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A Study on Marital Satisfaction and Related Variables of the Aged

The purpose of this study is to provide the basis for the marital relationship in later life by searching for the most influential variable on marital satisfaction of the aged. The data used in this study include 271 elderly people aged 55 and over. Used statistics for data analysis were T-TEST, ONE WAY ANOVA, SCHEFFE’-TEST, MULTIPLE CLASSIFICATION ANALYSIS. The findings of the study were as follow : 1) The background variables such as sex. educational level, occupational status, perceived health status, economic level, number of children, show sighificant difference on the marital satisfaction of the aged. 2) The socal network variables (relationship with friend, social activities) show the significant difference on the marital satisfaction of the aged. 3) The value system is the significant variable on the marital satisfaction of the aged. 4) Ths husband-wife relationship (the degree of communication, sexual relations, affectional expression, consensus with marital partner) show the significant difference on the marital satisfaction of the aged.