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A Study on the Impact of the Leisure Motivation of the Elderly upon Happiness: Focusing on the Mediating Effect on Self-Efficacy

노인의 여가 참여동기가 행복감에 미치는 영향: 자기효능감에 대한 매개효과 연구

  • 공경배 (공주대학교 사회복지학과)
  • Received : 2022.09.20
  • Accepted : 2022.09.27
  • Published : 2022.09.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the structural dynamics between the leisure motivation, self-efficacy, and happiness of the elderly to provide a lesson and invigoration strategies for the systematic leisure activities of the elderly. This study was conducted with 366 baby boomers who use the elderly welfare centers located in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do, where the statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 26.0. The findings of this study were as follows; First, of the leisure motivations of the elderly, those other than competency motivation, that is, intellectual motivation, social motivation, and recuperative motivation, had a significant impact on happiness. Second, all the motivations for the elderly, that is, intellectual, social, competency, and recuperative motivations, had a positive impact on self-efficacy. Third, the self-efficacy of the elderly had a significant and positive impact on happiness. Fourth, in the relationship between the intellectual, social, competency, and recuperative motivations and happiness, self-efficacy was shown to have a significant mediating effect. The findings of this study indicates that the elderly leisure welfare programs should be expanded in each local community, so that such programs could be used in various aspects to contribute to the enhancement of self-efficacy and happiness.

본 연구의 목적은 노인의 여가 참여동기, 자기효능감, 행복감 간의 구조적인 역학관계를 확인하여 보다 체계적인 노인의 여가활동 분야의 활성화 방안과 시사점을 제공하는 것이다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 노인의 여가 참여동기 중, 유능적 동기를 제외하고 지적 동기, 사회적 동기, 휴식적 동기가 행복감에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 노인의 여가 참여동기인 지적, 사회적, 유능적, 휴식적 동기 요인 모두 자기효능감에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 노인의 자기효능감은 행복감에 유의한 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 노인의 여가 참여동기인 지적, 사회적, 유능적, 휴식적 동기와 행복감의 관계에서 자기효능감은 유의한 매개효과가 있음을 검증하였다.

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