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Background/Objectives: The purpose of study was to verify the triplet mediating effect of socia l support, self-esteem and life satisfaction in the effects of aging anxiety on successful aging. Methods/Statistical analysis: A survey was conducted among middle-aged people living in the Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, and Seosan areas in December 2019. 200 copies of the survey were collecte d and used for analysis. Correlation analysis was performed using SPSS21.0, and the triple medi ating effects of social support, self-esteem and life satisfaction in the relationship between aging anxiety and successful aging were verified with the use of the Model 6 of SPSS PROCESS macr o. Findings: Firstly, the relationships between aging anxiety, social support, self-esteem, life satisf action, and successful aging were all statistically significant. In other words, the lower the aging anxiety, the higher the social support, the higher the self-esteem, the higher the satisfaction of lif e, and the higher the level of successful aging. Second, social support, self-esteem and satisfactio n with life were found to have a full mediating effect in the relationship between aging anxiety a nd the successful aging of middle-aged individuals. Improvements/Applications: In order to increase the successful aging of middle-aged people, v arious policies should be implemented in order to focus on increasing social support, self-esteem, and life satisfaction, rather than on the reduction of aging anxiety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
