Abstract
This study aimed to empirically analyze whether people engaged more in social activities that provided positive emotion as they
 aged, and whether age mediated by social activity participation showed indirect effect on life satisfaction. In this study, we focused on
 whether social activities mediating effect of age were different by gender, paying particular attention to social role theory of gender difference.
 The data used for the analysis were from the 2016 Chuncheon Area Senior Citizen Survey, which was collected from 65-year or over
 elderly living in the Chuncheon area. Out of a sample of 1,000, 911 cases were included in the analysis after excluding cases elderly aged
 85 or over or having no children. This study utilized a path analysis model to analyze the indirect effect of age mediated with various
 social activities participation on life satisfaction. The main findings were as follows. In the women sample, the direct effect of age on
 life satisfaction was not significant, but participation in leisure activities and contact with children and friends and neighbors were significantly
 associated with life satisfaction. In addition, the indirect effects of age mediated by various social activities were not significant. Second,
 in men sample, the direct effect of age on life satisfaction was not significant, but participation in leisure activities and contact with friends
 and neighbors were significantly related to life satisfaction. In addition, the indirect effect of age mediated by participation in leisure activities
 was significant.
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