• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.77-93
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• 2001

The purpose of this study is investigated on the loneliness of childhood and related variables. 400 boys and girls were sampled far this study that they are elementary school 5th 6th located in IK-San, Kim-Je city. Survey was conducted by self-reported questionnaires and 380 questionnaires were finally used for the data analysis. The data analysis with SPSS Computer program were frequency, percentage, mean, 7- 1est, one-way ANOVA with Duncan's Multiple Range test and Multiple Regression Analysis. The results of this study can be summarized as follows : 1. Significant difference was founded in children's loneliness according to father's education, father's job mother's education, school grade, name satisfaction, body satisfaction, siblings, close relation friend number, family harmony, parent's love- acceptable. 2. Significant difference was founded in children's loneliness according to peer status degree (popular isolation aggression). Higher popular children was perceived lower in loneliness than lower popular children. Higher isolation children was perceived higher in loneliness than lower isolation. Higher aggression children was perceived higher in loneliness than lower aggressive in loneliness. 3. In the result of multiple regression analysis the influence on the loneliness be presented as follows in order of importance , peer status of isolation degree popular degree mother's job of self business, parent's love-acceptable, friends number. The result the above study indicates that peer status family harmony, parent's love- acceptable, child's psychological environmental variables influences on the loneliness but essential variables are influences peer status on the loneliness.

• Informatization Policy
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.50-68
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• 2011

In this paper, our goal is to examine the factors related to smartphone users' usage addiction. Based on existing literature on mobile usage behavior and addiction, we developed and tested a theoretical model and hypotheses, analyzing how variables based on the characteristics of smartphones affect smartphone usage addiction and how smartphone usage addiction affects social withdrawal. Given the literature review, a questionnaire survey was conducted; and the PLS(Partial Least Square), a kind of SEM(Structural Equation Model), was used to analyze and test the research model and hypotheses. The research results indicated that smartphone users' self-monitoring, loneliness, and smartphone characteristics affect users' usage addiction. Further, smartphone users' usage addiction affects their social withdrawal. Finally, theoretical and practical implications of these findings and directions for future research were discussed.

• Journal of Gifted/Talented Education
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.49-66
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to compare the peer relations of the gifted students in science and ordinary students. To this study, the questionnaire to access students' satisfaction with their peer relations, students' feeling of loneliness, and the quality of peer relations was conducted to the subjects of 147 gifted students in science and 253 ordinary students in Korea. In the peer relations at the ordinary class, the significant difference between them was found in the students' feeling of loneliness, so the gifted students showed a little lower feeling of loneliness than the ordinary students. Also, the significant difference was found in the quality of peer relations. In the perception of the gifted students' peer relations at the gifted and ordinary class, satisfaction with their peer relations and the quality of peer relations were showed the significant differences. There was more mutual peer relations between the gifted than the ordinary students.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.558-564
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• 2015

This study is how to effectively apply this SNS based education to multicultural families and is to analyze how any change in the lives of multicultural families. Multicultural education in Korea has been steadily run by the government and local authorities, however the lack of free time, distances, for economic reasons and unfamiliarity of the new culture and language, immigrant women are not getting the education. To solve this problem, we provide the necessary information, such as culture, education, laws of the Korea for multicultural families and analyze their effect on life adjustment. And we also analyze changes to relieve loneliness. As a result multicultural family education utilizing SNS is verified that there is effectiveness to adapt and understand Korea. As well as inter-family, multicultural members to seamlessly communicate between each other that proved helpful to relieve loneliness.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.20 no.7
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• pp.342-351
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relations of loneliness and YouTube addiction on college life adjustment of college students in the distance education during COVID-19 environment. In order to accomplish this purpose, this study built a research model that viewed how loneliness and YouTube addiction work together to explain college life adjustment such as social adjustment, academic adjustment. This study was conducted an online survey and applied 95 survey data to the final analysis. Structural equation model was used to analyze the data. The results of this study are summarized as followings. First, loneliness has negative effects on both social adjustment and academic adjustment. Second, YouTube addiction has a negative effect on social adjustment. In conclusion, loneliness and YouTube addiction are the significant predictor for the college life adjustment. Implications for practice are discussed.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.1721-1727
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to identify the loneliness and spiritual needs of the elderly in a certain area. The participants in this study were over 65 years, 159 elderly who attended in senior classes in Seoul. The instruments used for this study were revised UCLA 'Loneliness scale' developed by Russell, Peplau & Cutrona (1980) and translated by Kim & Kim (1989) and 'Spiritual need scale' developed by Yong (2008). The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 15.0 program, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe's test and Pearson's correlation coefficient. The score of loneliness was 2.02/4, spiritual need was 4.51/5. The relationship between loneliness and spiritual needs showed significant negative correlation. Loneliness of the elderly who do not attend a religious attendance was high and spiritual needs were low. Spiritual needs of the elderly who are women over 80 years and living with subsidy from the government were high. Spiritual nursing interventions are needed to reduce a feeling of loneliness among the elderly who experience high degree of loneliness.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.10
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• pp.235-248
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• 2021

