Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of the depressive symptoms in the relationships among marital satisfaction on life satisfaction at later life. For this study , the 11-year longitudinal data(2016; 2,861 elder, males 1,516 and females 1,345) of the Korea Welfare Panel Study was used. The multi group analysis was executed across gender. The result of this study were summarized as followes: First, elderly men were marital satisfaction and life satisfaction higher than elderly women, but depressive symptoms were opposite. And, marital satisfaction was correlated with life satisfaction and life satisfaction was negative correlated with depressive symptoms. Second, marital satisfaction had direct effect on life satisfaction. And marital satisfaction had indirect effect on the mediating effect of the depressive symptoms on life satisfaction. Finally, results of multi-group analysis that mediating effect of the depressive symptoms in the relationships among marital satisfaction on life satisfaction at later life were gender differences.
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