• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.190-199
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• 2017

People's interest in how to lead a happy life when they get older is increasing because of the extension of life span due to thedevelopment of medical technology. Factors that can affect happiness or the strength of the influence of those factors may vary according to age. Previous studies, have found that individuals with promotion focus are more likely to experience happiness than those with prevention focus. However, whether this effect of regulatory focus on happiness is consistent regardless of age has not been sufficiently investigated. Therefore, 1,250 Korean adults from each age group and residence were randomly selected as thesample, and the moderating effect of age on the relationship between regulatory focus and subjective well-being was examined. The results indicated that promotion focus and age have a significant interaction effect on subjective well-being, while the interaction effect of prevention focus and age was not significant. More concretely, the positive effects of promotion focus on life satisfaction and affective balance grew stronger with increasing age. This finding implies that it is especially important for old adults to use promotion focus by actively setting challenging goals and motivating themselves to gain a sense of accomplishment to experience subjective well-being. In addition, social support is proposed as being especially important to activate their promotion focus.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.65-92
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• 2018

It has been well known that there is a close relationship between health and depression among older adults. Under the purpose to mitigate and prevent the risk of depression caused by poor health, the changes in subjective health status'effects on depression depending on the level of age-friendly public service resources, and age were respectively examined in this study. Moderating effects analysis was conducted using 492 adults aged 55 years and over from '2017 age integration survey' data which had been collected nation-widely. Major findings are as follows. The inadequate subjective health status raises the level of depression. This tendency is weakened when the better age-friendly public service resources are presented. In contrast, age has no statistically significant effects on the relationship between two variables. As a result of reviewing the specific conditions to bring out the interaction effects, frail subjective health status increased depression of all age groups as the level of age-friendly public service resources is low. Particularly, for the participants aged average(age 66.6) and older, the negative effects of subjective health status on depression are likely to be lowered by the improvement in poor age-friendly public service resources. That is, the buffer effects of age-friendly public service resources are proved. Based on theses findings, several suggestions for health promotion and depression prevention of older adults were discussed.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.121-141
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• 2017

The objective of this study was to investigate the influence age-friendly environment factors on different age groups' life satisfaction. Data were taken from "2014 Survey on the Aged Society", with total of 1,000 participants divided into three groups: 300 youth participants from age 20 to 44, 300 middle aged participants from age 45 to 64, and older adults participants from age 65 and more. Performing ANOVA and multiple regression analysis showed that age-friendly environment factors had positive correlations with life satisfaction, regardless of the participants'age. However, the sub-dimensions of age-friendly environment that affected each age group was different. Among three sub-dimensions of age-friendly environment, which were housing factor, social participation factor, and community and health service factor, only housing factor affected life satisfaction of the youth group, while both community and health service factor, and housing factor affected life satisfaction of the middle-aged and the elderly groups. The result clearly presents that age-friendly environment factors are not only beneficial for older people but for people at all ages. Therefore, various measures need to be taken in order to increase the age-friendliness of communities, and improve the quality of life.

• Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.929-941
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• 1996

This study was conducted to determine the association between weighted needle pinprick sensory threshold(PPT) and sensory nerve conduction studies. The subjects were 53 healthy controls, 31 diabetic patients without peripheral neuropathic symptoms(DM) and 36 diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathic symptoms(DN). PPT was measured on the index and little fingers, bilaterally, as well as under the lateral malleolus, bilaterally. In electrophysiologic assessment the left and right median, ulnar and sural nerves were studied. Mean PPT in DN, DM and controls was high in turn on each sites tested. Age controlled PPT was significantly different among three groups on right little finger(p<0.05) and left malleolus(p<0.05), but on other sites, not statistically significantly different between DN and DM. The results were as follows: Sensory nerve conduction velocity and amplitude on each nerve tested were statistically significantly different among three groups(p<0.05). Correlation of PPT with sensory nerve conduction velocity and amplitude were statistically significant on each site and ranged from -0.4203(left malleolus) to -0.5649(right index finger) and from -0.3897(left index finger) to -0.6200(right index finger), respectively. When electrophysiological study is not feasible, measurement of PPT may be helpful for the assessment of peripheral sensory neurological function.

• Analyses & Alternatives
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.7-33
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• 2022

This study analyzes the difference in the awareness of Korean Unification among age groups based on survey data. It is verified by statistical model analyses that the ratio of agreement for Korean Unification increases with the age growth, but after the highest peak at the age group of 44 ~ 53 years, the ratio of agreement gradually decreases. The statistical model shows that the age group of 44 ~ 53 years old has 2.5 times higher odds of agreement than the age group of 24 ~ 33 years old and the odds of female to male is 0.56. Meanwhile, the ratio of increase in the agreement, aligned with the increasing age groups, shows 4.3 times higher for males than females. The difference in the ratio of agreement in the overall age groups is estimated to be contributed the most by the significant difference in the ratio of agreement for Korean Unification between the young male generation (in their 20s and 30s) and the middle-aged male generation (in their 40s and 50s).

