성인이행기 거주형태가 청년들의 심리정서에 미치는 영향 -거주형태의 영향 및 청년 특성의 조절효과 분석을 중심으로-

이상록,이순아 경성대학교 사회과학연구소 2019 社會科學硏究 Vol.35 No.4

Recently korean society has experienced rapid changes of youth’s living arrangements; increasing of co-residence with parents and home-leaving delay. In this study, we examine the effects of the living arrangements over the transition to adulthood on the youth’s psycho-emotional conditions. And also, we analyse the moderating effects of the youth’s features; gender, age, employment, parents’education status, residence area. Using data from Korea Youth Panel, we apply OLS and logistic regression models to estimate the effects of living arrangements. The one-way ANOVA analysis show the significant differences in the self-esteem, stress, depression according to the living arrangements. Regression model analysis show the significant effects of living arrangements on the youth’s psycho-emotional conditions. From the regression analyses, we found out that co-residence with parents affects negatively self-esteem, stress, depression of the youth. And also, we found out that the effects of living arrangements are modulated by the youth’s age, employment, residence area. Results of this study note the importance of living arrangements over the adulthood transition to the youth’s well-being. And they suggest that there should be more active policy attentions to the troubles of the youth from the rapidly changes of the living arrangements in recent korean society. 본 연구는 성인이행기 거주형태가 청년들의 심리정서에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지, 그리고 이의 영향을 조절하는 청년 특성은 무엇인지를 경험적 분석을 통해 파악하고자 수행되었다. 이를 위해 청년패널조사 9차 자료를 분석에 활용하였으며, 연구문제 분석에는 OLS 다중회귀분석과 로지스틱 회귀분석 모형을 적용하였다. 분석결과에서는 부모동거가 자존감에 부적(-) 영향을, 우울 및 스트레스에는 정적(+) 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나, 성인이행기의 거주형태가 청년들의 심리정서에 주요하게 영향을 미침을 확인할 수 있었다. 이어서 조절효과 분석결과, 취업상태, 거주지역, 연령 등의 청년 특성은 거주형태의 영향을 조절하는 것으로 확인되었다. 이는 거주형태의 영향이 청년층에서 동질적이지 않음을, 곧 일부 청년들에게서 거주형태(부모동거)의 심리정서적 영향은 보다 심각하게 문제되고 있음을 보여준다. 본 연구 결과는 성인이행기의 거주형태가 청년들의 심리정서 측면에도 중요한 의미와 영향이 있음을 확인하는 바로, 최근 캥거루족 현상 심화 등에 따른 청년층 거주형태 변화들이 청년문제 현상으로서 정책적인 주목이 요청되며, 청년층의 주거문제에 대한 적극적인 대책 마련이 필요하다는 점을 환기하여 준다.

노인 가구 유형 변화와 그 영향 요인에 관한 연구

오지연(Ji Yeon Oh),최옥금(Ok Geum Choi) 한국노인복지학회 2011 노인복지연구 Vol.0 No.53

본 연구는 노인 가구의 유형 변화가 시간에 따라 어떻게 나타나는지, 그리고 이에 영향을 미치는 요인이 무엇인지 살펴보는 것이다. 이를 위해 국민노후보장패널조사(KReIS)를 활용하여, 1차(2005년)부터 3차(2009년)에 걸친 노인의 가구유형 변화를 살펴보았다. 노인 가구유형의 이동확률을 살펴본 결과 단독가구의 경우 다른 가구유형으로 이동할 확률이 가장 낮았고, 기타가구의 경우 가구유형에서 이동이 가장 활발하게 나타났다. 또한 여성이며 연령대가 높고, 질환을 갖고 있을 뿐 아니라 경제적으로도 취약한 상태의 노인들이 단독가구에 속할 가능성이 높아지는 것으로 나타나 단독가구에 속한 노인의 소득보장정책 뿐 아니라 이들의 수발을 도울 수 있는 노인서비스의 확대 및 심리·사회적 서비스가 요구된다는 점을 제시하였다. 또한 부부가구 역시 단독가구로의 변화 가능성이 클 뿐 아니라 사회서비스의 취약계층에 속할 가능성이 높아 이들 가구를 수용할 수 있는 정책의 확대가 요구되며, 돌봄 손자녀가 있는 경우 성인가구원 동거 가구에 속할 가능성이 높아 자녀의 필요에 의한 노인들과의 동거가 증가하고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 특히 기타가구원의 경우 대부분 조손가구일 것으로 추정되며, 가구소득이 낮을수록 기타가구에 속할 가능성이 높은 것으로 나타나 조손가구의 경제적 상황을 지원할 수 있는 여러 사회복지정책의 필요성이 제기된다. The purpose of this study is to examine the change in living arrangements for elderly in Korea. Using the 1~3 wave of the Korean Retirement and Income Study(KReIS), We analysed a transition of elder`s living arrangements, and factors which is affecting to living arrangements. In order to analyze it, we classified type of elderly household into four alternatives: 1) living alone, 2) living with spouse only, 3) living with grown-up children, 4) living with others. The results of the study are as followed: first, living alone least changed their arrangement. On the contrary, living with others changed their arrangement frequently. Furthermore, living alone has very vulnerable characters, they need not only income security, but also social service. And living with grown-up children has grandson who is needed elder`s care, therefore we can suggest that children`s need is affecting living arrangements of elderly. Lastly, living with others is mostly living with grandson, and their economic situation is insecure. Therefore it is needed to expand a income security to them.

