신(新)중년 배우자관계 만족도와 삶의 만족도가 은퇴 전후과정에서 우울에 미치는 영향: 베이지안잠재성장모형(B-LGM)을 중심으로

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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to longitudinally examine how spousal relationship satisfaction and life satisfaction influenced the depression trajectory before and after retirement of the new middle-aged. Method: Five years of data (12th-16th waves) from Korean Welfare Panel pertaining to the new middle-aged (50 to 69 years old) were used for Bayesian latent growth modeling. Results: First, the level of depression in the new middle-aged continuously increased for 5 years. Second, the level of depression across the 5 year span of pre- and post-retirement showed a pattern of continual increase. Third, entering spousal relationship and life satisfaction together into the model increased the level of depression across the 5 year span of pre- and post-retirement. Spousal satisfaction continually heightened the level of depression, whereas life satisfaction continually reduced the level of depression. Conclusions: The results suggest that an effective way to reduce the increase in depression among the new middle-aged is to improve individual life satisfaction. In addition, when interventions to improve spousal relationship satisfaction are combined, the effect is expected to be even greater. This study is meaningful in presenting useful preliminary data for clinical trials and new policies to reduce depression in the new middle-aged by using an analytic method that can further objectify longitudinal causal relations in the field of family relations.

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