• Korea journal of population studies
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.211-238
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• 2012

Using data from Korean Longitudinal Study on Aging (KLoSA), this study examines how continuity and change of marital status is associated with health over time among older women, focusing on the moderating effects of age and parent-child relationships. KLoSA data set has two waves of interviews, and for this study, 2046 women aged 65 and over were selected. To analyze data, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used. The major findings are as follows. First, there was no statistically significant difference in health between continuously married older women and continuously single older women. However, older women who had transition from being married to being single showed lower physical health than continuously married and continuously single older women. Second, there were statistically significant differences in the effect of marital status on mental health according to the age of older women. Older women who had transition from being married to being single showed lower mental health than continuously married elders when older women were younger. Third, contact with children moderated the effect of marital status on physical health. Older women who had transition from being married to being single showed lower physical health than continuously single and continuously married older women when older women had less contact with their children. The findings imply after the loss of marital role, older women's relationship with adult children plays a significant role in promoting health. In conclusion, the findings of this study show the different pathways through which marital status is associated with health for 3 different groups of older women, being continuously single, being continuously married, and making transition from being married to being single.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.447-458
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• 2016

Purpose: This study was conducted among 235 children aged 3 up to 11 yrs to examine the relationship between subjects' eating behaviors and obesity. Methods: The subjects were divided into three age groups: preschoolers aged 3 to 5 yrs, early elementary school students aged 6 to 8 yrs, and late elementary school students aged 9 to 11 yrs. As a tool for eating behaviors, the recently developed nutrition quotient (NQ) questionnaire was utilized. By age group, scores were gathered and calculated in the five factors, "Balance", "Diversity", "Moderation", "Regularity", and "Practice", which make up the NQ scores. Results: The NQ scores among those aged 3 to 5, 6 to 8, and 9 to 11 yrs did not exhibit any significant differences. Among the scores for the five factors of the NQ, the Diversity scores of those aged 9 to 11 yrs were significantly higher than the scores of those aged 3 to 5 and those aged 6 to 8 yrs. The scores of those aged 3 to 5 and those aged 6 to 8 yrs were higher than the scores of those aged 9 to 11 yrs in Moderation and Regularity. When the subjects were divided into loww-eight/normal and overweight/obese groups, among those aged 6 to 8 yrs, the NQ scores, Moderation, Regularity, and Practice scores were higher in the overweight/obese group than those in the low-weight/normal group. Among those aged 9 to 11 yrs, the overweight/obese group scored higher than the low-weight/normal group only in the Moderation component. Conclusion: From the results, to prevent obesity in elementary school students, it is practical to focus on training related to eating behavior items included in the Moderation component. Furthermore, personalized instructions on eating behaviors and nutritional education based on age are necessary to prevent obesity in children.

• Korea journal of population studies
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.103-126
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• 2009

본 연구는 조손가족 연구의 패러다임에 대한 문제의식으로부터 출발하였다. 인간의 존재적 역량과 선택적 자유를 강조한 Sen의 인간 존재실현력 패러다임을 조손가족 연구에 적용하여 선행연구의 시각적 한계를 극복하고자 했다. 구체적으로 조손가족 조부모의 존재실현력을 성별과 연령대별로 고찰하고, 존재실현력이 성취된 기능으로써 양육부담과 양육기쁨에 미치는 영향을 고찰했다. 이차자료를 이용한 사회조사연구로 설계했으며, 100명 조손가족 조부모의 자료를 분석했다. 분석결과, 남성 조부모는 여성 조부모보다 존재실현력의 모든 지표에서 상대적으로 높은 수준을 보였다. 그러나 연령대에 따른 존재실현력의 차이는 없는 것으로 나타났다. 조부모의 양육부담은 질병유무, 수리력, 관계의 질에 의해 유의미한 영향을 받았으며, 양육기쁨은 일상생활기술, 관계의 질, 유희역량, 재정상태의 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.7-16
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• 1995

하악에 발생한 45예, 상악에 발생한 1예로 총 46예의 법랑모세포종이 연구되었다 환자의 평균연령은 34세였으며 성별에 따른 차이는 없었다. 가장 흔한 징후는 악골 또는 안면의 종창이었다. 소구치-대구치-하악지 부위를 침범한 예가 20예(43.5％)였다. 다방성 병소가 26예(56.5％)에서 발견되었다. 방사선학적 형태는 환자의 연령이나 조직학적 형태와는 상관관계가 없었다. 단방형 형태는 주로 젊은 환자에서 발견되었으며 10대에 호발하는 상관관계를 나타내었다(P<0.05). 근치 또는 보존적 수술로 치료를 받은 분석 가능한 18명의 환자에서 재발율은 33.3％를 나타내었다. 다방성 형태(36.4％)학적 행태를 명확하게 예측하기 위해서는 좀 더 상세한 임상 및 방사선학적 변수가 첨가되어야 할 것으로 사료되었다.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 1995

본 연구는 취업주부의 객관적 및 주관적 자원 가정관리 능력 가정생활만족간의 관 계를 체계론적 관점에 따라 분석하고 각 변인들간의 인관관계를 알아보고자 하는데 그 목적 이 있다 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다 1) 자원적정인지도 생활정보활용도 및 의사소통도는 비교적 높고 스트레스인지도는 비교적 낮은 편이었다 가정관리능력과 가정생활만족은 비교 적 높은 편이었다 2) 취업주부의 연령과 생활정보활용도 의사소통도가 높을 때 가정관리능 력이 높았다 3) 취업주부의 연령이 낮고 자원적정인지도와 의사소통도가 높고 스트레스인지 도가 낮을 때 가정생활만족도가 높았다 4) 취업주부의 가정관리능력이 높을 때 가정생활만족 도가 높았다. 5) 각 변인들 사이에 인과관계가 성립되었다.