• 대한가정학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.119-131
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• 1996

The relationship of maternal separation anxiety, availability of support system and child gender to initial preschool adjustment was examined. Data were collected on 72 middle-class Korean children(35 boys, 37 girls) between the ages of 31 months and 60 months who were entering preschool. Subjects were from intact families, all with non-working mothers. Mothers completed the Maternal Separation Anxiety Scale(MSAS) and indicated the number of extended family members in the home as an index of social support. Classroom teachers completed the Preschool Behavior Questionnaire (PBQ) for each child after the first 2 weeks and again after 6 weeks of school. Each child was observed by the research team during the first 2 weeks of school and again after the 6th-week using the Child Observation System (COS). Applying the COS observed behavior was classified as being in the dependent, neutral, or active mode. All instruments were culturally relevant as validated by Korean experts. Maternal Separation Anxiety was a significant predictor for girls only, accounting for 11% of initial COS variance (p=＜.05). In contrast, social support was a significant predictor for boys only, accounting for 28% of initial PBQ variance when entered after MSAS(p=.005). A significant difference between initial and 6th-week adjustment was obtained in the expected direction on the COS with behavior improving with time (t=-4.06, p=.001). Although a significant difference between initial and 6th-week PBQ adjustment was also obtained (t=-3.63, p=.001), it was not in the direction expected, problematic behavior were found to increase with time. Cultural and developmental factors help explain the findings. Given the patrilineal social system in Korea, boys are highly preferred over girls. Thus the at-home support system, comprised primarily of grandparents, may have a significant influence on school adjustment particularly of first-born sons. In contrast, since girls are viewed as fragile and vulnerable, mothers may express greater separation anxiety about girls. Finally, as would be expected, older children may be able to develop coping skills more readily than younger ones, as child adjustment on the COS significanlty improved over the 6-week period.

• 산업진흥연구
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.31-42
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• 2022

본 연구는 낮은 자기분화수준을 가진 어머니의 양육불안 경험에 관한 연구로서 대상으로는 학령기 자녀가 있는 어머니 중 자기분화척도 수준이 낮고 양육에 대한 불안을 경험하고 있는 어머니들을 선정하여 심층인터뷰와 검사를 실시하였고 Giorgi의 현상학 방법으로 단계에 맞춰 경험적 현상을 분류하고 범주들을 중심으로 분석하여 일반적 구조기술로서 통합하였다. 현 시대적 과제로서 학령기 부모의 양육불안의 원인과 핵가족화로 인한 자녀의 수가 적어짐으로 인한 가족의 문제들과 양육불안에 대한 경험들을 범주로 묶어 일반화함으로써 자녀의 사회적응과 정서에 미치는 양육태도와 어머니가 가진 낮은 자기분화수준과 불안의 원인과 같은 문제점들을 인지하고 양육의 올바른 방향을 설정하는데 그 의의가 있다.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제60권4호
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• pp.507-520
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• 2022

The present study identified the effects of parents' work-family conflict on their and partners' co-parenting quality, as well as the mediating roles of co-parenting quality and children's executive function difficulties in linking parents' work-family conflict to their children's school adjustment. This study used data from 387 dual-earner parents and their first-grade elementary school children, who participated in the Panel Study on Korean Children. An actor-partner interdependence and mediation model analysis using structural equation modeling revealed the following findings: first, the actor and partner effects of parents' work-family conflict on co-parenting quality were significant for both fathers and mothers. Second, the effect of the fathers' work-family conflict on their co-parenting quality was found to be greater than that of the mothers' work-family conflict on the fathers' co-parenting quality. Third, fathers' and mothers' work-family conflict, respectively, exerted an indirect effect on their children's school adjustment through the serial mediation by the mothers' co-parenting quality and children's executive function difficulties, whereas the direct effects of fathers' and mothers' work-family conflict on children's school adjustment were not supported. Finally, this study suggests that co-parenting quality and children's executive function should be considered to facilitate children's school adjustment in the parent education of dual-earner families with first-grade elementary school children, and that continuous policy efforts for dual-earner parents' work-family balance are needed.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.565-583
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• 2023

