• 대한가정학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.103-118
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• 2009

This study was conducted to explore the factors that influence the development of happiness during childhood using longitudinal data obtained from the Korea Youth Panel Survey(KYPS). Specifically, the causal relationships between factors impacting the individual children, the home environment factor, and the happiness of children were examined over a 3-years-period. The subjects evaluated in this study included 2,844 children (1,524 boys and 1,320 girls) and 2,844 parents who were administered the KYPS. The data were analyzed using the SAS program. The results revealed that happiness that develops during childhood remains stable and constant, which indicates that prior happiness has a strong effect on future happiness. The individual factors affecting the children, which include schoolwork achievement and extra private education, were found to have a great influence on the development of happiness at all ages. The use of longitudinal data in this study is a new method in the field of Human Development.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제11권sup1호
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• pp.44-54
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• 2008

Chronic functional constipation is a common problem in childhood, with soiling a significant issue. It presents a management problem for pediatrician, and parental concern is high. About 5% of pediatric patients is known to have constipation and/or encopresis which is the second most referred disease in pediatric gastroenterology clinic, accounting for up to 25% of all visits. The etiology of constipation was based on initiation factors including vicious cycle concept, genetic factors, psychological factors, dietary influences and histologic abnormalities of colon. Emphasis is placed on the evaluation and management options that are available to the treating pediatrician. Careful history taking is most important to diagnose functional constipation. In addition, diagnostic tests such as plain abdominal radiograph, colonic transit study, anorectal manometry, barium enema were helpful to diagnose the constipation. Childhood constipation can be very delicate to treat. It often requires prolonged supports by physicians and parents, demystification, medical treatment and especially with the child and parent's cooperation.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권13호
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• pp.5459-5462
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• 2015

This case series study was performed for all 83 children below 14 years old suffering from cancer during 2010-2013 who were registered in Ardabil pediatric cancer registry (APCR). The required data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed with SPSS.19 statistical methods software. Some 51 (61.4%) of cases were male. The mean age of patients was 5.8 years. Of the total, 60 (72.3%) of cases were from urban areas. Results showed that leukemia with 54.2%, CNS with 12% and neuroblastoma with 8.4% were the most prevalent childhood malignancies in Ardabil province. Based on the under 14 year old population estimated from Ardabil province, the cumulative incidence rate was 95.4 patients per one million. The incidence rate was relatively high so that childhood cancers should be considered as an important issue in health policy making in Ardabil province of Iran.

• 아동학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.177-196
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• 2000

A large sample (1090) of randomly selected early childhood education professionals and government officials rated each of the 133 standards of "A Model for Institutional Accreditation for Early Childhood Education and Care"(Yang, 1999) on a scale of 1 (least important) to 5 (most important). Findings were that all kindergartens and child care centers should be evaluated for accreditation every 3 years with 3-6 months for self-study and on-site validation visits by representatives of the appropritates agencies for 1-2 days. Evaluation results are should be used by institution personnel as a guide to self-supervision, by government officials as a funding standard and by parents as criteria of program quality. Essential accreditation standards included: facilities and equipment; curriculum; nutrition, health and safety; administration and management; and support systems. Safety and teacher-child interactions were most highly rated while parent involvement was not highly rated.

• 아동학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.117-130
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between educational beliefs and teaching efficacy of early childhood teachers. The subjects were 291 early childhood teachers in Gwangju City and Jeonnam Province. The research showed that teachers' educational beliefs were significantly associated with teaching efficacy for the teachers who have more than five-year-teaching career. In addition, teachers who had maturational educational belief showed higher scores in general teaching efficacy throughout all educational level. Moreover, teachers who had maturational educational belief and interactional educational belief showed higher teaching efficacy scores in public and private kindergartens and private childcare centers.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.304-313
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• 2006

Purpose: This study was done to describe psychosocial adjustment of adolescents who have survived childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). Method: Out of a total of 16 adolescents ($11{\sim}20$ years old) registered at the Pediatric Oncology Clinic at one university affiliated hospital, 13 adolescents agreed to participate in this study. The data were collected through in-depth interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire. The contents of the interviews were analyzed using the inductive content analysis method. Result: Three main categories were identified 'personal characteristics', 'coping patterns', and 'interpersonal relationship'. Personal characteristics included self-praise, self-confidence, altruism, being worrisome, and being difficult. Coping patterns included positive thinking, activeness, and avoidance. Interpersonal relationship included appreciation, intimacy, burdened by over protectiveness, and feelings of regret and equality as peers. Conclusion: The results indicate that adolescents who have survived childhood cancer have both positive and negative experiences. It is suggested that care providers identify and support the strengths of the adolescents in order to help them to adjust more positively after the experience of childhood cancer.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.4727-4732
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• 2015

