The Influence of Gerotranscendence on Subjective Well-being through Death Anxiety: Moderated Mediating Effect of Difficulty of Emotion-regulation

This study examined the moderated mediation of death anxiety and difficulty or emotion regulation on the relationship between gerotranscendence and subjective well-being among 300 elderly individuals aged 65 and above in Korea. Data from 285 participants were analyzed using SPSS 21.0 and SPSS Process Macro 4.0. The research findings are as follows: First, correlation analysis among the variables revealed significant correlations among all major variables. Second, death anxiety mediated the relationship between gerotranscendence and subjective well-being. Third, the difficulty of emotion regulation moderated the link between gerotranscendence and death anxiety. Fourth, the conditional indirect effect of the difficulty of emotion regulation was significant in influencing subjective well-being through death anxiety. This study highlights the potential of emotion regulation interventions to enhance subjective well-being in older adults, providing implications for counseling and psychology, and suggestions for future research.