고령 1인가구의 디지털 활용역량이 삶의 만족에 미치는 영향: 사회적 자본의 매개효과 = The Effect of Digital Utilisation Competence on Life Satisfaction among Elderly Single Households: Mediating Role of Social Capital

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This study aims to analyse the structural relations between digital utilisation capacity, social capital and life satisfaction among elderly single households. From the raw data of the 2021 Digital Divide Survey, 339 people aged 55 or older who responded as a single household were selected as the analysis sample. For the analysis, a structural equation model(SEM) was applied, and the main results were obtained as follows.
First, the digital utilisation capacity directly increased bonding and bridging social capital, and life satisfaction respectively. Second, each bonding and bridging social capital showed a significant and positive association with life satisfaction. Finally, a significant mediating effect of social capital was confirmed in the association between digital utilisation capacity and life satisfaction. Based on these results, it is emphasised that programmes of informatisation education for the elderly needs to be strengthened, by which can bring about beneficial social effects.