人口老化，是當今世界各個國家幾乎共同面臨的重要社會變遷，而生活滿意度（Life Satisfaction）被視為探討中老年人生活質量的一項重要指標，成為中老年人生活適應的重要研究之一。本研究以衛生福利部國民健康署之民國96年中老年身心社會生活狀況長期追蹤(第六次)調查結果進行分析，分別就人口統計學基本資料、日常生活活動功能、憂鬱程度及休閒活動參與項目探討影響台灣地區中老年人生活滿意度之相關因素。研究方法採用描述性統計分析、相關分析、變異數分析、逐步迴歸分析等方式進行統計分析研究。研究發現，性別、婚姻狀況、居住狀況、年齡、教育程度、籍貫、居住地區對生活滿意度皆有顯著性差異。「憂鬱程度」與「休閒活動參與」等預測變項對生活滿意度均呈現顯著之影響；憂鬱程度對生活滿意度有負向顯著性影響，而休閒活動參與與生活滿意度有正向顯著性影響；其中以憂鬱程度對於生活滿意度的預測解釋力最高。 An aging population is an important social change issues faced by every country all around the world nowadays Life satisfaction has considered an important indicator for studying the quality of life for elderly and also become an important study of life adjustment for elderly. The data of the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging (Round 6) from Ministry of Health and Welfare of Health Promotion Administration were analyzed(Meeks & Murrell, 2001) in this research. Demographic data, Activity of daily living (ADL), the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) and leisure activities participation are considered as the variables for exploring the impacts on life satisfaction of elderly in Taiwan. Methods including descriptive statistical analysis, correlation analysis, Independent-Samples t Test, One-Way ANOVA, step-wise regression analysis were used in the statistical analysis.In the results, we found that there weresignificant differences in gender, marital status, living situation, age, education level, place of birth, and residential area in response to life satisfaction. The predictive variables of CES-D and leisure activities participation showed the significant influence on life satisfaction. CES-D had the significant negative impact on life satisfaction while leisure activities participation had a positive significant impact on life satisfaction. The predictor variables of CES-D showed the highest explanatory power to life satisfaction.