Factors Favoring Independent Over Shared Living Arrangements Among the Elderly Korean

Yong-jin Sohn(손용진) 한국케어매니지먼트학회 2016 한국케어매니지먼트연구 Vol.20 No.-

본 논문은 노인들의 독립거주에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구이다. 자료는 7,833명의 60세 이상이며, 한국보건사회연구원에 의해 수행된 2011년도 전국 노인생활실태 및 복지욕구조사의 일부이다. 선택된 표본은 혼자 사는 집단 및 동거 집단(즉, 배우자 혹은 성인자녀)로 나뉘었다. 약 31%가 혼자 사는 표본으로 나타났다. 총 3개의 모델이 검증되었다. 첫째, 노화의 인간-환경 이론에 의하여 혼자 사는 노인이 어느 정도 자신의 사회적 환경 속에 적합한 삶을 누리고 있는지를 보고자 하였다. 인간-환경이론이 제시하고자 하는 것은 보다 적은 사회적 재원을 가진 경우 자신의 환경에 덜 적합함을 제시하고 있다. 둘째, 문화적 기대 이론은 독립된 거주형태를 촉진하게 되는 요소로서 변화하고 있는 가족 문화를 제시하고자 한다. 셋째, 사회적 호위 이론을 사용하여 거주형태가 어떠한 노인들의 사회적 관계성을 맺게 해주는 지를 파악하고자 하였다. 위계적 로지스틱 다변량 검증결과, 독립된 거주형태일 경우 노인들은 자신의 환경을 덜 통제하게 하는 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 혼자 사는 노인일수록 인구학적으로 열악하였으며, 주관적인 생활수준이 더 낮다고 보고하였다. 혼자 사는 노인의 경우, 이상적인 노후생활비 마련은 성인 자녀 혹은 사회가 제공해야한다고 생각하는 경향이 높았다. 마지막으로, 혼자 살 경우 친한 친구와의 접촉 빈도의 확률이 더 낮았다. 본 연구 결과는 노년기의 독립 거주 형태는 경제적인 열악성과 관련이 깊고, 이러한 사실은 자신보다는 성인자녀나 사회로부터의 경제적인 도움을 받고자 하는 경향으로 나타났다. 본 연구가 갖는 함의는 단독 거주형태의 노인들의 사회 환경 개선을 위한 여러 정책적인해결책이 필요하다는 점이다. This article explores the factors influencing the independent living arrangements of Korean senior citizens. Data are drawn from a 2011 national survey of the Living Conditions and Welfare Needs, conducted by the Korea Institute for Health Social Affairs, and composed of 7,833 elderly people aged 60 and over. The selected sample is divided into two groups – living alone and living with others (e.g., spouse or adult children). One-third of the sample group, 31%, was reported to live on their own. All three models were tested. First, the person-environment (P-E) theory of aging is adopted to test how elders living alone fit adequately into their social environment. The P-E model suggests that those having fewer social resources are less likely to adapt to their environment. Second, the cultural expectancy theory represents the changing cultural phenomenon of residential patterns which facilitates separate living arrangements. Third, the social convoy model is employed to test elders’ social involvement. The hierarchical logistic regression analyses show that elderly individuals living on their own are found to have less control over their environment; they are demographically disadvantaged and perceive their living status as low. The elders living alone are more likely to rely on either adult children or society for their ideal old age living expenses. Finally, those elderly living by themselves tend to meet their friends less than those living with others. The results of this study clearly show that elderly Koreans living alone are prone to live in an environment that is not congruent with their needs. Policies for improving social environments of individuals living alone are strongly needed.

