Moon A
Department of Social Welfare, UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research, Los Angeles, California, USA,
J Cross Cult Gerontol. 1996 Dec;11(4):351-67. doi: 10.1007/BF00115801.
This study assesses the morale and its salient predictors among Korean immigrant elderly living alone or with a spouse only. Face-to-face interviews with 131 Korean immigrant elderly reveal relatively low morale, as measured by the modified Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale. Correlation analysis of morale with 14 independent variables shows that education, health, number of companions, number of confidants, intimacy with children, independent living skills, and preference between Korea and the USA as a place to live are significant zero-order correlates of morale. Multiple regression analysis of the 14 variables identifies 4 as significant predictors of morale: health, intimacy with children, education, and preference between Korea and the USA as a place to live.
本研究评估了独居或仅与配偶同住的韩国移民老年人的士气及其显著预测因素。对131名韩国移民老年人进行的面对面访谈显示，通过改良的费城老年中心士气量表测量，他们的士气相对较低。对士气与14个自变量的相关分析表明，教育程度、健康状况、陪伴人数、知己人数、与子女的亲密程度、独立生活技能以及对韩国和美国作为居住地点的偏好是士气的显著零阶相关因素。对这14个变量进行的多元回归分析确定了4个作为士气显著预测因素的变量：健康状况、与子女的亲密程度、教育程度以及对韩国和美国作为居住地点的偏好。
