly
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