J Korean Med Sci.  2021 Aug;36(34):e220. 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e220.

Characteristics Associated with High Resilience among Aged People Exposed to the Jeju 4·3 Incident

• Kim MD
• Jung YE

• KMID: 2519596
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e220

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics related to high resilience among older people exposed to the Jeju 4·3 incident. A total of 1,121 aged adults were assigned to low, medium, and high resilience groups, and factors associated with low and high resilience were investigated. High resilience was significantly associated with a low prevalence of depression and high levels of life satisfaction and psychosocial support, as well as with younger age, being a man, higher education level, and current employment. The results deepen our understanding of resilience in the aged people who experienced the early life trauma.

Keyword

Resilience; Depression; Subjective Well-Being; Psychosocial Support; Older People; Jeju 4·3 Incident

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