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KMID : 1040220100020020129
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Health and Welfare for Elderly
2010 Volume.2 No. 2 p.129 ~ p.150
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Influence of Relatinship with Opposith Sex on Senior’s Life Satisfaction
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Jung Jae-Pil
Park Min-Sun
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Abstract
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This study used a structuralized survey to examine widowed male and female senior over 65 years of age in Daegu to study how relationship with opposite sex have influence on senior`s life satisfaction. Among 250 returned survey forms, 215 forms, excluding incomplete or invalid forms, were analyzed. The following are the findings of this study: First, as for the need of relationship with opposite sex according to general and family characteristics, people in need of relationship were characterized by sex and educational level. Male and those with higher educational level showed higher need of relationship with opposite sex. Second, as for the intimacy with other sex according to general and family characteristics, more intimate people were characterized by sex, personality, and family relations. Male, the more extroverted, and those with happier families showed more intimacy with opposite sex. Third, as for the difficulties in having relationship with opposite sex according to general and family characteristics, people having difficulties in relationship were charaterized by age, personality, and health conditions. The older, the more introverted, and those with worse health conditions showed more difficulties in having relationsl1ip with opposite sex. Fourth, as for the degree of relationship with opposite sex according to general and family characteristics, people who have more active relationship were characterized by sex, monthly allowance, income, and personality. Male, those with higher monthly allowance, those with higher income, the more extroverted, and the healthier showed more active relationship with opposite sex. Fifth, as for the life satisfaction according to general and family characteristics, more satisfied people were characterized by income, personality, health conditions, and family relations. Those with higher income, the more extroverted, the healthier, and those with happier families showed higher life satisfcation. Sixth, the factors that were considerably correlated to life satisfaction include the need of relationship with opposite sex (r=0.179), intimacy with opposite sex (r=0.274), and degree of relationship with opposite sex (r=0.207). Among these factors, intimacy with opposite sex had the strongest correlation with life satisfaction. Seventh, the factors that were considerably influential on life satisfaction were income (b=0.094), personality (b=0.098), health conditions (b=0.154), family relations (b=0.126), and intimacy with opposite sex (b=0.202). Among these factors, intimacy with opposite sex was the most influential one on life satisfaction.
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KEYWORD
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Senior`s, Opposite Sex, Life Satisfaction
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