This study sought to examine the effects of current single-parent family policies on the psychological adaptation of family members in single-parent homes, while also confirming that visitation and child support are indeed in the best interests of children in such cases. An online survey was conducted in 2021 for divorced single mothers and their children (aged 11 to 19) living in metropolitan regions (Seoul, Kyunggi, and Incheon). A total of 171 dyads, comprised of single mothers and their adolescent children, participated in this study. Using the collected data, descriptive statistical analysis and structural equation modeling were performed. The major results of this study are as follows. First, visitation with fathers was not significantly associated with self-esteem, aggression, or life satisfaction among the participating adolescent children. On the other hand, when child support was paid, aggression among adolescents was lower than when child support was not paid. Second, neither visitation nor child support was significantly associated with single mothers' levels of depression and life satisfaction. The enforcement of child support guarantees the welfare of children and conforms to the principle of promoting the best interests of minor children. Therefore, child support should be continuously encouraged and supported by agencies in accordance with current law. In order for the implementation of visitation to be in the best interest of the child, the amount and quality of visitation should be secured so that the child can still recognize their non-custodial parents as "caregivers."

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.79-89
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• 2005

연구목적 : 본 연구에서는 지역사회에서 확인된 반항성 도전장애 (Oppositional defiant disorder 이하 ODD) 아동들을 대상으로 이들의 역학적 특징, 공존 정신병리 및 환경적 위험 요인을 파악하고자 하였다. 방법 : 본 연구는 서울 근교의 지방도시(부천시)에서 무작위로 선정된 1학년부터 6학년까지의 초등학생 986명을 대상으로 시행되었으며, 모든 정보는 부모로부터 얻었다. 우선 DSM-III-R과 DSM-IV에 의한 파탄적 행동 평가척도를 통해 대상군을 선정하였고, 나머지 군을 대조군으로 선정하였다. 소아행동조사표, 아동성격척도를 통해 아동 문제 및 기질을 조사하였다. 또한 가족적응/결속척도, 가족기능/만족도척도를 통해 가족 기능을 평가하였고, 동시에 임신-분만-주산기 문제들을 조사하였다. 두 군간의 차이는 t-검정과 $\chi^2$-검정을 통해 비교하였다. 결과 : ODD군 아동은 대조군에 비해 아동행동조사표(child behavior checklist : CBCL)의 모든 소항목과 파탄적행동장애평가표(disruptive behavior disorder scale : DBDS)의 주의력결핍/과잉행동 장애 항목에서 유의하게 높은 점수를 보여 전반적인 공존 정신병리가 심한 것으로 평가되었고, 가족 결속력, 가족 기능/만족도가 낮은 것으로 평가되었다. 임신-분만-주산기 문제 중에서는 임신기의 심한 정서적 스트레스, 임신 중 약물 복용, 산후 우울증 빈도에서 대조군에 비해 유의하게 높은 빈도를 나타냈다. 성격척도에서는 ODD군이 보다 높은 위험회피성, 새것추구성을 보이는 것에 반해 보상의존성은 낮은 것으로 평가되었다. 결론 : 본 연구는 ODD를 독립된 대상군으로 선정하여 시행된 첫번째 지역사회 연구라는 점에 의의를 가진다. 본 연구의 결과는 반항성 도전장애 아동들에게 임신-분만-주산기의 생물학적인 환경적 위험 요인과 가족 기능으로 대표되는 심리-사회학적인 환경적 위험 요인이 동시에 증상 발현에 관여할 가능성이 있음을 시사하는 것이다. 또한 대조군에 비해 높은 수준에서 주의력결핍과잉행동장애(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ; ADHD), 우울, 불안 등의 다양한 공존 병리를 보여 ODD에 동반된 증상에 대한 정확한 진단과 치료가 요구된다고 할 수 있다. 향후 ODD의 질병 경과를 파악하고 위험 요인간의 상호관계를 밝히며 공존 병리 존재 시 치료 모델을 확립하기 위한 보다 자세한 연구가 요구된다.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.117-129
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• 1990

