Abstract
Drinking among the elderly is associated with mental health problems like depression, but the effects of drinking may vary depending on the effects of protective factors. Thus, this study would examine the moderated mediation effect of social support through depression on the relationship between drinking and life satisfaction among the elderly. For this purpose, the Aging Research Panel was used to analyze 1,401 individuals aged 65 and older, and SPSS 23 and PROCESS Macro were used to test the mediated, moderated, and moderated mediation effects. The main findings are as follows First, there was a full mediation effect of depression on the relationship between drinking and life satisfaction among the elderly. Second, there was a moderating effect of social support on the relationship between drinking and depression. Third, the mediating effect of depression on the effect of drinking on life satisfaction was found to be a moderated mediation effect that increased as social support increased. Based on these findings, practical and policy suggestions were made to improve the life satisfaction of the elderly according to drinking.
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