• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.50-63
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• 1999

Introduction：Test anxiety is a pervasive problem among high school students in Korea. While anxiety in test situations may actually facilitate the performance of some students, more often it is disruptive and leads to performance decrements. Over the past years, many child psychiatrists have become concerned with understanding the nature of test anxiety, but it is not clearly understood yet. In order to understand the nature of test anxiety, the relationship between test anxiety and depression, state anxiety, trait anxiety, temperament and family environment were examined. Methods：The Test Anxiety Inventory, Chidlren's Depression Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Temperamnet and Family Environment Scale Scale were administered to 576 high school students in Seoul. The relationships between test anxiety and other measures were tested using Pearson correlation coefficients and to test the causal relationship among the variables, regression analysis was performed. Results：The correlation coefficients between test anxiety and depression, state anxiety, trait anxiety, temperament and family environment scale were 0.42(p<0.01), 0.34(p<0.05), 0.38(p<0.05), 0.36(p<0.05) and -0.23(p<0.01), respectively. Regression analysis showed that only state and trait anxiety had direct causal relationship with test anxiety. Depression, temperament and family environment were indirecly related with test anxiety. Conclusions：This study indicates that the level of state and trait anxiety are directly related with test anxiety, and other variables such as temperament, family environment and depression are indirectly related with test anxiety. Thus, in order to develop the effective methods for treatment, these psychopathological characteristics should be kept in mind and the most important factors are the levels of state and trait anxiety.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.275-290
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• 2019

The present study aimed to develop a sports psychological skill training program and to test its applicability to improve the performance of national wheelchair curling players. A total of 4 participants completed the study. Subjects have been to 12 sessions of 6 different psychological skills training programs (routine training, attentional focus training, writing practice training in diary, relation training, self-control training, and positive self-talk training). The effectiveness of psychological skills training has been evaluated with 6 questionnaires and EEG measurement. The result was that psychological skills training had improved coping with adversity, peaking under pressure, and concentration, self-management and reduced anxiety of Korean national wheelchair curling player. The result was that the EEG inter-hemispheric asymmetry index showed negative emotional states before psychological skill training but positive emotional states after. The result implies that psychological skill training plays an important mediating role in bringing about positive effects in the psychological elements and competitiveness in national wheelchair curling players.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2001.04b
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• pp.298-300
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• 2001

본 논문에서는 구조적응 자기구성 지도 모델을 사용하여 인간 행동의 성별을 분류하는 인식기를 제안하였다. 26명의 사람이 '화난 상태' 혹은 '보통 상태'의 두가지 정서 하에서 '문 두드리기', '손 흔들기', '물건 들어올리기'의 세가지 동작을 수행하는 동안, 행위자 관절점의 속도나 위치 정보로부터 성별을 분류하였다. 또한 SASOM의 성능 비교 분석을 위하여 전통적인 SOM, 다층 퍼셉트론과 거의 두 가지 결합 모델, SASOM와 의사결정트리 결합 모델, 단일 의사 결정트리, $textsc{k}$-최근접 이웃 등의 인식기를 구현하여 성능을 비교분석 하였다. 실험 결과 SASOM 분류기가 가장 높은 이식률을 보였으며 분류기로서 유용함을 알 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.93-94
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 만성뇌졸중 환자에게 승마 시뮬레이터 기계를 이용한 운동이 환자의 균형능력에 어떠한 영향을 주는지 알아보고자 한다. 연구대상자와 연구방법으로는 67명의 만성 뇌졸중 환자를 승마운동그룹(n=34)과 일반 매트운동그룹(n=33)으로 나누어 두 그룹 모두 병원에서 일반적인 운동치료를 실시한후 추가적으로 승마운동과, 매트운동을 실시하였다. 운동시간은 주당 5회 8주동안 35분간 실시하였다. 균형능력 평가는 무게중심의 동요 거리를 통해 측정하였다. 결과는 두그룹 모두 눈을 뜬상태에서 균형능력이 증가하였으나($^*$p<0.05), 눈을 감은 상태에서는 지상운동군보다 수중운동군에서 통계적으로 유의한 균형능력 증가가 나타났다($^*$p<0.05). 연구 결과를 바탕으로 승마 시뮬레이터 훈련이 만성뇌졸중 환자의 균형능력 향상에 효과적이다.

• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.75-81
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• 2012

Objectives : Thyroid cancer patients may experience emotional distress during cancer treatment including surgical operation and radioactive iodine treatment. The aims of this prospective study were to investigate changes of anxiety and depressive symptoms in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer(DTC) under preoperative, postoperative and short-term hypothyroidism state. Methods : Using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale(HAD) and the Distress Thermometer, we sequentially assessed the levels of anxiety, depression and distress in 41 DTC patients at 3 time points such as preoperative state, postoperative state and short-term hypothyroidism state. Results : The HAD-anxiety score was significantly higher in preoperative state($6.93{\pm}3.97$) than postoperative state($4.22{\pm}2.92$) and short-term hypothyroidism state($4.93{\pm}3.64$). Any other significant change in depression or distress thermometer score was not observed. Especially, difference of HADS score between the distress and none-distress groups was significant in preoperative state and post-operative state, but the difference become not significant in the short-term hypothyroidism state. Conclusions : Induced thyroid hormone deficiency during cancer treatment does not significantly affect emotional distress in patient with DTC. Anxiety and depression in these patients may be associated with distress of the patient before active cancer treatment.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.37 no.6
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• pp.11-22
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• 1999

