COVID-19 시대 재가노인의 삶의 의미와 늙어감에 대한 행복감의 관계에서 건강행위의 매개효과. (Korean)

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the mediating effect of health behavior between meaning in life and happiness related to aging among community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19. Methods: The subjects of this study were 140 older adults in D city. Data were collected from July 21 to August 23 in 2020 using structured questionnaires and analyzed with IBM SPSS 25.0 program. Data were analyzed via independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and regression following the Baron and Kenny method and Sobel test for identifying mediating effect. Results: Happiness related to aging was positively correlated with meaning in life (r=.33, p<.001) and health behavior (r=.50, p<.001). The result of this study shows that health behavior completely mediated the relationship between meaning in life and happiness related to aging among older adults (Z=4.17, p<.001). Conclusion: It is necessary to promote health behavior to improve the happiness related to aging of older adults, especially during COVID-19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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