농촌지역 독거 여자노인의 영성 및 종교활동과 삶의 만족도 간의 관계: 상실감의 매개효과

A Study on the Relationship between Spirituality, Religious Activities and Life Satisfaction of Elderly Women Living Alone in Rural Areas:On the Focus of the Mediation Effect of the Sense of Loss

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of spirituality and religious activities on the life satisfaction of elderly women living alone in rural areas, and to verify the mediation effect of the sense of loss. The survey was conducted on 250 elderly women aged 65 above living alone in rural areas. The results of this study are as follows; First, religious spirituality, existential spirituality, and religious activities had a positive effect on life satisfaction and a negative effect on the sense of loss. Second, the sense of loss had a negative effect on life satisfaction. Third, the sense of loss had a complete mediation effect in the relationship between religious spirituality and life satisfaction. Fourth, the sense of loss had a partial mediation effect in the relationship between existential spirituality and life satisfaction. Lastly, religious activities had only a direct effect on life satisfaction. Based on these results, in order to improve the satisfaction of the elderly women living alone in rural areas, it is necessary to alleviate the sense of loss through intervention in the practice of welfare for the elderly based on spirituality.