부부단독가구 노인과 자녀동거 가구 노인의 삶의 질과 관련 변인 연구 - 전북지역 여성노인을 중심으로 - = Variables Belated to Quantity of Life of Elderly Women Residing Only with Their Spouses and of Those with Their Adult Children

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to investigate quality of life and its related variables of elderly women residing only with their spouses and of those with their adult children. Quality of life was measured by using the scales of self-esteem and life satisfaction. Variables related to quality of life were consisted of personal characteristics (socio-demographic variables, physical health, and financial status) and family relationship characteristics (decision-making power in the family, satisfaction of caring, and inter-generational solidarity). The participants were 504 elderly women living in Chonbuk-do province who were selected through quota sampling method. The data were collected by individual interview technique by using structured questionnaires. The results of this research showed that there were significant differences in most of personal and family relationship characteristics across type of living arrangement of elderly women. In addition, self-esteem and life satisfaction of elderly women living with their adult children with their husbands were found to be higher than those only with their spouses or those with their adult children without spouses. Results of multiple regression analyses indicated that self-esteem and life satisfaction were influenced by different variables across type of living arrangement of elderly women.