The Impact of Housing and Community Satisfaction on Life Satisfaction in Old Age-The Mediating Effect of Social Activity Participation-

The purpose of this study is to verify the mediating effect of social activity participation on the impact of housing satisfaction and community satisfaction on life satisfaction in old age. For this purpose, we analyzed raw data of 10,078 elderly people from the 2023 Elderly Survey using SPSS Wins and SPSS PROCESS macro 4. The main research findings were as follows. First, housing satisfaction, life satisfaction, and social activity participation showed significant differences in all sociodemographic characteristics, and community satisfaction showed significant differences in all sociodemographic characteristics except gender. Second, there were significant correlations between housing satisfaction, community satisfaction, life satisfaction, and social activity participation. Third, social activity participation played a mediating role in the effect of housing satisfaction on life satisfaction. Fourth, social activity participation played an important mediating role in the process of community satisfaction affecting life satisfaction. Fifth, housing satisfaction and community satisfaction positively affected participation in social activities, and increased participation in social activities contributed to higher life satisfaction. Additionally, it was confirmed that participation in social activities partially mediated this relationship. Finally, based on the research results, suggestions for elderly welfare policies and practical measures were presented.