This study examined the effects of gender and number of adult children an the psychological well-being of the Korean elderly. Multiple regression analysis was employed based on data from the 1994 Survey on the Living Status of Korean Elderly, conducte...
This study examined the effects of gender and number of adult children an the psychological well-being of the Korean elderly. Multiple regression analysis was employed based on data from the 1994 Survey on the Living Status of Korean Elderly, conducted by the Korea Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. A total of 1,611 uninstitutionalized Korean elderly aged 60 years and older were analyzed for the study. Some of the results were consistent with previous findings. Self-rated health, age, and income, controlling for other independent variables, were associated with the life satisfaction of the Korean aged When separate multiple regressions were conducted, group differences were striking and several areas of interest were noted. To the Korean elderly, sons were more crucial than daughters in determining the well-being in later life and the more sons the higher well-being. These findings indicate that the quantitative dimension counts for the case of Korean elderly. Adult daughters were not a predictor of well-being and affected negatively for the widowed.