The Effect of the Elderly's Motivation to Participate in Lifelong Education on their Life Satisfaction

The purpose of this study is to research the effect of the elderly's motivation to participate in lifelong education on their life satisfaction. Data was collected from November 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. The survey was distributed to 250 elderly living in K city and a total of 209 responses were used in the final data analysis. As a result, activity-oriented motivation (β = .448 p <.001) was found to have the greatest influence in regards to the effect of the elderly’s lifelong education motivation on life satisfaction. The explanatory power of this model was 35.3%. Such results show the importance of increasing activity-oriented motivation in the elderly to improve life satisfaction of those participating in lifelong education. The increase in life expectancy and various social changes necessitate lifelong education of the elderly. In the case of the elderly, lifelong education programs provide an opportunity to improve the quality of life by overcoming social alienation and promoting interpersonal relationships. Hence, activity-oriented motivation can be construed to be effective in improving the life satisfaction of the elderly.