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The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics of elderly living alone and psychological state as well as self-esteem. For this purpose, survey was conducted on living-alone elderly in the cities of K and C in Gyeongsangnam-do Province. The collected data went through chi square test, t-test, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis, using the SPSS program with 5 percent level of significance. The results are as follows: first, analysis on the psychological state according to the socio-demographic characteristics of elderly living alone revealed that education level and whether or not the person has disease or disability has statistical significance with psychological state, whereas sex and age factors did not. Second, correlation analysis between the psychological state and self-esteem showed that all elements of self-esteem (self-respect, self- identity, self-satisfaction) have positive correlation with all sub-factors of psychological state (proactive thinking, anticipation for future, value consciousness, emotional stability). The implication of this study is that it will help policy making to improve the quality of life for senior citizens by providing a theoretical basis about the psychological state and self-esteem for the elderly living alone. |
