Effect of Alcohol Dependence in Old Age on Family Conflict: Dual Mediating Effects of Child Support and Self-Esteem

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of alcohol dependence in old age on family conflict through child relationship satisfaction and self-esteem.The 17th round of data from the Korean Welfare Panel was used to achieve this purpose.Among men and women aged 65 years or older, only those who had a spouse and adult children and drank alcohol were selected, and a total of 772 people's data were ultimately used for analysis.The dual mediation effect was analyzed using the SPSS Win 24.0 version and SPSS PROCESS MACRO 4.3 version 6 model.The main research results are as follows.First, alcohol dependence in old age had a positive effect on family conflict.In other words, the higher the alcohol dependence, the higher the family conflict.Second, the double mediating effect of child support and self-esteem in the relationship between alcohol dependence in old age and family conflict was verified.In other words, the higher the alcohol dependence, the lower the child support; the higher the child support, the higher the self-esteem, and the higher the self-esteem, the lower the family conflict.In addition, the influence of alcohol dependence in old age on family conflict decreased when child support and self-esteem were added, and the indirect effect of double mediation was also significant.Based on these research results, a plan was proposed to reduce the impact of alcohol dependence in old age on family conflict.