Determinants of Well-Being in Later Life: Focusing on Their Volunteering Experiences

국문 초록 (Abstract)

본 연구는 중ㆍ장년의 삶의 만족도에 영향을 미치는 요인을 이들이 참여하는 자원봉사활동을 중심으로 탐색하였다. 본 연구는 수도권에 거주하는 만 45세 이상 자원봉사활동 참여자 274명을 대상으로 하였다. 분석결과, 자원봉사에서 할당된 활동, 개인적 효율성, 자원봉사 센터의 지지, 집단간 조화, 역할만족도는 삶의 만족도와 통계적으로 유의한 상관관계를 나타났으며, 회귀모형에서는 자원봉사에서 할당된 활동, 개인적 효율성이 통계학적으로 유의하게 이들의 삶의 만족도 수준을 결정짓는 요인으로 나타났다. 또한, 인구사회학적 특성을 동시에 고려한 통합회귀모형에서도 역시 자원봉사에서 할당된 활동과 개인적 효율성은 여전히 통계학적으로 유의하게 삶의 만족도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 이러한 연구결과를 토대로 중ㆍ장년층의 삶의 만족도를 증진시키기 위한 자원봉사운영에의 함의를 전달하였다.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study aimed to explore the factors that affect on their positive psychological well-being among older adults. Especially, it tried to examine how their volunteering work experiences affect their level of psychological well-being. The data of the Volunteerism among Older Adults between U.S. and South Korea by the Center for Excellence in Aging Services and Community Wellness (CEASCW) in 2010 were used for this purpose. 274 older volunteers in South Korea were adopted as the data of this study. This study conducted the descriptive analyses, correlation analysis and multiple regression analyses to explore the determinants of their psychological well-being. In the regression model, by adding socioeconomic characteristics, two antecedent factors-work assignment and personal efficacy were statistically significant. This result suggests that older volunteers with higher level of work assignment achieved and satisfaction with personal efficacy are more likely to present the higher status of well-being in later life. Therefore, volunteer agency should be took for older volunteers to consider the determinants of satisfaction in order to increase the retention rate of volunteering and improve psychological well-being in later life. (Korean J Str Res 2011;19:333∼342)

목차 (Table of Contents)

• INTRODUCTION
• MATERIALS AND METHODS
• RESULTS
• DISCUSSION
• REFERENCES
• 국문초록

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