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ABSTRACT
Using Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging data, we examined the influence of older adults’ individual characteristics (i.e. marital status, health and economic status) on life satisfaction, with the mediating effect of older adults’ active participation in lifelong learning. As a result, some individual characteristics appeared to significantly determine both learning participation and life satisfaction. Economic status appeared to function as a significant predictor of older adults’ participation in lifelong learning programmes, which ultimately resulted in a significant improvement in their life satisfaction. Marital status and health were also significant contributors to older adults’ life satisfaction. The mediating model was tenable according to model-data fit indices.
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Soo Eun Chae
Soo Eun Chae is an associate professor in Gangneung-Wonju National University, South Korea. Her research interests include lifelong education, higher-order thinking, cognitive development.
Gusup Kang
Gusup Kang is a professor in Cheonnam National University, South Korea. His research interests include lifelong education, unification education, and civil education.