Effects of the Elderly on Social Participation Activities and Hope

Abstract

this study attempted to provide basic data on mental health by identifying factors that influence the personal characteristics of the elderly on social participation activities and hopes. Data collection conducted from October 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019, with the consent of the subjects, and a questionnaire used, and 144 participants used for the final analysis. The questionnaire was composed of demographic characteristics, social participation activities, and hope. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and multiple regression using SPSS 21.0 statistical program. Because of this study, differences in social participation activities according to general characteristics showed significant results in education, religion, cohabitation type, standard of living, and health concern. Hope showed significant differences in religion, marriage, cohabitation, monthly income, standard of living, housing, subjective health, and health concern. Social participation activities showed a positive correlation with hope, negative correlation with health concern, and hope had a negative correlation with subjective health status and health concern. In the results of the regression analysis, the factors influencing hope were in order of living standards and health concerns, and the factors used in the analysis showed 30.5% of the influencing factors.