J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ.  2021 Nov;27(4):392-401. 10.5977/jkasne.2021.27.4.392.

The health status, aging anxiety, social networking, generativity, and happiness of late middle-aged adults

• Chang HK

• KMID: 2522764
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2021.27.4.392

Abstract

Purpose
This study was conducted to identify the relationship of health status, aging anxiety, social networking, generativity, and happiness and to investigate the main factors influencing happiness of late middle-aged adults.
Methods
The study collected data from a total of 153 middle-aged men and women aged 50 to 64 years old from a consumer panel of Macromill-Embrain, the biggest online survey provider in Korea. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and a stepwise multiple regression using the SPSS 22.0 program.
Results
The subjects’ happiness mean score was 16.17±9.29. Statistically significant differences in happiness were found according to education (F=4.38, p=.014), economic status (t=5.13, p<.001), and religion (t=2.18, p=.031). Happiness was correlated significantly with health status (r=.41, p<.001), aging anxiety (r=-.62, p<.001), family support (r=.43, p<.001), friend support (r=.36, p<.001) and generativity (r=.63, p<.001). The factors influencing happiness of late middle-aged adults were generativity (β=.37, p<.001), aging anxiety (β=-.35, p<.001), family support (β=.20, p<.001), and economic status (β=.13, p=.033). The explanatory power of the model was 58.0%.
Conclusion
This study will be used as basic data when developing a nursing intervention program for successful aging by identifying factors that affect the happiness of late middle-aged adults.

Keyword

Health, Anxiety, Social networking, Happiness, Middle aged; 건강, 불안, 사회관계망, 행복, 중년