동거형태와 한국노인의 삶의 질 만족도: 자녀와의 관계 만족도가 갖는 매개효과

이민아,김지범,강정한 한국보건사회학회 2011 보건과 사회과학 Vol.0 No.29

The goals of the study are to analyze the associations between living arrangement and life satisfaction of Korean older adults and examine the mediating effects of child satisfaction. Also, not only does this study compare living alone and others but also examine detailed categories of living arrangement (i.e., living alone, living with spouse only, living with child only, living with spouse and child, living with spouse and others, and living with others only). “006 Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA)”collected by Korean Labor Institute is analyzed in the study. In the findings, living arrangement is significantly associated with life satisfaction of Korean older adults. Compared to older adults who live with spouses only, those who live alone, with others except spouse and child, and with spouse and others without child are more likely to have lower life satisfaction. The significant effects of living arrangement, however, disappear after controlling for perceived parent-adult child relationship. Two stage least square regression proves the mediating effect of perceived parent-adult child relationship. This findings imply that positive relationships with child would be able to reduce the deleterious effects of living arrangement. 본 연구의 목적은 동거형태(living arrangement)가 한국노인의 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 분석하고 자녀와의 관계 만족도가 동거형태의 효과를 어떻게 매개하는지 분석하는 데 있다. 더불어 동거형태를 1인가구(독거노인)와 2인 이상의 가구만으로 구분하는 데서 벗어나 가구구성원이 2인 이상인 경우도 동거인을 배우자, 자녀, 그 이외의 동거인으로 유형을 세분화하여 동거형태의 효과를 검증하였다. 한국노동연구원이 2006년에 수집한 ‘고령화연구패널조사(KLoSA: Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing)’에 참여한 65세 이상의 노인을 분석한 결과, 동거형태가 노인의 삶의 질에 유의한 영향을 미침을 보여주었다. 혼자 사는 노인이나 자녀 없이 다른 사람과 사는 노인이 부부만 사는 노인이나 자녀와 함께 사는 노인에 비해 삶의 질 만족도가 낮았다. 그러나 이러한 동거형태의 효과는 자녀와의 관계 만족도를 통제하자 대부분 사라지는 것으로 나타났다. 자녀와의 관계만족도가 갖는 이러한 매개효과를 2단계 회귀분석모형(two-stage least square regression)을 이용하여 검증하였다. 즉, 혼자 사는 노인이나 제3자와 동거하는 노인들은 부부나 자녀와 동거하는 노인보다 자녀와의 관계 만족도가 낮기 때문에 삶의 질에 대한 만족도도 낮은 것으로 해석된다. 이러한 결과는 동거형태가 노인의 삶의 질에 중요한 영향을 미치는 것은 사실이나 자녀와의 관계를 향상시킨다면 특정 동거형태의 부정적 영향을 감소시킬 수 있음을 보여준다. 또한, 자녀와 떨어져 살아도 배우자와 함께 산다면 자녀와의 관계를 양호하게 유지할 수 있고 삶의 질 만족도도 높일 수 있음을 의미한다.

The association between living arrangements and health-related quality of life in Korean older people: a nationwide repeated cross-sectional study

박은옥,Philip Larkin,Zee-A Han 질병관리청 2024 Osong Public Health and Research Persptectives Vol.15 No.3

Objectives: This study investigated the association between living arrangements and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older people.Methods: A secondary analysis was conducted of 6,153 participants (aged ≥60 years) from the seventh Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016 to 2018). HRQoL was measured using the 3-level version of the EuroQol 5-dimensional questionnaire. The chi-square test, t-test, and multiple regression were used, applying sampling weights for the analysis.Results: The proportion of respondents living alone was 18.0%, with a higher prevalence among women and older age groups (p<0.001). The overall HRQoL was lower in groups living alone than in groups living with others (p<0.001). Older people living alone showed higher impairments in all dimensions of the 3-level version of the European Quality of Life 5-Dimensional Questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L) than those living with others, including mobility (p<0.001), self-care (p<0.001), usual activities (p<0.001), pain/discomfort (p<0.001), and depression/anxiety (p<0.001). Problems with mobility were most prevalent (42.8%), followed by pain/ discomfort (41.9%) in respondents living alone. Living alone was significantly associated with a lower HRQoL index score (b=–0.048, p<0.001) after adjusting for age, gender, education, exercise, perceived stress, and perceived health status.Conclusion: Living alone was negatively associated with HRQoL. Based on this study, future care planning for older people should consider their living arrangements. The need to strengthen and expand care programs targeting those living alone should also be addressed.

