This study is conducted to increase the degree of satisfaction in the old people's leisurely activities and life-satisfaction by identifying what sort of relationship the type of their leisurely activities has with life-satisfaction and how much it in...
This study is conducted to increase the degree of satisfaction in the old people's leisurely activities and life-satisfaction by identifying what sort of relationship the type of their leisurely activities has with life-satisfaction and how much it influences on life-satisfaction.
This research has done with the object of 176 out of the old living in Taegu City who use facilities for the aged, an University for old people, a part and so on.
The results are the followings :
First, in the type of leisurely activities, social and cultural activities is related to age, the degree of education, religion, the type of family, allowance, the state of health and family relation and self-developing activities have relation to age, the degree of education, allowance, the state of health, family relation.
Family focusing activities is related to age, the degree of education, allowance, the state of health, family relation and activities for getting rid of loneliness and idleness are only associated with religion but nothing has related to trifling activities.
As far as a type of leisurely activities is concerned, female case are lower then male, religious group are higher then no-religious group, and the couple of aged group has higher leisurely activities, and The younger people, better-educated people, people having more allowance and comparably healthier are more participative in the type of leisured activities.
Second, the younger are more satisfied with their lives, the better-educated people and the people who get more allowance have higher life-satisfaction.
It also apply to the people have better state of health and good family relationship.
Third, social and cultural activities, family focusing activities, self developing.
activities have influences on their life-satisfaction as to the life-satisfaction in terms of the type of leisurely activities.
Therefore we can see the fact that the more participate in the type activities of the leisure the more satisfied with their life.
There are also several factors influencing their life-satisfaction.
The activities associated with family have strongest influences and social and cultural activities and self-developing activities respectively.
Now I want to suggest some things to enhance leisurely activities and life-satisfaction on the basis of this study.
Firstly, Considering the fact that the leisurely activities which the aged is differentiated by their general characters so we need to expand the facilities and programs that they choose and enjoy in their interest.
We also need more active supports to the type of leisurely activities where the many aged are interested in.
Secondly, we need some alternatives to change their characters since each person has a different degree of self-satisfaction.
For example, as we already saw before, because the better-educated people have the higher life-satisfaction, we have to give them more opportunities of their lifelong education by providing more school and facilities for the aged.
As the state of health influences on their life-satisfaction.
we should encourage them to do life sports and operate hospitals specialized in the aged and the organizations for family nursing efficiently.
Thirdly, among the type of their leisurely activities, the family focusing activities, social and cultural activities and self-developing activities affect their life-satisfaction.
So the programs associated with their family relationship and life have to be developed and the more chances that the aged can enjoy their lives should be provided.
Above all, it's better for current institutes and facilities existing for the sake of their leisurely activities the three types but the program concentrating on social, cultural activities and family focusing activities the time should be done if there is a shortage of finance and social welfare agencies.
Finally, This study has the limit that it researched the type of leisurely activities associated with the old people's life-satisfaction.
so we need to continue studying the several factors (such as family, friends, social welfare agents, leisurely programs and so on) concerned with their characters which influence on their life-satisfaction.