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본 연구는 서울과 춘천에 거주하는 노인 1,409명을 대상으로 노인의 영성과 종교 활동이 생활만족도와 우울에 영향을 미치며, 동시에 노인의 건강상태가 생활만족도와 우울에 미치는 부정적인 영향을 감소시키는 효과가 있는지를 분석하는데 목적을 두고 있다. 선행연구에서 노인의 건강수준, 생활만족도와 우울, 영성과 종교활동은 성별에 따라 일관되게 유의미한 차이가 나타나 성별에 따른 영향도 포함하였다. 건강상태는 만성질환의 수로 측정하였고, 생활만족도는 PGCMS를, 우울은 CES-D를 적용하였다. 영성은 IE종교성 척도를 활용하였고, 종교활동은 종교모임에 참여하는 빈도로 측정하였다. 단계별 다중회귀분석을 적용하여 분석한 결과, 노인의 영성은 생활만족도와 우울에 영향을 미치지 않으나 건강상태가 생활만족도와 우울에 미치는 부정적인 영향을 감소시키는 효과를 지니고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 종교 활동은 노인의 생활만족도에는 영향을 미치지 않는반면 우울에는 영향을 미치며, 건강상태가 생활만족도와 우울에 미치는 영향을 감소하는 효과가 있는 것으로분석되었다. 본 연구 결과를 바탕으로 노인복지의 실천적 함의와 향후 연구를 위한 제안을 제시했다
This study aims to examine the effects of health status on life satisfaction and depression and to examine the effect of spirituality and religious involvement on this relationship among Korean older persons. On the basis of the previous literature, we hypothesize that health status will have a direct effect on life satisfaction and depression, but that spirituality and religious involvement will moderate this effect in addition to having direct effects on life satisfaction and depression. In light of the different gender effects on all five variables (health status, spirituality, religious involvement, life satisfaction, and depression), we also examine the effects of gender on these variables. The data for this study came from the Hallym Aging Study conducted by the Hallym University Institute of Aging from February to March in 2005. Through stratified multi-stage random sampling, 1409 individuals aged 65 and over, who lived in Seoul and Chuncheon in Korea. Multiple regression analysis was used to investigate whether health status, gender, spirituality and religious involvement could predict life satisfaction and depression, and whether the direct relationships were moderated by interactions among these variables. We took three ordered regression steps to examine the hypothesis; the first step contained the covariates of age, education, living with spouse, monthly expense, living with adult children, and household income. We also entered gender into this step, so it would be adjusted for in relation to the other covariates. The second step then looked for any direct effects that gender, health status, spirituality, and religious involvement might have on life satisfaction and depression above and beyond the effects of the covariates. The third step contained interaction terms to look for further variance accounted for by indirect, moderating effects on life satisfaction and depression. The results showed that health status had a significant effect on both life satisfaction and depression, and religious involvement had a significant effect on depression. Spirituality and religious involvement were found overall to be a moderator, reducing the negative effect of health status on life satisfaction and depression. The direct effect of religious involvement and the moderating effects of spirituality and religious involvement on life satisfaction and depression are consistent with the view that spirituality and religion are resources and benefit the well-being of older adults. Key words: Spirituality, Religious Involvement, Health Status, Life Satisfaction
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Spirituality, Religious Involvement, Health Status, Life Satisfaction, Depression
