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Determinants of older Korean adults’ participation in life-long learning programmes and life satisfaction
Authors:Soo Eun Chae  Gusup Kang
Institution:1. Gangneung-Wonju National University, College of Humanities, Gangneung, The Republic of Koreaschae@gwnu.ac.kr;3. Chonnam National University, Gwangju, The Republic of Korea
Abstract:ABSTRACT

Using Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging data, we examined the influence of older adults’ individual characteristics (i.e. marital status, health and economic status) on life satisfaction, with the mediating effect of older adults’ active participation in lifelong learning. As a result, some individual characteristics appeared to significantly determine both learning participation and life satisfaction. Economic status appeared to function as a significant predictor of older adults’ participation in lifelong learning programmes, which ultimately resulted in a significant improvement in their life satisfaction. Marital status and health were also significant contributors to older adults’ life satisfaction. The mediating model was tenable according to model-data fit indices.
Keywords:Older adults  adult development  life satisfaction
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