Effect of Domain-Specific Life Satisfaction on Depressive Symptoms in Late Adulthood and Old Age: Results of a Cross-Sectional Descriptive Survey

Purpose m of this study was to determine the effect of domain-specific life satisfaction on the risk of depressive symptoms in late adulthood and old age. s s-sectional descriptive survey was conducted using stratified data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA). The respondents completed the Korean version CES-D and domain-specific life satisfaction. s h groups, satisfaction with health and economic status were significant predictors of depressive symptoms. In the old age group, depressive symptoms were also predicted by satisfaction with the relationships with oneʹs spouse and with oneʹs children. sion atisfaction was a crucial predictive factor for depressive symptoms in late adulthood and old age.