노인의 자녀와의 동·별거요인과 주거환경에 관한 연구

김연숙,권영은,서길희 노인간호학회 2006 노인간호학회지 Vol.8 No.2

Purpose: This study was about their living arrangement factor, housing environment and provide the basic data for formulating the more efficient and realistic policies related to old people and developing proper nursing intervention programs to improve of their quality of life. Method: this study selected 561 old people aged more than 65 living in 'S' City, Gyeonggi Province and conducted the one-toone interview using the questionnaire over the period between June 23 and July 21, 2004. It took 20 minutes to 30 minutes per person. The research struments were composed of 11items relating to the living arrangement, 7 items relating to the housing environment. For statistical analysis, this study employed statistical techniques such as descriptive statistics, chi-square test, ANOVA, Tukey test, correspondence analysis, and Pearson's correlation analysis using SAS PC. Result: It was found that the surveyed old people had the following living arrangement: they were living with family members(57.58%), living with spouses(25.23%) or living a solitary life (12.79%) and living near by family members (4.39%) There were the following cohabitation and separation factors according to the form of cohabitation. As to the reason for cohabitation of cohabitors, 42.95% of the respondents showed “a matter of course”. As for the reason for separation of separate livers, 42.8%, the highest proportion of the respondents, responded “Parents want”. As to cohabitors' level of satisfaction with conhabitation, 72.58% responded that they felt satisfied. As to the level of satisfaction with separation, 61.09% responded that they felt satisfied. 61.35% of the cohabitors and 52.92% of the separate livers responded that they had no problem in all the matters. 63.86% of the cohabitors responded that they had no plan of separation. 60.67% of the separate livers responded that they had no plan of cohabitation. It was found that the surveyed elderly people had the following housing environment: 67.20% owned their housing, 55.61% lived in the apartment house and 89.90% resided in their independent room (couple) and found that early elderly man, presence of the spouse, educational high level, presence of son, wealthy of living , health of elderly living in good house environment. Conclusion: The results of this study have its significance in confirming the factors which elderly's living arrangement and housing environment are related with demographic characteristics and providing the basic data necessary for developing more efficient and realistic nursing intervention to improve their quality of life of elderly home residents.

The Effect of the Traditional Living Arrangement, Anpakkori, on Depressive Symptoms in Elderly People Residing on Jeju Island

Eun-Hui Oh,홍성철,김문두 대한신경정신의학회 2009 PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION Vol.6 No.3

Objective: We examined the effect of anpakkori, a traditional living arrangement, on depression among elderly people on Jeju Island in Korea. MethodsaaA total of 593 subjects were assessed using a sociodemographic questionnaire developed by the authors, the Korean version of Geriatric Depression Scale (KGDS), the Social Support Scale, and the Activities of Daily Living/Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scales (ADL/IADL). Subjects were classified into three groups: those residing with their adult children, those living individually, and those living in the traditional Jeju anpakkori living arrangement. Results: The prevalence of depression in this study was 53.1%, and the traditional Jeju living arrangement, anpakkori, was significantly correlated with the presence of depressive symptoms (p=0.005)[odds ratio (OR)=1.88, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.16-3.06]. Conclusion: Living in the traditional Jeju way may not be as good for establishing family solidarity as is living with adult children. Moreover, elderly individuals prone to depression tended to live in this anpakkori living arrangement. Careful psychological and social support systems that might prevent the development of depressive symptoms should be provided for those who live in anpakkori living arrangements.

