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The Effect of Social Welfare Workers’ Attitude towards Aging on their Psychological Well-Being

The purpose of this study is to understand how social welfare workers’ attitude towards aging affects their psychological well-being. To do so, this study reviews and presents a processing model of the workers’ attitude towards aging, retirement, coping, emotional stability and psychological well-being. A total of 234 social welfare workers participated in this study. Research data were collected through structured survey questionnaires and analyzed by SPSS and AMOS programs. Overall suitability of the hypothetical model was favorable at χ2=13.972, p=.235, GFI=.987, CFI=.998, NFI=.990, AGFI=.957, RESEA=.032, RNR=.006. According to the results of this study, The workers’ attitude towards aging and emotional stability was proven to be significant factors on their psychological well-being and the explanatory power of the model was 31.7%. In addition, it was proven that the workers’ attitude towards aging affected coping and emotional stability and thus direct effect and total effect were proven to be significant. The explanatory power was 23.2% and 10.7% respectively. Based on the results of this study, it is indicated that we need to try to find ways to heighten emotional stability and coping strategies of the workers to raise up psychological well-being of the social welfare workers.