Abstract
Divorce in Korean society is a phenomenon that occurs in the early years of marriage or in old age, and the increase in divorce in the old age has been a distinct phenomenon in the last 10 years. The purpose of this study was to identify the structural connection between depression, health status, and self-esteem, focusing on the difference between divorced elderly and married elderly. For this purpose, data of the 14th Korea Welfare Panel were used in this study. In this study, only divorced and married elderly people aged 65 and over were selected and used for analysis. 3,076 people were subjects (177 divorced and 2,899 married elderly). Frequency analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and t-test were performed using SPSS Win version 21.0 and SPSS MACRO No. 4 model was used to determine the mediating effect of self-esteem in the effect of depression of divorced and married elderly on their physical health. The main results are summarized. First, divorced elderly had higher depression and lower self-esteem than married elderly. However, there was no difference in physical health between divorced and married elderly. Second, the mediating role of self-esteem in the effect of depression on physical health was verified in both divorced and married elderly. In other words, it was found that the negative effect of depression on physical health was alleviated by self-esteem.
Highlights
The number of divorces in 2020 decreased compared to that in the previous year in Korea [1]
There was no difference in physical health between divorced and married elderlies
It was found that the negative effect of depression on physical health was alleviated by self-esteem
Summary
The number of divorces in 2020 decreased compared to that in the previous year in Korea [1]. Divorce in Korean society is a phenomenon that occurs in the early days of marriage or in old age. Such increase of divorce in the old age has been a distinct phenomenon in the last 10 years. Reasons for such increase of divorce in the old age compared to that in other ages are summarized as follows. The increase in likelihood of divorce as marriage period extends due to the increase in life expectancy might be the reason for the increase of divorce in an old age. Since the instability of marriage in old age is linked to divorce behavior [4], old age divorce is driving the overall divorce rate
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