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Health Social Welfare Review
2013 Volume.33 No. 4 p.155 ~ p.184
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A Study on the Subjective Perception of Aging for the Middle-old Aged in Their 60s and Its Influence on Depression
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Jung Joo-Won
Cho So-Yeon
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Abstract
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The objective of this study is to identify different factors and levels of depression caused by the elderly’s subjective perception of aging. The main goal is to understand the causes and effects of the elderly having depression and seek adequate solutions. The data from the 4th edition of “Korea Retirement and Income Study” were used to conduct the t-test, Two-way ANOVA and regression analysis. It was to establish the relationship between depression and those who perceive themselves as “old” versus “not old” among the middle old aged people in their 60s. As a result, people who perceived themselves as “old” had a higher level of depression compared to those who perceived themselves as “not old”. Personal background, health conditions, and financial variables all had an impact on different levels of depression. Out of those variables, the subjective perception of aging showed a mutual interaction with the physical and mental health, financial independence, gross income, and whether or not they were employed. The factors that had an influence on depression for people who perceived themselves as “not old” were the age, whether or not they had a spouse or grandchildren. However, for the group that perceived themselves as “old” were influenced by their gross income or financial independence. It turned out that the factors that influenced depression on both groups were the mental health and employment status. In conclusion, the subjective perception of aging is proved to be the main factor that has an influence on the depression in the old age. This study suggests that the groups are given emotional and financial support according to which group they belong to in order to overcome depression.
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KEYWORD
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The Elderly’s Subjective Perception, Depression, Korea Retirement and Income Study
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