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Kim and Yu: Factors Influencing Subjective Quality of Life in Male Baby Boom Generation Men
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2013; 24(4): 461-470.

Published online: 31 December 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.4.461

Factors Influencing Subjective Quality of Life in Male Baby Boom Generation Men

Hee Sook Kim1, Kwang Za Yu2

1College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.

2Department of Nursing, Gyeongnam Provincial Geochang Collage, Geochang, Korea.

Corresponding author: Kim, Hee Sook. College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University, 101 Dongin-dong 2-ga, Joung-gu, Daegu 700-420, Korea. Tel: +82-53-420-4927, Fax: +82-53-422-4926, hskim8879@knu.ac.kr

Received 23 June 2013       Accepted 20 December 2013

© 2013 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing

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Abstract

Purpose

This study examined factors influencing subjective quality of life in baby boom generation men.

Methods

This was a descriptive survey study. Data were collected from 279 baby boom generation men from September to October 2012. The instruments used included a subjective quality of lifescale, a self-esteem scale, a spiritual well-being scale, a communication with spouse scale, a social support scale, and a job satisfaction scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA and Scheffé test, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and Hierarchical multiple regression.

Results

All variables were positively correlated with subjective quality of life. As a result, factors influencing subjective life of quality were self-esteem (β=.21, p<.000), social support (β=.20, p<.002), job satisfaction (β=.19, p<.001), communication with spouse (β=.15, p<.004), spiritual well-being(β=.16, p<.004), and family income (β=.15. p<.023). These factors accounted for 61% of the total variances.

Conclusion

The findings indicate a need to develop nursing intervention programs for community health nurses in consideration of these variables to improve the subjective quality of life for baby boom generation men.

Keywords: Baby boom, Quality of life

Figures and Tables

Table 1
General Characteristics and Quality of life of the Participants (N=279)
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Table 2
Mean of Dependent and Independent Variables (N=279)
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Table 3
Correlation among Variables (N=279)
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Table 4
Factors Influencing Quality of Life (N=279)
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