• 한국노년학
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.109-126
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of group forgiveness program for female elders who had deep and unfair personal hurt experiences from their social relationships. Subjects were divided into 2 groups. The sample was comprised of 20 elders, capable of verbal communication. Experimental and control groups composed of elders, each 2 elders dropped out of each group due to personal reasons. Experimental group completed a total of eight consecutive group forgiveness program sessions that combined listening and supportive techniques. Additionally, qualitative investigations were also done through interviews and observations. Following the intervention, experimental group experienced a significant improvement in degree of forgiveness(t=3.05, p<.01), anger(t=3.78, p<.01), anxiety(F=5.93, p<.05), depression(F=16.73, p<.01). Qualitative analysis also resulted that the elderly relationships were changing positively. This study implies that group forgiveness program was effective in improving elder's degree of forgiveness and reducing anger, anxiety and depression so that the participants were to value their whole life more.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.345-353
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• 2021

This study examined the level of resilience and forgiveness, which are important factors of the future competencies of university students. First, a liberal arts course based on mindfulness theory, "Future Society and understanding of the human mind," was developed with expert validity. This class was opened as a liberal arts class. A test of resilience test and forgiveness scale were conducted before and after the class to determine if there was any change in the level of resilience and forgiveness of university students. There were 18 students in the experimental group and 21 general students in the control group attending S University in Seoul. In both groups, a structured resilience test and forgiveness scale were conducted before and after the experiment. SPSS 20.0 program was used for data processing, and the effectiveness was analyzed using a t-test, paired t-test, and cohen d score for the effect size. The group that showed an effect was verified by confirming the effect size to determine if it was meaningful. The analysis revealed a significant difference in the total resilience score and the sub-factors in positivity and control ability.

• Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.595-615
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• 2015

This study aims to develop well-being enhancement program for the female elderly living alone, and examine its effects. The program was structured by exploring the meaning of life and happiness with focused on self-disclosure, dealing with regret and resentment, forgiveness, gratitude, and resilience. At first, pilot program was applied to 6 female elderly living alone for predicting the effects and modified the program. For verification of the program effect, 11 female elderly living alone were assigned to developed well-being enhancement program, also 11 female elderly living alone were assigned to comparison group who participate in activity-focused program, and 12 female elderly living alone were assigned to control group. Results indicated that regret for interpersonal relations and resentment of the female elderly living alone who participate in well-being enhancement program were reduced after participating the program, while their self-disclosure increased. The female elderly living alone who participate in well-being enhancement program showed lowered level of anxiety, loneliness, and awareness of aging, which were factors of well-bing in senescence. Moreover, their level of negative emotion was decreased, and life satisfaction, positive emotion, and happiness were increased after participating the program. But, all of those enhancement were not found in control group as well as comparison group. These results suggest that well-being enhancement program for the female elderly living alone developed in this study could be utilized in various settings.

• Journal of Science Education
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.196-204
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• 2014

The characteristics of gifted children includes a non-cognitive characteristics and cognitive characteristics. Until now, the instruction for the affective domain of gifted children have been treated lightly compared to the cognitive instruction. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of personality education programs of the moral judgement of science-gifted elementary school students, and which implied that the 6 large virtues of human-centered relationship are 'honesty, commitment, forgiveness, responsible, caring, and owns' was applied to the science-gifted elementary school students for 4 weeks. Then, it was investigated whether there are differences in gender effects and the personality education program's effectiveness through the moral judgment test KDIT. The results of this study are as follows. First, the personality education program was found to be effective to improve the moral judgment of the gifted students. Second, the difference between groups of female students and male students in science gifted elementary school was not significant.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.199-209
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• 2020

This study was done to explore deeply the essence and meaning of gratitude experience of mothers who cares child with schizophrenia. This study was analysed through the use of the phenomenological method of Giorgi. Data was collected through in-depth interviews, observation, and field records with five motheres who cares child with schizophrenia. Data analysis revealed 18 sub-components, 5 components: 'I'm like fallen seed on barren soil without gratitude', 'gratitude coming into bud like sprout,' 'gratitude grown up into a tree through tolerance', 'gratitude bearing fruit of self-sufficiency and desire', and 'gratitude getting much richer with giving. The results from the study contribute to promoting understanding of the gratitude experience of mothers who cares child with schizophrenia and will be helpful for development of positive family nursing intervention.