노인의 특성적 요인이 생활만족도에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구 = (The)impact of the individual and environmental factors on the life-satisfaction of the elderly

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study aims to understand life satisfaction level of the elderly, the difference of satisfaction level in terms of the diverse specific property of the elderly, to analyze affecting factors on life satisfaction, and finally to propose social work practice plans to improve life satisfaction level of the elderly.
For this purpose, individual and environmental factors are selected as major factors affecting life satisfaction level of the elderly then their influences are manifested, and at the same time, suggestions are made to improve elderly's life satisfaction.
Conclusions from the research are as follows;
First, life satisfaction level in term of demographic specific property is high when spousal exist, when having religion, when age was lower, when education level was higher, when self recognizing health status was good and finally when income level was high.
Second, life satisfaction level in terms of psychological characteristic is high when social isolation and death anxiety is low and when self-esteem is high.
Third, the social participation factor has leisure activity, voluntary activity and important in the sequence.
Fourth, home environment factor has perceptual economic level, family relationship and influence in the sequence.
Fifth, community factor has social support, concern of community and residents living status and also affect in the sequence.
And proposed social work practice plans to improve elderly's life satisfaction level based on these research are as follows:
First, shot-term plans are professional counseling network for preventing social isolation, the whole life education and its facilities for activating elderly's social activities, regular sport program, reemployment support program, education for family relationship improvement, and finally concern and financial support from a branch of administration to support these programs.
Second, lone-term plans are governmental policies such as research of fundamental-needs for elderly's life satisfaction, self-sustenance program, support program for social-resource-network, aged lecturer bank, elderly's welfare card system.
Third, distribution and activation of welfare facilities for elderly's to increase social integration and interest and additional education program are required to expand the interest of the people about the elderly nation-widely such as courses for young generation to help understand characteristics of aged in public/private education systems.
In the end, the total service, synthetic works of social practice plans suggested by this study, will support the elderly to improve physical health condition, to help financial independency, to maximize life satisfaction level, to feel self-esteem and to find new roles in society, to prevent social isolation and eventually will enhance their life quality.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 목차 = ⅰ
• Ⅰ. 서론 = 1
• 1. 문제의 제기 = 1
• 2. 연구의 의의 및 목적 = 3
• 3. 연구의 범위 및 한계 = 4
• Ⅱ. 이론적 배경 = 6
• 1. 선행연구의 동향 = 6
• 2. 노인생활만족관련 이론 = 8
• 3. 노인생활만족의 요인 = 16
• Ⅲ. 연구방법 = 32
• 1. 연구설계 = 32
• 2. 조사대상 = 33
• 3. 조사도구 = 34
• 4. 자료수집 = 42
• 5. 자료분석방법 = 42
• Ⅳ. 조사결과 및 분석 = 44
• 1. 조사대상자의 인구·사회학적 특성 = 44
• 2. 노인의 인구·사회학적 특성에 따른 생활만족도 = 45
• 3. 노인의 특성적 요인에 따른 생활만족도 = 47
• 4. 노인의 특성적 요인이 생활만족도에 미치는 영향 = 50
• Ⅴ. 고찰 = 56
• 1. 인구·사회학적 특성에 따른 생활만족도 = 56
• 2. 개인적 특성이 생활만족도에 미치는 영향 = 60
• 3. 환경적 특성이 생활만족도에 미치는 영향 = 64
• Ⅵ. 노인의 생활만족도 향상을 위한 사회복지실천방안 = 68
• 1. 노인생활만족도 향상을 위한 실천의 기본 전제 = 68
• 2. 노인생활만족도 향상방안 = 71
• Ⅶ. 결론 = 84
• 참고문헌 = 86
• Abstract = 100
• 부록 1 = 102
• 부록 2 = 104