The Impact of Spousal Functional Limitations on Middle-aged and Older Adults’ Quality of Life: A Mediation Analysis of Social Activity Restrictions and Depression

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The research aims to understand how a spouse's functional limitations impact an individual’s quality of life, focusing on the mediating roles of social activity restrictions and depression.
Utilized data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging from 2008 to 2022.
Conducted parallel and sequential mediation analysis models to assess relationships among variables.
Analyzed the effects of spouse's functional limitations on quality of life and depression.
Spousal functional limitations adversely affect the quality of life in middle-aged and older adults.
Both depression and social activity restrictions mediate the relationship between spousal limitations and quality of life.
Time constraints imposed by spousal limitations exacerbate depression, leading to further decline in quality of life.

Analysis shows how spousal limitations affect quality of life in middle-aged and older adults, suggesting policy improvements.

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Min et al. (2026) studied this question.

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