Friendship and the Well Being of the Elderly on Inhabitants in Paid Home in Korea : Form the Perspective of Geographic Distance and Association Years

A research was examined with subjects of 197 aged people inhabiting a paid home for the elderly in Seoul, Korea on elements effecting subjects friendship and wellbeing after moving into the paid home. Result shows that friendship is deeply influenced by geographic accessing possibility, association years, contact frequency. In addition, subjective well-being is related with emotional support from friends, the higher the intention of communicating with friends and relying/supporting is, the higher satisfaction is easy to acquire