我國於1993年成為高齡化社會,如何讓高齡者活得老並且活得好是目前非常重視的議題。本研究目的為瞭解我國中老年人主觀幸福感的現況,探討影響我國中老年人主觀幸福感之相關因素。研究採橫斷回溯性之研究設計,使用國民健康署2007年第六波「台灣地區中老年身心社會生活狀況長期追蹤調查」(Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging, 簡稱TLSA)資料庫進行次級資料分析,主要針對社會人口變項、家戶結構等變項,探討其與老年人主觀幸福感的關聯性。本研究樣本數3850人,有75%以上的中老年人對自己的人生感到滿意。有5成以上的中老年人經常感到快樂,25%以上的中老年人有最高比例的正向情緒感受。已結婚且配偶還在者擁有較高的整體人生滿意度。依據分析結果,推估未來高齡人口在生活支持的需求,提供政府及有關單位規劃介入措施之參考。
Taiwan has become ageing society since 1993. It is an important issue to help elder not only have longer life but aging actively. The main purpose of this study is to understand the family structure and the subjective well-being(SWB) of people aged 54 and above in Taiwan, including family members, interactions with children not living at home, relatives, emotion and life satisfaction. Data analyzed in this study were from Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging (TLSA), the 6th wave of survey in 2007. The results of this study are as follows (n=3850). There are more than three quarters of the elderly were satisfied with their life. There are more than 5 percent of the elderly often feel happy. More than a quarter of the elderly had the highest proportion of positive emotion feelings. Married and mate who is still alive had higher overall life satisfaction. Based on the results, evaluate the future needs of living support of elders served as references for policy intervention.