Effect of Seniors' Savoring Beliefs on Successful Aging: The Dual Mediation Effect Social Support and Ego-Integrity

The purpose of this study is to investigate the dual mediating effects of social support and ego-integration as experiences of activity in the impact of seniors' savoring beliefs on successful aging. In particular, it emphasizes the role of social support in maintaining positive savoring beliefs and developing egointegration during the aging process, exploring strategies to make old age a more meaningful period. Through this research, by understanding the psychological mechanisms and interactions of savoring beliefs, social support, and ego-integration, we aim to explore psychological, personal, and social interventions that support successful aging in seniors. The research results showed that first, the single mediating effects of social support and ego-integration in the relationship between seniors' savoring beliefs and successful aging were significant. Second, a sequential dual mediating pathway was confirmed, where seniors' savoring beliefs lead to successful aging through social support and egointegration. Based on these results, the necessity of sufficiently considering psychological intervention methods to enhance savoring beliefs, social support, and ego-integration for successful aging in seniors was discussed.