경기도 노인1인가구의 고독감이 삶의 질에 미치는 영향 연구

A study on the effect of loneliness in single-person households in Gyeonggi-do on quality of life

(Purpose) This study was conducted to acquire base data to establish political and practical directions to improve the quality of life of elderly single-person households in the current prolonged COVID-19 epidemic, which increases the danger of social isolation among elderly single-person households. (Design/methodology/approach) Reliability test, descriptive statistics, and correlation analysis were performed using the retrieved data. Path coefficients based on structural equations were presented for research hypothesis testing using AMOS 25.0 to learn the effects of social capital and social support in relation to the influence of the independent variable (feeling of loneliness) on the dependent variable (quality of life). (Findings) The multiple additive moderation model was used to test whether social capital and social support have a moderating effect regarding how loneliness influences the quality of life. The result showed that the social capital had a moderating effect on the feeling of loneliness, affecting the quality of life of the elderly single-person household. Meanwhile, its explanatory power was high at 47%. (Research implications or Originality) The result has shown that social capital can mitigate the negative effect of loneliness on the quality of life. As social capital is built with trust, standards, networks, and participation, it is implied that there is a need to focus on these aspects while making practical efforts to reduce the feeling of loneliness and improve the quality of life in elderly single-person households