people’adult child support burden on their preparation for old age; and third, to discuss the moderating effect of positive psychological capital on the relationship between middle and senior-aged people’adult child support burden and their preparation for old age. The subjects of this study were 431 middle and senior-aged people residing in Daegu, Kyungpook, Ulsan, Chungcheong and Gangwon Province, Korea.
Adult child support burden was assessed by the modified scale based on the second family survey of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family(2010), Yeo Jin Choi(2014), Eun Bi Ko(2017), Ji Won Park(1985), and Se Me Jeong(2018). Positive psychological capital was assessed by Jung Min Bae'' scale(2014) and preparation for old age was assessed by Sun Me Lim'' scale(2016).
The data of this study were analyzed by SPSS Windows 23.0 program.
Exploratory factor analysis, cronbach''s α, frequency, percentage, average, standard deviation, one-way ANOVA, Duncan''s multiple range test, correlation analysis and hierarchical multiple regression analysis were conducted.
The results of this study were as follows:
First, adult child support burden according to sociodemographic background had a significant difference in age, sex, religion, final education, and adult child number. Positive psychological capital according to sociodemographic background had a significant difference in sex and final education. Preparation for old age according to sociodemographic background had a significant difference in sex, final education, household income, occupation.
Second, when the influence of the adult child support burden on preparation for old age was looked at, the higher emotional support burden was, the better physical preparation for old age, the emotional preparation for old age and the leisure preparation for old age were.
Third, as a result of correlation analysis between adult child support burden and preparation for old age, there was a significant positive(+) correlation. Finally, the moderating effects of positive psychological capital on the relationship between adult child support burden and preparation for old age were following aspects :
First, there was the moderating effect of positive psychological capital on the relationship between financial support burden and physical preparation for old age,
Second, there was the moderating effect of positive psychological capital on the relationship between financial support burden and emotional preparation for old age.
Third, there was the moderating effect of positive psychological capital on the relationship between financial support burden and leisure preparation for old age.
Forth, there was the moderating effect of positive psychological capital on the relationship between instrumental support burden and emotional preparation for old age.
In conclusion, it was verified that positive psychological capital of middle and senior-aged people had a clear moderating effect on the relationship between adult child support burden and preparation for old age. Therefore it is necessary to improve positive psychological capital in order to lower middle and senior-aged people'' adult child support burden and raise the level of preparation for old age. The findings of this study is also expected to be basic data for personalized education program and service that help middle and senior-aged people prepare for old age.