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The purpose of this study was to examine the dating of the elderly, focusing on the necessity of dating, intimacies with a date, and difficulties on the process of dating, and to explore the effect of those variables on the psychological well-being of the elderly. The data were collected from 162 elderly who were more than 60 year ages, currently date with opposite sex, lived in Seoul. The major findings from this study were as follows; (1) The necessity of dating showed a significant difference in their age, religion, health, family closeness. (2) The intimacies with a date showed a significant difference in their economic provider. (3) The difficulties on the process of dating showed a significant difference in their gender, age, health, the eldest son who live together. (4) The psychological well-being of the elderly showed a significant difference in the intimacies with opposite-sex friends, family closeness, residing with the couple of the eldest son, health, use of social education/welfare services, and religion.주제어(Key Words): 홀로된 노인(the single elderly), 이성교제(dating), 심리적 복지감(psychological well-Being)

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