Estimation of Life Satisfaction and Development of Welfare Policy using Welfare Panel Data

Cho, Deok-Ho; Yeo, Chang-Hwan; Hee, Seo Yun

doi:10.34221/kjps.2018.26.4.8

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“…In the KOWEPS data, the satisfaction scale assesses satisfaction with life domains such as health, family income, residential environment, occupation, family relationship, social relationship, and leisure [42]. In this study, three domains related to the social environment (social relationship, leisure, and overall) [48] were selected for our research model (Table 1). Each item can be rated on a five-point Likert scale ranging from “strongly disagree”, which is score of 1, to “strongly agree”, which is score of 5; high composite scores indicate high social capital satisfaction.…”

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Relationships between Social Capital, Social Capital Satisfaction, Self-Esteem, and Depression among Elderly Urban Residents: Analysis of Secondary Survey Data

Lee

Song

2019

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The role that psychological variables play in depression among elderly urban residents has received little research attention. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between social capital, social capital satisfaction, self-esteem, and depression among elderly urban residents. We used the responses provided by 701 elderly persons to scales assessing social capital (i.e., network, trust), social capital satisfaction, self-esteem, and depression, as part of the Korea Welfare Panel Study (KOWEPS). We conducted a confirmatory factor analysis and tested the validity of a proposed statistical model using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results showed that trust in social capital, social capital satisfaction, and self-esteem were significantly related to depression. Further, social capital satisfaction and self-esteem fully and partially mediated the relationship between trust and depression, respectively. These findings serve as an empirical base upon which social welfare policies can be founded that benefit elderly urban residents with weak social capital, low social capital satisfaction, and poor self-esteem.

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confidence: 99%