This study focused on the relationship of social skills and social support from family and friends to adjustment between children and adolescents. Subjects were enrolled in the fifth, sixth, 1st, & 2nd grades of elementary and junior high schools. The instruments were Teenage Inventory of Social Skills, Perceived Social Support from Family & Friends, Child Depression Inventory, and Antisocial Behavior Scale. Results indicated that there were positive relations between social skills and social support from family and friends. The more social support from family children and adolescents had, the less depression and antisocial behavior they reported. For depression, children and adolescents showed a significant sex difference. In the case of antisocial behavior, only adolescents revealed a significant sex difference. Depression was explained by social support from family most for both children and adolescents. Antisocial behavior was explained by social skills most especially for children. The results discussed in the context of the effects of social skills and social support on emotional and behavioral adjustments.

• Korean Journal of Adult Nursing
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.44-52
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• 2002

Purpose: This study is to identify the effects of muscle relaxation therapy on mood state and job stress of clinical nurses, finally to purpose the bases of nursing intervention to increased of work efficiency and job satisfaction. Method: The research design was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects were 50 clinical nurses (23 for experimental group), who were working for 1-5 years in medical and surgical ward from the 2 C-University medical center in Seoul. This study was conducted from May 12 to July 25, 2000. The muscle relaxation therapy was performed 5 weeks to experimental group. The experimental group participated in the muscle relaxation training sessions for 20minutes twice a week during five weeks. The level of job stress was measured by nurses occupational stress scale. The level of Psychological response was measured by Profile of mood state. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, $X^2$-test, t-test, paired t-test. Result: The results of this study were as follows: The experimental group who received the muscle relaxation therapy showed more reduction of job stress level (t=1.35, p=0.038) and profile of mood state level (t=2.27, p=0.027) after therapy than those in control group. Conclusion: This study reveals that the muscle relaxation therapy is effective in reduction of nurse's job stress and promotion of mood state. So the researcher thinks that it is useful in reduction of job stress and increased of job satisfaction in hospital.

• The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.115-126
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• 2004

Purpose: This study was carried out to accumulate basic data for nursing intervention development by evaluating the stress and emotional status of patients and their families after receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), illucidating and analysing related factors in order to decrease the negative effects of HSCT on their emotion. Methods: Data were collected using a questionnaire to 53 HSCT patients and 50 families, who were older than 18 at tertiary-care institutions in Seoul, from January, 2000 to August, 2003. Results: There was a significant score difference in stress (t=-2.302, P<0.05). Correlation between stress and emotional status was statistically significant (r=0.486, P<0.01; r=0, P<0.05). Economical burden of cost had significant effects on stress of patients (F=4.194, P<0.05). The series of emotional status of patients without jobs were higher (T=-2.583, P<0.05). The emotional status of families were influenced by monthly income (F=4.036, P<0.05) and patients' diagnosis (F=3.088, P<0.05). Conclusion : These results suggest that the cares for families should be considered with great concern as well as the ones for patients. In addition, such factors as economical burden by medical cost, monthly income and job status should not be excluded in transplantation nursing plans.

• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.158-167
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• 1997

Objectives: This study was aimed to investigate the emotional state and personality characteristics of alopecia aerata patient and to determine whether these characteristics are similar with those of neurotic patient. Methods : 20 alopecia aerata patients, 20 neurotic patients, and 20 normal healthy controls were studied. Beck Depression Inventory(BDI), State and Trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI) and Korean standardized edition of Catell's 16 Personality factors Questionnaire(16PF) were used for assessment. Results: 1) Total score of BDI was higher in neurosis group than alopecia aerata group and normal control group(p<0.05). Inspire of statistical non-significance, total score of in alopecia aerata group was higher than normal control group. 2) Total scores of state anxiety and trait anxiety in alopecia aerata and neurosis group were significantly higher than normal control group(p<0.001). 3) In first-stratum source traits of 16PF, normal control group was significantly higher than alopecia aerata group and neurosis group in B-factor(intelligence) and C-factor(ego-strength)(p<0.05). Alopecia aerata group and neurosis group were significantly higher than normal control group in O-factor(guilt-proneness) and $Q_4-factor(tension,\;anxiety)$(p<0.001). 4) In second-stratum source traits of 16PF, alopecia aerata group and neurosis group were significantly higher than normal control group in ANX-factor(anxiety)(p<0.05). Conclusions : These results suggest that emotional state and personality characterstics of patients with alopecia aerata are a distinguishable different to compare with normal control, and are very similar with those of neurotic patients. The authors propose that psychiatric management in patient with alopecia aerata will be more benificial.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.160-169
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• 2011

The purposes of this study were to identify the significant predictors of subjective happiness for nursing students. The subjects consisted of 385 nursing students. Data were collected through self-report questionnaires, which were constructed to include positive emotion, gratitude disposition, flow, self-esteem, and subjective happiness. The data were analyzed by the PASW. 18.0 program. The significant predictors of subjective happiness for nursing students were gratitude disposition, self-esteem, flow, physical health status, positive emotion, and economic status, explaining 49.4% of the variance in subjective happiness. The most important predictors of subjective happiness for nursing students were gratitude disposition, self-esteem, and flow. The findings of this study suggest that the approach to effective happiness promotion program for nursing students should consider gratitude disposition, self-esteem, and flow.