An Intervening Effect of Social Support on the Relationship of Marital Status and Life Satisfaction among Older Rural Women

국문 초록 (Abstract)

농촌지역 여성 노인의 결혼상태, 인생만족도 및
사회적 지지의 매개효과에 관한 연구


이 영 분
(건국대학교 사회복지학과)
신 준 섭
(건국대학교 사회복지학과)


본 연구는 노인 여성의 결혼상태와 삶의 만족도, 그리고 두 변인간의 사회적 지지의 매개효과를 검증하였다. 연구를 위해 농촌지역에 거주하는 175명의 여성 노인 대상의 설문조사 자료를 활용하였다. 연구결과는 배우자가 있는 노인 여성이 배우자가 없는 노인에 비해 삶의 만족도가 높은 것으로 분석되었다. 또 이 관계는 결혼상태의 직접적인 영향이 아닌 사회적 지지의 매개효과에 의해서 성립되었음이 밝혀졌다. 즉 배우자가 있는 노인 여성이 좀더 많은 사회적 지지를 가족, 친구, 특별한 사람들에게서 수용하며, 이는 곧 여성 노인의 삶의 만족도를 높이는 요인으로 작용한 것으로 분석되었다. 연구결과를 토대로 노인의 사회적 지지수준을 높이기 위한 노인가구에 대한 치료적 접근방안과 함께 농촌 거주 노인에 대한 차별적인 접근의 필요성을 제기하였다.

주제어 : 결혼상태, 사회적 지지, 사회적 지지의 매개효과, 노인의 인생만족도

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

●This study examined the relationship between marital status and level of life satisfaction, and the intervening effect of social support upon that relationship. One hundred seventy-five (175) elderly women living in a rural area participated in the study. Results showed that elderly women living with husbands had a higher level of life satisfaction than single elderly women did. This relationship was mediated by social support as predicted by the model, suggesting that marital status affects life satisfaction only through differential effect on social support. These findings were discussed in relation to previous research on the psychological well-being of the elderly. Further, implications of the findings for family practice, especially for the families with elderly in rural communities, were offered.

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