The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that affect the continuous intention of the elderly participating in the Senior Social Activity Support Project (SSASP).
Factors that are expected to affect the intention of the elderly to participate continuously in the Senior Social Activity Support Project - the motivation of social participation (need for existence, need for relationship and growth), the Person-environmental fit (personal-job, organizational fit, personal-supervisor, colleague fit) and a Job satisfaction were analyzed. 500 elderly who lived in Jeonju-city, Jeollabuk-do, registered in the Saenuri System were surveyed. The research hypotheses were verified through multiple regression analysis using the IBM SPSS 24.0 statistical package.
The results were as follows: first, in the model that analyzed the total group of elderly participating in the Senior Social Activity Support Project, age and subjective economic status had a negative effect on the intention to participate continuously.
Among the types of participation, the market type and social service type participants were more willing to continue to participate than the public interest type. The intention to continue participation increased as the desire for relationship and growth among sub-factors of social participation motivation increased. Also, as job satisfaction increased, the intention of the participants continuity increased. Second, in the model that analyzed the market type participant group, age showed statistically significant negative influence among demographic characteristics. In addition, the intention to sustain participation in the average group was lower than that of the lower subjective health condition group. Also, among the sub-factors of person-environmental fit, the intention of the participants' continuity also increased as job and organizational fit increased. Third, in the model that analyzed public interest type participant group, participation intention increased as relationship and growth desire among sub-factors of social participation motivation increased, and intention to continue participation increased as job satisfaction increased.
Based on this study, there are several implications. First of all, it is necessary to make policy and practical efforts to support the activity type and type of the Social Activity Support Project for the Senior to satisfy the relationship and growth needs of the seniors.
Second, it is necessary to make policy and practical efforts to increase the person-environmental fit of the participants in the Social-Activity Support Project for Seniors.
Third, policy and practical efforts are required to improve job satisfaction of seniors who participate in the Social-Activity Supports Project for seniors.