Factors Affecting Subjective Well-Being of the Middle-Aged Class

Abstract

Background/Objectives: The purpose of this study is to identify the factors influencing the subjective wellbeing of the middle-aged class and to identify the relative influence of the variables.Method/Statistical Analysis: The subjects of this study consisted of a middle-aged class group, aged 40 to64, among the panels of an online research company, and data was collected from a total of 196 subjects. Thecollected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, post-test Scheffé test, Pearson’scorrelation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression using SPSS 22.0.Findings: The average score of the subjective well-being of the middle-aged class was 3.34. The differencein subjective well-being according to general characteristics was found to be significant according toeducation (F=4.89, p=.009) and economic status (F = 9.76, p<.001).Subject’s subjective well-being waspositively correlated with health status (r=.56, p<.001), meaning in life (r=.66, p<.001), generativity (r=.76,p<.001), self-efficacy (r=.62, p<.001), and social support (r=.57, p<.001). As a result of stepwise regressionanalysis, generativity (?=.424, p<.001), health status (?=-.209, p<.001), social support (?=.190, p=.001),and self-efficacy (?=.150, p=.014) were factors affecting subjective well-being, and the explanatory powerof these 4 variables was 62.6%. The most influential variable was generativity.Improvements/Applications: This study considered variables in various fields to provide nursingintervention to promote subjective well-being of the middle-aged class, and as a result, it will contribute topromoting a qualitative life by improving the health potential of the middle-aged class.