여성의 사회적 활동이 자기효능감과 성공적 노화에 미치는 영향 : 도시지역 40대 이상 여성을 중심으로

The main purpose of this study is to investigate how social activities centering on women will affect self-efficacy and successful aging, and draw implications. Moreover, as women's participation in social activities gradually increases, there is an additional significance to emphasize that it is necessary to establish a social institution and build a system that can respond to these demands. Recently, the idea that the psychological well-being obtained through participation in social activities will contribute to human health and happiness has been foreseen. Furthermore, successful aging enhances the attractiveness of all-social activities, from maintenance and health of body functions to creation, self-integration, self-realization, and social connection. Social activities will be significant in research in that they not only serve to help respond and adapt in stressful situations, but also reduce the likelihood of undesirable stress in everyday life and contribute to psychological well-being. The results of this study are as follows. First, research on the relationship between women's social activities and self-efficacy showed that their leisure activities themselves had a very significant effect on self-efficacy, and volunteer activities also had a positive (+) effect on self-efficacy. In addition, women's economic activities were perceived as having a significant causal relationship with self-efficacy, and their self-development activities were also analyzed to have a significant influence on self-efficacy. Second, in research on the relationship between women's social activities and successful aging, social activities in all areas, such as women's leisure activities, volunteer activities, economic activities, and self-development activities, have a highly significant relationship with women’s successful aging.