Influence of Successful Aging, Quality of Life, and Factors Related to Potential Stressors on Older Consumers’ Purchase of Private Health Insurance in South Korea: An Empirical Study Based on Proactive Coping Theory

Considering the weak role of public health insurance in South Korea, this study identified the impact of older consumers’ coping resources such as income and education, well-being (e. g., successful aging and quality of life), and psychological and economic aspects affecting potential stressors on t...

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Published in:Journal of applied gerontology 2022-01, Vol.41 (1), p.253-261
Main Authors: Lee, Jimin, Bae, Hyeyoon, Lee, Euehun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Aged
Aging
Consumers
Coping
Health insurance
Health services
Humans
Income
Insurance, Health
Longitudinal Studies
Older people
Public health
Quality of Life
Republic of Korea
Stress
Well being
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Summary:Considering the weak role of public health insurance in South Korea, this study identified the impact of older consumers’ coping resources such as income and education, well-being (e. g., successful aging and quality of life), and psychological and economic aspects affecting potential stressors on their purchasing of private health insurance (PHI) based on proactive coping theory. From the sixth wave of the 2016 Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA), a sample of 1,224 Korean older adults aged above 65 years was used; binary logistic regression was conducted to identify the association of PHI and purchase decision factors, first separately for two groups (lower/higher use of health care services), and then for the total group. The results showed that older adults with higher levels of well-being, especially with a higher successful aging index and coping resources such as income are more likely to purchase PHI in all three groups.
ISSN:0733-4648
1552-4523
DOI:10.1177/07334648211002006