노년기 거주형태의 변화와 영향요인에 관한 종단연구

윤현숙(Yoon, Hyun-Sook),윤지영(Yoon, Ji-Young),김영자(Gim, Yeong-Ja) 한국사회복지학회 2012 한국사회복지학 Vol.64 No.1

본 연구의 목적은 노년기에 경험하는 다양한 거주형태 변화와 그 정도를 파악하고, 노인거주형태별 영향요인을 검증하는데 있다. 조사대상자는 한림대학교 고령사회연구소의 고령자패널조사 자료 중 2003년과 2009년 조사에 모두 참여한 60세 이상 유자녀 노인 825명이다. 분석 방법은 T2(2009년)의 거주형태를 종속변수로, T1(2003년)의 인구사회학적 변인, 신체적·정신적 건강상태, 문화적 변인을 독립변수로 하여 이항로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과로 첫째, 2003~2009년 6년 동안 거주형태 변화를 경험한 노인이 29.82%에 달해 노년기 거주형태가 매우 불안정한 것으로 파악되었다. 둘째, 노인 거주형태를 결정하는 주요 요인으로 성별, 연령, 배우자유무, 주택소유여부, 주관적 건강상 태, 심리적 안녕감, 부양책임감 등이 도출되었으며, 각 거주형태별로 영향요인이 다르게 나타났다. 제언으로 노년기 거주형태의 변화가 매우 크고 다양하게 이루어지는 만큼 반복적이고 지속적인 연구가 진행되어야 함을 제시하였다. This research examines the degree and the patterns of living arrangement transitions and analyzes the factors affecting transitions in living arrangement among elders in Korea. Data came from four-wave panel study of Hallym Aging Research Institute. The first wave was conducted in 2003, and each successive wave occurred exactly 2 years after. Respondents who were aged 60 and over, and had at least one living child were selected for this research. The baseline consisted of 1,907 respondents(2003), then became 985 for the fourth transition interval (2009). A total of 825 who participated both in 2003 and 2009 were used. Binomial logit regression analyses were used to analyze the effects of demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, physical health, cognitive function, psychological well-being, and cultural attitudes toward elder care on transitions in living arrangements. Results show that 29.82% of the elders made transitions in living arrangements from 2003 to 2009, indicating remarkably unstable living situation over this time period. The ratio of living alone is increased from 17.6% to 19.6%, in contrast with decreased ratio of living with married children from 30.5% to 25.2%, and that of living with unmarried children from 19.9% to 13.7%. Factors affecting transitions in living arrangement were different according to types of living arrangement. Elders living with married children were more likely to be older, widowed and to have higher level of psychological well-being and more traditional attitude toward elder care. Elders living alone were more likely to be women, widowed, and to have more chronic diseases and lower level of psychological well-being.

노인의 동거형태에 따른 생활만족도에 관한 조사연구

황희원,박오장 전남대학교 간호과학연구소 2007 Nursing and Health Issues(NHI) Vol.12 No.1

As nuclear family becomes a dominant family structure in our society. the way people look at supporting senior citizens are changing. In the past. it's traditional practice to live with the oldest son, but elderly people now increasingly dwell with children other than the oldest son under the same roof, and many senior citizens live alone or just with their spouses. The purpose of study was to investigate the distribution of elderly living arrangement (whom living with), and to determine the differences of their self-esteem, health condition and life satisfaction according to their living arrangements. The subjects were 210 male and female seniors over 65 years old who were living in the Jeon-ju city. Data were collected by the researcher through the structured question nares to measure self esteem, health status, and life satisfaction of the elderly from January 10th to February 10th, 2002. The researcher visited five senior centers and one elderly welfare center in J city and explained about the purpose and method of the study to the subjects. Data were analyzed with SASjPC 6.12 program. The frequency and percentage were calculated to look for connections between living arrangement and general characteristics, and ANOVA was employed to find out the differences among the living arrangements of the elderly on self-esteem, health condition and life satisfaction. In case there appeared any significant differences, Duncan test was carried out as post-test. and Pearson correlation coefficient was utilized to identify intervariable correlations. The major findings of this study could be summarized as below: 1. Out of the 210 senior citizens investigated, 31 percent, the largest group, lived with their spouses only. The second most largest group was living with married son (29.1 %), followed by the group of living alone(21.4%), the group of living with married daughters(10.9%) and the group of living with unmarried offspring(7.6%) in the order named. 2. There were significant differences among self-esteem of the elderly according to living arrangements(F=2.52, P<0.05). The group of living with unmarried offspring showed the highest score of 26.0, followed by the group of living with spouses (25.8), the group of living with married sons(25.0), the group of living with married daughters(24.7) and the living-alone group(24.4) in the order named. The post-test showed that the groups of living with unmarried offspring, spouse only and married sons had significantly better self-esteem than the other groups of living alone or living with married daughters. 3. There were significant differences among health condition of the elderly according to living arrangements(F=9.53, p=.OOO). The group of living with spouse only was significantly in the best health with 95.3 marks, followed by the group of living with married son(92.9 marks), the group of living with unmarried offspring(89.8), the living-alone group(84.4) and the group of living with married daughters(83.8) in the order named. The post-test suggested that the groups of living with spouses and with married sons were significantly healthier than the other groups of living alone and of living with married daughters. 4. There was no significant difference in life satisfaction of the elderly according to the living arrangement(F=0.03, p=.997). The group of living with married daughters was most satisfied with their lives with 44.5 scores, followed by the group of living with married sons(44.3). The groups of living alone, living with spouses, and living with unmarried offspring were the least in life satisfaction(44.2 respectively). 5. There appeared slight but significantly positive correlations between self-esteem and health condition(r= .1798, p= .009) and between health condition and life satisfaction (r=.1501, p=.029). However, self-esteem wasn't significantly correlated to life satisfaction(r=.0807, p=243). The above-mentioned findings indicated that more than half the elderly people lived alone or just with their spouses, as the groups of living alone and of living with spouses accounted for 52.4 percent. And the groups of living with spouses or with married sons were better in self- esteem and healthier, compared to the groups of living with married daughters and of living alone.