반복적(反復的) 복통(腹痛)을 주소(主訴)로 1988년(年) 7월(月) 1일(日)부터 1989년(年) 2월(月) 28일(日)까지 서울대(大)병원 소아과(小兒科)를 방문하여 기질적(器質的) 원인(原因)이 배제(排除)된 후 소아정신과(小兒精神科)로 의뢰된 만 6재(才)~11재(才)의 아동(兒童) 35명(名)을 연구(硏究) 대상(對象)으로 하여 이들을 정상(正常) 아동(兒童)과 비교하여 반복적(反復的) 복통(腹痛) 환아(患兒)의 특징과 증상(症狀)의 발현(發現)및 유지(維持)에 영향을 줄 수 있는 가능한 요인(要因)들에 대하여 연구(硏究)하였다. 연구(硏究) 결과(結果) 반복적(反復的) 복통(腹痛) 환아(患兒)의 증상(症狀) 호소는 부모(父母)등 돌보아 주는 사람과의 접촉시간(時間)에 많았으며 가족중에 위장관기(胃腸官器) 질환의 병력이 많았다. 반복적(反復的) 복통(腹通) 환아중(患兒中) 정신과적(精神科的) 진단(診斷)이 가능(可能)하였던 경우는 16명(45.8%)이었는데, 적응 장애(適應 障碍) 4명, 과잉불안장애(過剩不安障碍)4명(名), 분리 불안장애(分離 不安障碍) 1명(名), 우울증(憂鬱症) 2명(名), 틱 장애(障碍) 2名, 주의력(注意力) 결함장애(缺陷障碍) 2명(名), 야요증(夜尿症) 1명(名) 등이었다. 행동조사표(行動調査表)에 의하면 반복적(反復的) 복통(腹通) 환아(息兒)는 대조군 아동에 비하여 주회적(柱會的) 수행(遂行) 능력(能力)과 활동(活動)영역의 점수가 유의하게 낮으며, 내향화(內向化) 척도(尺度)의 값이 유의하게 높았다. 가정(家庭) 환경(環境) 진단검사상(診斷檢査上)의 항목별 비교 결과 반복적(反複的) 복통(腹通) 환아(患兒)는 대조군 아동에 비하여 훈육상(訓育上) 부모(父母)와의 마찰이 심하고, 부모(父母)가 자녀(子女)에게 주는 훈육(訓育)이 보다 합리적(合理的)이지 못하고, 지시(指示)의 정도가 많으며, 감정적으로 냉철하지 못하였다. 반면 자녀의 복지에 대한 배려와 애정 표현(愛淸 表現)은 대조군 부모에 비해 높았다. 전반적으로 반복적(反復的) 복통(腹通) 환아(患兒)는 겁이많고 위축적이며 가족 성원 역시 사회적 적응도가 낮으면서 심리적(心理的)으로 불안(不安)한 경우가 많았으며 모(母)와 밀착된 관계를 지속하고 있었고 이러한 갈등의 신체적(身體的) 표현(表現)인 복통(腹通)은 환아(患兒) 자신 뿐 아니라 보다 신체화 증상을 갖고있는 부모(父母)에 의해 선택되어지고 강화되어 반복적(反復的)으로 지속되는것으로 보였다.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.47-58
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• 2007