Background: Folylpolyglutamate synthetase (FPGS), an important enzyme in the folate metabolic pathway, plays a central role in intracellular accumulation of folate and antifolate in several mammalian cell types. Loss of FPGS activity results in decreased cellular levels of antifolates and consequently to polyglutamatable antifolates in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Materials and Methods: During May 1997 and December 2003, 134 children diagnosed with ALL were recruited from one hospital in Thailand. We performed a mutation analysis in the coding regions of the FPGS gene and the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within FPGS in a case-control sample of childhood ALL patients. Mutation screening was conducted by polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) and subsequently with direct sequencing (n=72). Association analysis between common FPGS variants and ALL risk was done in 98 childhood ALL cases and 95 healthy volunteers recruited as controls. Results: Seven SNPs in the FPGS coding region were identified by mutation analysis, 3 of which (IVS13+55C>T, g.1297T>G, and g.1508C>T) were recognized as novel SNPs. Association analysis revealed 3 of 6 SNPs to confer significant increase in ALL risk these being rs7039798 (p=0.014, OR=2.14), rs1544105 (p=0.010, OR= 2.24), and rs10106 (p=0.026, OR=1.99). Conclusions: These findings suggested that common genetic polymorphisms in the FPGS coding region including rs7039789, rs1544105, and rs10106 are significantly associated with increased ALL risk in Thai children.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.138-150
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• 2010

Objectives: There are at least three conceptual models for the effects of the childhood social environment on adult health: the critical period model, the social mobility model, and the cumulative risk model. However, few studies have investigated all three different models within the same setting. This study aims to examine the impact of childhood and adulthood socioeconomic positions and intergenerational social mobility over the life course on the health in adulthood based both on the critical period model and the social mobility model. Methods: This study was conducted on 9583 adults aged between 25 and 64 years old and they were the respondents to the Korea Welfare Panel Study (2006). A multivariate logistic regression analysis was carried out, using the critical period model and the social mobility model out of the life course approaches, to look into the impact of childhood and adulthood socioeconomic positions and intergenerational social mobility on the health status in adulthood. Results: Household income and occupation out of the adulthood socioeconomic position indicators had an independent influence on the adulthood health status. The childhood socioeconomic position indicators, except for the place of childhood residence, affected the adulthood health status even after adjustment for the adulthood socioeconomic position. The effect of intergenerational social mobility was also statistically significant even after adjusting for the adulthood socioeconomic position, but it became insignificant when the childhood socioeconomic position was additionally adjusted for. Conclusions: Adulthood health is indeed affected by both the childhood and adulthood socioeconomic positions as well as intergenerational social mobility. This result shows that a life course approach needs to be adopted when dealing with health issues.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.341-351
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• 2018

본 연구는 유아교육기관에서의 직무 스트레스가 유아교사의 행복감과 교직 열정에 미치는 영향을 비교 분석해보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 경기도 지역 유아교사 321명을 대상으로 교사의 직무 스트레스, 유아교사의 행복감, 교직 열정에 대한 설문도구를 사용하여 연구 자료를 수집하였다. 연구결과, 첫째, 직무 스트레스 수준에 따른 유아교사의 행복감에는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 직무 스트레스 수준에 따른 유아교사의 교직에 대한 전체적 열정에는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었으나, 하위요인별로 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 셋째, 직무 스트레스가 유아교사의 행복감과 교직에 대한 열정에 미치는 영향을 알아본 결과 행복감에는 모두 통계적으로 유의미한 영향을 미쳤으며, 교직열정에는 교직열정전체를 제외한 하위요인 모두에서 통계적으로 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 교사와 영유아가 모두 행복한 교실환경을 조성하기 위한 방안 마련에 기초 자료를 제공하는 데 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.957-969
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• 2023

본 연구는 예비유아교사의 교직선택동기, 교직인성, 그릿이 행복플로리시에 미치는 영향을 살펴보기 위하여 경기도 H시에 소재한 한 전문대학 유아교육과에 재학중인 112명의 예비유아교사를 대상으로 실시되었다. 중다회귀분석을 통해 각 변인이 행복플로리시에 미치는 영향을 살펴본 결과, 예비유아교사의 교직선택동기, 교직인성, 그릿은 행복플로리시에 모두 유의한 영향을 미쳤으며, 그 영향력의 크기는 교직인성이 나머지 두 변인에 비해 큰 것으로 나타났다. 다음으로, 교직선택동기, 교직인성, 그릿의 하위요인이 행복플로리시에 미치는 영향을 살펴본 결과, 능동적 동기 및 수동적 동기, 보편인성, 노력의 꾸준함 요인이 예비유아교사의 행복플로리시에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 예비유아교사의 행복플로리시 향상을 위한 프로그램 마련의 기초적 자료를 제공하였으며, 교직선택동기 및 인성, 그릿의 향상을 통한 행복플로리시 증진 프로그램 설계 및 이의 검증에 대한 후속 연구를 제안하였다.