The ultimate aim of this work is to explore the antecedents that affect the loneliness felt by users who actively communicate through smartphones apps. To do this, three characteristics including individual, relational, and communication characteristics that can affect loneliness and the effects of these characteristics on loneliness are empirically analyzed. The research results are as follows. First, we found that conflict resolution ability had a significant effect on interpersonal conflict and loneliness. Second, social stress was found to have a significant effect on interpersonal conflict, communication fatigue, and loneliness. Third, lack of communication was found to have a significant effect on conflict resolution ability and loneliness. Finally, we found that communication fatigue had a significant effect on loneliness. These results are interpreted that in order to reduce the loneliness, it is necessary to continuously improve the ability to wisely resolve conflicts that may arise in the relationship between oneself and others. In addition, it is necessary to reduce the fear or burden of building relationships with others.

• Anxiety and mood
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.49-58
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• 2021

Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate the longitudinal trajectories of life satisfaction, loneliness, and depression and to identify the factors that influence these trajectories in North Korean Defectors (NKD). Methods : NKD (n=300) who registered in the multi-regional adaptation center (Hana Center), within three years of settling in South Korea, were recruited into this study. Life satisfaction, loneliness, and depression were assessed with self-report questionnaires over a period of 4 years (7 waves of data). Latent growth modeling was conducted to assess the changes in life satisfaction, loneliness, and depression. Results : Findings from both unconditional and conditional models (with gender, South Korea settlement age, household income, marital status, and PTSD at wave 1) indicated a linear increase in loneliness and depression, and a linear decrease in life satisfaction over the 4-year period. In the conditional model, gender predicted the intercept of life satisfaction and depression. In addition, PTSD predicted the intercept of life satisfaction, loneliness, and depression and slope of depression. Conclusion : Our finding suggests that the mental health of NKD tends to deteriorate over time after settling in South Korea. Therefore, continuous support is necessary for their successful adaptation to the South Korean Society.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.178-186
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• 2019

Previous studies have shown the significant association between loneliness and game addiction. To determine the causal relationship between them, the present study utilized a series of autoregressive cross-lagged models to early adolescent panel data (N = 346) from KOCCA's Game User Panel Research. Results indicated that loneliness and game addiction, respectively, had relatively strong and stable autoregressive effects across four time points. Also, game addiction at a prior time increased loneliness at a later time, but loneliness was not significantly related to game addiction later in time. These results suggest that game addiction may cause loneliness, not the vice versa.

• Korean Journal of Child Studies
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.379-389
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• 2005

This study examined the negative cognitive regulation's mediating role between affectionate relationship with children's mother and loneliness. The subjects were 491 5th and 6th grade school children in Seoul and $Ky\breve{o}nggi$. Data were analyzed by Pearson's correlation and regression. Results showed that affectionate relationship with children's mother was positively related to negative cognitive regulation. Affectionate relationship with children's mother and negative cognitive regulation was negatively related to loneliness. The principal finding was that negative cognitive regulation had mediating role between affectionate relationship with children's mother and loneliness in boys. But negative cognitive regulation didn't have mediating role between affectionate relationship with children's mother and loneliness in girls.