The purpose of this study is to examine children's/adolescents' motives for playing internet games and adaptation to school in accordance with their frequency levels of playing internet games. Participants were 236 children from grades 4, 5, and 6 in two elementary schools and 237 adolescents from grades 1, 2, and 3 in one middle school. They were measured on frequency levels of playing internet games, motives for playing internet games, and adaptation to school. Collected data were analyzed by SPSS WIN 12.0 for reliability, frequency, Chi-square test, t-test, Pearson's correlation, and one way ANOVA. Major findings of the research are as follows: First, children's/adolescents' frequency levels of playing internet games differed by their gender. The male ratio was much higher than the female ratio in the potential risk group and the high risk poop. In contrast, no grade differences on the frequency levels of playing internet games were found. Second, children's/adolescents' motives for playing internet games differed by their gender. Especially, among the motives the greatest difference between male and female was marked for 'Social Relationship'. Third, children's/adolescents' motives for playing internet games differed by their frequency levels of playing internet games. For 'Conformity,' the low risk group differed from the high risk group. For 'Spending Time', 'Benefit', 'Competition', and 'Social Relationship', the low risk group differed from the potential risk group and also from the high risk poop. Fourth, children's/adolescents' adaptation to school differed by their frequency levels of playing internet games. The high risk group exhibited a low level of adaptation in 'Academic Activities', 'a subcategory of adaptation to school.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.1298-1306
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• 2004

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships of family strain, perceived social support, family hardiness, and family adaptation and identify the family resiliency factors for the adaptation of families who have a child with congenital heart disease. Method: The sample consisted of 90 families who had a child diagnosed with congenital heart disease and completed surgical treatment. Data was collected from parents using a questionnaire. Results: Results from path analyses revealed that family strain had a direct effect on both perceived social support and family hardiness, and an indirect effect on family adaptation. Also, the findings revealed that perceived social support had a direct effect on both family hardiness and family adaptation, and family hardiness had a direct effect on family adaptation. Thus, these results indicated that perceived social support and family hardiness had a mediating effect on family strain. Conclusion: Findings provide the evidence for the theoretical and empirical significance of perceived social support and family hardiness as family resiliency factors for family adaptation. Clinical implications of these findings might be discussed in terms of family-centered nursing interventions for the families who have a child with congenital heart disease based on an understanding of family resiliency for adaptation.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.86-95
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• 2020

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between school-life adjustment and suicidal ideation in adolescents by applying the latent growth curve models to the longitudinal data. Methods: This study analyzed three waves of data from the Korean Children & Youth Panel Survey (2014~2016). A total of 1,534 students were included in the analysis. In the application of the latent growth curve models to the longitudinal survey data, we analyzed the initial status and growth changes for each wave, identified individual differences in the general characteristics, and examined the direct relationship between the two latent constructs. Results: The analysis revealed that variations in the initial status and rate of school-life adjustment were significant with respect to parents' education level, household income and academic satisfaction. Variations in the initial status and growth rate of suicidal ideation were significantly associated with household income and family structure. The relationship between school-life adjustment and suicidal ideation showed a negative correlation in which the starting value of the former increased and that of the latter decreased and vice versa. Conclusion: The results confirmed that school-life adjustment and suicidal ideation varied according to students' general characteristics. In addition, school-life adjustment was negatively correlated with suicidal ideation, thereby highlighting students' ability to adjust as an important factor influencing their suicidal thinking.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.61-74
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• 2015

This study aimed to identify the mediating effects of the child's career maturity on the relationship between mother's child-rearing attitudes and children's school adjustment. In order to achieve our goals, the present study 1) analysed the differences in the mother's child-rearing attitude perceived by child, child's career maturity, and school adjustment according to child's sex, and 2) examined the direct and indirect effects of mother's child-rearing attitude and child's career maturity on school adjustment. A total of 430 $6^{th}$ grade elementary school students living in Gwangju participated in this study. The summary of this study is as follows. First, there were some differences in achievement child-rearing attitude according to child's sex. Boys perceived their mother's child-rearing attitude as more achievement-oriented than girls. Second, child's career maturity mediated the relations between mother's child-rearing attitude perceived by child and their school adjustment. Specifically, the partial mediating effects of career maturity were found in all of the relations between sub-factors of child-rearing attitude(affection, autonomy, achievement, and rationality), and child's career maturity fully mediated the relation between autonomy and peer relationship. The results of this study mean that mother's child-rearing attitudes have both direct and indirect impacts on child's school adjustment and child's career maturity are all very important factors on their school adjustment. The present study suggests that it is necessary to provide diverse career programs to improve child's career maturity.