노인의 실내 유해물질 노출관련 행태와 건강의 관계: 가구행태를 중심으로

김소운 ( Kim Sowoon ),김홍수 ( Kim Hongsoo ),이세윤 ( Lee Seyune ),정영일 ( Jung Young-il ),이보은 ( Lee Boeun ),홍윤철 ( Hong Yun-chul ) 한국보건사회연구원 2015 保健社會硏究 Vol.35 No.3

급격한 노령화에 따라 우리나라 노인가구의 형태가 빠르게 변화하고 있으며, 특히 독거노인 가구를 포함한 노인 단독가구가 주요한 가구형태로 자리잡고 있다. 가구형태가 한국 노인 건강에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구는 많으나 실내 물리적 환경에 주목한, 학술 지에 발표된 연구는 매우 적다. 이 연구의 목적은 노인들의 가구형태와 실내 유해물질 노출관련 건강행태의 양상을 살펴보고 가구형태와 실내 유해물질 노출관련 행태 및 건강의 관계를 살펴보는 것이다. 분석 대상은 국립환경과학원의 노령환경코호트 II 1차년도 자료 중 60세 이상의 지역사회에 거주하는 735명이다. 연구 결과, 독거노인은 자녀동거 노인에 비해 우울감을 경험할 가능성이 높았다. 실내 유해물질 노출 양상을 보여주는 변수인 겨울철 환기 시간과 유해 난방연료의 사용은 우울감과 유의한 상관성을 보였다. 또한, 다변량 회귀분석에서 가구형태의 효과를 보정한 후에도 실내 유해물질 노출과 우울감은 유의한 양의 상관관계가 있었다. 이 연구의 결과는 우리나라의 가구형태와 가족가치관이 변화하였으나 전통적인 가구형태에 내재되어 있는 가족 간의 유대관계는 노인의 건강에 중요한 보호요인으로 작용함을 시사한다. 또한 노인의 실내 유해물질 노출관련 행태가 구형태에 따라 달라져 건강영향으로 나타날 수 있어, 노인건강증진에 있어 실내환경과 건강에 대한 보다 심층적인 추후 연구가 필요하다. The change in the Korean population structure over time have resulted in an increasing proportion of the elderly, which led to changes in living arrangements. It is widely known that the living arrangements of the elderly affect health outcomes, but the pathways of how this association occurs are still unclear. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of older Koreans` living arrangements on their environmental exposures and health outcomes. This study supposed that living arrangements of older Koreans contribute to environmental exposure related behavior and health outcomes. Higher environmental exposures level was associated with lower self-rated health and higher depressive symptom. The relationship between living arrangements and health outcomes in consideration of indoor environmental exposures presented elderlies living alone showed lower health outcomes than those living with child. While considering for living arrangements, higher environmental exposures level were associated with lower self-rated health and higher depressive symptom. This study showed the social support factors underlying in traditional living arrangement significantly affected the health status of the elderly. The social support underlying in traditional living arrangement was significantly associated with indoor environmental exposure related behavior and health outcomes.