본 연구의 목적은 노인의 인터넷활용(인터넷활용빈도 및 인터넷활용능력)이 생활만족도에 미치는 영향력을 검증하고, 이 관계에서 사회활동의 매개효과를 분석하는 것이다. 연구에서 활용한 자료는 서울시복지재단에서 실시한 서울시 복지패널조사자료 중 2010년도 가구원용 데이터이며, 1862명이 분석대상이다. 연구방법은 빈도분석, 기술분석, 상관관계분석을 통해 대상자의 일반적 특성 및 주요 변수의 특성을 살펴보았으며, 구조방정식으로 연구모형을 검증하고, Sobel test를 통해 사회활동의 매개효과를 분석하였다. 분석 결과 첫째, 노인의 인터넷활용빈도는 생활만족도에 영향요인이 아닌 것으로 나타났고 반대로 인터넷활용능력은 생활만족도에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 노인의 인터넷활용능력과 생활만족도의 관계에서 사회활동은 부분매개효과를 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로, 노인 인터넷활용 활성화에 대한 이론적․실천적 함의를 제시하였다.
The study looked into the effect of internet utilization (utilization frequency and utilization ability in internet) on the life satisfaction level for the elderly in depth. In order to verify the correlation of two variables, a mediating model structured by ego integrity was used which gave out the Seoul welfare panel data created by Seoul welfare foundation in 2010. The total sample size was a group of 1862 elders aged over 60. When it came to our research methods, structured equation analysis was applied to verify the mediating effect and theoretical background. The findings are as follows: First, elderly's utilization frequency in internet is not an influencing factor to life satisfaction and elderly's utilization ability in internet is an influencing factor to life satisfaction. Second, the level of social activity did function as partial mediator on relationship between elderly's utilization ability in internet and life satisfaction. This study indicates theoretical and practical interventions to promote elderly's utilization in internet.
The study looked into the effect of internet utilization (utilization frequency and utilization ability in internet) on the life satisfaction level for the elderly in depth. In order to verify the correlation of two variables, a mediating model structured by ego integrity was used which gave out the Seoul welfare panel data created by Seoul welfare foundation in 2010. The total sample size was a group of 1862 elders aged over 60. When it came to our research methods, structured equation analysis was applied to verify the mediating effect and theoretical background. The findings are as follows: First, elderly's utilization frequency in internet is not an influencing factor to life satisfaction and elderly's utilization ability in internet is an influencing factor to life satisfaction. Second, the level of social activity did function as partial mediator on relationship between elderly's utilization ability in internet and life satisfaction. This study indicates theoretical and practical interventions to promote elderly's utilization in internet.
