Nowadays in the reality of life which grows longer than the past thanks to getting a fresh lease on the overall life expectancy, a dramatic increase of divorce rates, a decrease of lodging rates with sons and daughters and so on, there is daily increm...
Nowadays in the reality of life which grows longer than the past thanks to getting a fresh lease on the overall life expectancy, a dramatic increase of divorce rates, a decrease of lodging rates with sons and daughters and so on, there is daily increment in numbers of the old who live by their lonesome without a spouse at a golden age of life. specially as old people's solitude and a sense of desolation came on the scene of social problem, we got an eye to intersexual relationship programs which were one of factors improving single elderly's psychological well-being.
This study takes aim at psychological well-being of single elderly taking part in intersexual relationship programs to examine how participation in intersexual relationship programs will influence the psychological well-being of single elderly.
Psychological well-being measured self-esteem and the highest levels of living life-satisfaction in positive emotional condition, and loneness and mental depression in negative emotional condition. Through these researches, essential data for the necessity and efficiency of intersexual relationship programs are offered, afterward an alternative plan to settle the heterosexual problem of single elderly that senior welfare centers must be close to is about to be prepared and the way how to develop and stimulate activity of intersexual relationship programs is about to be suggested.
The survey of this study is provided as interview-survey style intended for single elderly aged just over 60 years dwelling in Seoul for about one month from mid October 2007 to mid November, all 260 questionnaires are sent out and 238 questionnaires are used as final analyzing material except some questionnaires answered insincerely. Collected data is applied with statistic package program and analyzed through SPSS 13.0 with statistical method of reliability analysis, frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviations, independent samples t-test, One Way Anova, Scheffe's post-hoc test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, multiple regression analysis.
The results of analysis of this study are as follows.
First, in view of the results of the distinctive quality of social science of population so far surveyed about the participant group and non-participant group between those questioned, a pending question between both group comes out to leave solitude for future settlement.
Second, in view of the results so far surveyed about the distinctive quality of the participant group taking part in intersexual relationship programs, the period of participation is that the old over 50% joined in the program below 12 months, the frequencies of participation is the once a week is the highest as 43.2%, the level of participant satisfaction is that the participants over 80% are proved to be content with intersexual relationship programs, the reason of the participant's self-satisfaction is to have a talkative connection with the other sex freely and to be offered "place and opportunity having large acquaintance of the opposite sex" this reason is disclosed to be plenty of the best answers.
Third, in view of analytical results of non-participant's desire for intersexual relationship programs among those questioned, the need of the program is answered to be 46.7% supporters, the highest one of the reasons why they do not join in the program is that 40% of them have no opportunity to participate in. Putting a question whether to participate or not in the future, 44.2% of them replied positively, and specially they want to join in intersexual relationship programs. The contents of program they hope to join in is to be disclosed as hobby society club, meeting for regular friendship and so on.
Fourth, in view of the results so far surveyed about differences in psychological well-being according to the distinctive quality of social science of population among those questioned, in case of solitude, as the conditions of health become worse, family-relations do not enjoy good ties with one another, the living standards dip the worse level, monthly allowance is not getting sufficient, pending question has more issues in solitude and economy, a feeling of loneness shows high up. In case of melancholy, as the hygienic conditions are abnormal, family-relations are not harmonious, the standard of life is at a lower level, monthly pocket money is not enough, pending problems about solitude and economy come into question, a feeling of dejection turns high up, in case of a feeling of self-esteem, as the conditions of health are well, the period of single elderly is from 6 to 10 years, family-relations are peaceful, the level of life is rich, monthly spending money is adequate, outstanding questions are finished, the level of living life-satisfaction appears to go up.
Fifth, in view of the result so far analyzed about differences in psychological well-being according to participate in intersexual relationship programs among those questioned or not, in case of a feeling of solitude, as participation group is more than non-participation group, the period of participation is longer, the frequencies of participation are higher, a feeling of solitude appears to be lower, in case of a feeling of melancholy, as participant group is more than non-participant group, the frequency of participation is higher up, the level of participant satisfaction is higher up, a feeling of melancholy appears to be lower, in case of a feeling of self-esteem, as participant group is more than non-participant group, the period of participation is longer, the frequencies of participation are higher, the level of participant satisfaction is higher, a feeling of self-esteem appears to be higher, in case of the level of living life-satisfaction, as participant group is more than non-participant group, the period of participation is longer, the frequency is higher, the level of living life-satisfaction appears to be higher.
Sixth, in view of the result so far analyzed about the factors having an influence on psychological well-being by joining in intersexual relationship programs, single elderly's psychological well-being according to participate in intersexual relationship programs or not is that participant group in intersexual relationship programs has lower feeling of solitude and desolation than non-participant group and has higher feeling of self-esteem and higher level of living life-satisfaction. Also according to participation style(period of participation, frequency of participation, the level of participant satisfaction), single elderly's psychological well-being manifests that feelings of solitude and desolation are lower and feelings of self-esteem and the level of living life-satisfaction are higher as the frequency of participating in intersexual relationship programs is higher, and as the level of participant satisfaction is higher, a feeling of solitude is low and the level of living life satisfaction is high.
The meaning of social welfare and the suggestion under the results of this research work are as follows.
First, the program that could be sound meeting ground for single elderly should be developed, and more over diversity and specialization of the program are needed. Joining in intersexual relationship programs is appeared in sight to have the largest influence on single elderly's psychological well-being. Consequently in professional institution for the old welfare, more diversified and specialized intersexual relationship programs than supplying the desire of single elderly should be developed.
Second, social workers responsible for the welfare of elderly should recognize properly about Intersexual relationship of single elderly, and should train professional manpower to dynamize intersexual relationship programs. Systematic educational program to change the recognition and attitude of social workers in the affirmative who are responsible for the activation of intersexual relationship programs should be developed. Also, we should back them up to train social workers as professional manpower who take charge of intersexual relationship programs and to consult with various problems which single elderly has so as to be allowed sound dating between male and female.
Third, institutional and financial aid should be provided to cultivate and activate single elderly's intersexual relationship programs. Around senior welfare centers in the area which is very close to single elderly intersexual relationship programs should be developed in institution. If financial aid is fulfilled by arranging secure funds, intersexual relationship programs for happy senescence could be by far activated.