The purpose of this study was to investigate the selected predictors of the successful aging ofthe elderly. The subjects were 401 elderly individuals over the age of sixty-five residing in J areaof Seoul. The research instruments used in this study included successful aging, awareness aboutsenior employment programs, and voluntary activity attitudes. The data were analyzed byfrequency, mean, t-test, ANOVA, hierarchical multiple regression and Cronbach’s Alpha, using theSPSS program. The major findings of this study are summarized as follows: 1) the elderly whowere in good health had positive awareness about senior employment programs compared to theelderly not in good health. 2) The elderly who were in good health, had spouses, and did not cohabitwith their children had a positive voluntary activity attitude. 3) The elderly who were relativelyyoung had high education, had a spouse, had a high monthly average income, and had good healthconditions were found to have higher awareness about successful aging than the elderly who didnot. 4) Gender, education level, health status, participation in a senior employment program,awareness about senior employment programs, and volunteer activity attitudes were found to havea positive influence on successful aging. All of the variables mentioned above accounted for 26% ofthe research model.