This study aims to understand which factors influence life satisfaction level of the elderly, the difference of life satisfaction level in terms of the diverse specific property of the elderly, to analyze influencing factors on life satisfaction and t...
This study aims to understand which factors influence life satisfaction level of the elderly, the difference of life satisfaction level in terms of the diverse specific property of the elderly, to analyze influencing factors on life satisfaction and the difference of life satisfaction level by the civic areas between the rural areas, and to propose social work practice direction to improve life satisfaction of the elderly.
For this purpose, individual, social and economical factors are chosen as important factors influencing life satisfaction level of the elderly, individual factors consist of the physical health and the psychological well being, social factors consist of the social level, economical factors consist of the economical level, 280 interviewees are collected from those who are students in the school for the elderly.
The result of this study is as follows;
First, life satisfaction level in terms of demographic specific property is high when believe Catholicism, when spouse exists, when graduated a high school, when live with unmarried suns and daughters. when have self-supporting economy.
Second, life satisfaction level in terms of physical health peculiarity is high when haven’t often lain down because of illness and when have poor eyesight.
Third, life satisfaction level in terms of psychological well being peculiarity is high when anxiety is lower and when have affirmative attitude and happy disposition.
Fourth, social level factor has the social activity, the conjugal relation, the sons and daughters relation and important in the sequence, and they influence life satisfaction level in the sequence.
Fifth, economical level factor has the satisfaction of leisure activity’s money, the condition of living, the want of vocation and important in the sequence, and they influence life satisfaction level in the sequence.
Sixth, the elderly’s individual, social and economical factors have the social level, the psychological well being, the economical level, the physical health and affect in the sequence.
Seventh, life satisfaction level in the civic areas has the social level, the economical level, the academic career, the physical health and important in the sequence and also they affect life satisfaction level in the sequence. life satisfaction level in the rural areas has the physical health, the academic career and important in the sequence, and also they affect life satisfaction level in the sequence.
Suggested social work practice direction to become better life satisfaction level of the elderly based on the result of this study are as follows;
First, the most important factor is to practice the social relationship program and the social participant program to improve the social level, second important factor is to practice psychological well being program to improve self-esteem and become down anxiety, third important factor is to practice reemployment support program and financial support program to improve economical level, fourth important factor is to practice the health program to improve physical health.
Second, social work practice direction in the civic areas, the top have to practice the social relationship program and social participant program to improve the social level, the next have to practice the whole life education program, the next have to practice reemployment support program and financial support program to improve economical level. social work practice direction in the rural areas, the top have to practice physical health program and the medical benefits program to improve physical health condition, the next have to practice the whole life education to improve the education level.
In the end, the total service, synthetic works of social practice direction suggested by this study in the sequence, will improve the elderly’s life satisfaction level and finally will enhance their life quality.