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KMID : 1124020220380020003
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Korean Social Security Studies
2022 Volume.38 No. 2 p.3 ~ p.29
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The Effect of Elderly Population’s Social Activities on Life Satisfaction and Multiple Mediation Effect on Cognitive Functions: Centered on Comparison Between Elderly Population Who Live Alone or With Famil
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Kim Sang-Im
Lee Jun-Young
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Abstract
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This study focuses on the effect of social activities on life satisfaction of the elderly, observing the mediation effect during the process, as well as determining whether the result differs for those living alone compared to those living with family. To determine the purpose, this research used data from 2018, collected around the country by Korea Employment Information Service (KEIS). The results analyzed in this study are as follows. First, in the relationship between social activity and cognitive function of the elderly, it is shown that both the number of social activity meetings and the number of social activity participation statically influence all five categories of orientation, memory registration, attention and calculation, memory recall, was well as language and visual-spatial composition. Second, in the relationship between cognitive function and life satisfaction of the elderly, it is shown that attention and calculation, memory recall, as well as language and visual-spatial composition statically influence life satisfaction, but orientation and memory registration do not have a significant influence on life satisfaction. Third, in the relationship between social activity and life satisfaction, it is shown that the number of social activity meetings statically influences life satisfaction but the number of social activity participation does not have a significant influence on life satisfaction. Fourth, in the relationship between social activity and life satisfaction, it is shown that cognitive function has a mediation effect on the relationship between the number of social activity meetings and life satisfaction. On the other hand, in the relationship between the number of social activity participation and life satisfaction, it is shown that cognitive function has no mediation effect on the relationship between the number of social activity participation and life satisfaction. Fifth, as a result of finding the difference between those living alone and with family, there was a difference in the following: the influence of the number of social activity meetings on language and visual-spatial composition; the influence of the number of social activity participation on orientation, memory registration, attention and calculation, memory recall, as well as language and visual-spatial composition, the influence of language and visual-spatial composition on life satisfaction; and the influence of sex and age on life satisfaction. Based on the results of this study, suggestions were made for improvement directions to increase the life satisfaction of the elderly.
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KEYWORD
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social activities of the elderly, cognitive function, life satisfaction, KLoSA
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