The Relationship between Gerotranscendence, Family Support, Social Support, Self-esteem, and Fear of Death in Elders for Promotion of Life Care

본 연구는 노년기의 노년초월, 가족지지, 사회적지지, 자아존중감, 죽음불안의 정도와 이들 간의 관계를파악하는 것이다. 서울시 거주 만 60세 이상 성인 50명을 대상으로 구조화된 질문지를 이용하여 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 도출하였다. 일반적 특성 중 연령은사회적지지와 죽음불안과 관계가 있었으며, 결혼상태는 가족지지와 연관이 있었고, 생활만족은 가족지지와관련이 있었다. 노년초월과 죽음불안이 상관관계가 있었으며, 가족지지와 자아존중감과 상관관계가 있었고, 사회적 지지는 자아존중감과 죽음불안과 상관관계가있었다. 결론적으로 이 연구를 통하여 노년기의 노년초월은 죽음불안과 연관이 있음이 밝혀졌으며, 노년기의가족지지가 자아존중감과 생활만족에 영향을 미치는것으로 조사되었다. 향후의 연구에서는 성인후기의 집단을 대상으로 노년초월의 정도, 생활만족과 노년초월의 관계 등을 포함한 연구들이 진행될 필요성을 가지고있다.

This study is a descriptive study to dentify gerotranscendence, family support, social support, self-esteem, and degree of fear of death and the relationship between old age. Through this study, it provide basic data that can help target elderly people do better in their later years. From June 2018 to October 2018, residents' self-governing centers, senior citizens' centers, and life-long education centers were visited to explain the purpose of the research, and those who voluntarily agreed to the research were selected. The following results were obtained by surveying 50 adults aged 60 or older in Seoul using structured questionnaire. The difference in the level of gerotranscendence, family support, social support, self-esteem, and fear of death according to the general characteristics of the target was analyzed as t-test and ANOVA. The correlation of gerotranscendence, family support, social support, self-esteem, and fear of death in early years of life was analyzed as Pearson correlation coefficient. Among the common traits, age was related to social support and death anxiety, marital status was related to family support, and life satisfaction was related to family support. There was a correlation between old age and fear of death, a correlation between family support and self-esteem, and social support related to self-esteem and fear of death. In conclusion, this study found that early retirement in the old age was associated with fear of death, and it was found that family support in the old age affected self-esteem and satisfaction in life. Future studies need to be conducted on groups of adults in the later years, including the degree of elderly age, satisfaction with living, and relationship between the elderly and the elderly.