• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.306-317
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• 2020

This study aimed to identify the factors affecting elderly care willingness (ECW) of nursing students. A total of 313 nursing students participated in the study. Data were collected from May to June 2019 using Interpersonal Reactivity Index-Korean version, Semantic Differential Scaling for evaluating attitudes toward elders, Scale of Ageism, and Questionnaire for care willingness toward older adults. Data were analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression using SPSS 21.0 Program. The factors with the most significant influence on the elderly care willingness was prejudice toward the elderly (β=-.30, p=.001), followed by attitude toward the elderly (β=-.25, p=.004), third year (β=-.23, p=.016), satisfaction with volunteer experience with the elderly (β=-.21, p=.008), satisfaction with nursing major (β=-.17, p=.032), and empathy (β=.16, p=.046). These factors explained 46% of the elderly care willingness. In conclusion, it is necessary to reduce prejudice against the elderly and develop positive attitudes toward the elderly to increase the willingness of nursing students to care for older adults. In particular, further study is required to increase the willingness of nursing students to care for the elderly through developing programs such as curriculums for positive contact experiences with the elderly and volunteer activities for the elderly.

• 산경연구논집
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2017

Purpose - The elderly do not want to know what they want and what happiness is, and have no interest in their society. Thus, many studies have been made to investigate real-life situations and to find a solution. Further studies are needed to investigate the effect of the elderly's dating upon happiness. This study investigated the effects of the elderly's dating upon life satisfaction. Research design, data, and methodology - After coding, SPSS Win18.0 was used. The study was investigated as follows. The subjects were 530 elderly of 3 cities in Chungnam who live without children. A total of 512 questionnaire responses were used after we excluded 18 questionnaire because of incomplete responses. Results - The elderly's date value accounted for 3.22 of 5 in full. In this study, the interviewees (82.3%) said normal or higher level to be satisfied with the date. Conclusions - With the extended life span of the elderly, their chances to retain or make new partners have increased. Considering this trend, social workers and others in senior centers should give health services to the elderly to consult and give educational programs to be free from prejudice and conservative attitudes. Most of the elderly had desire to date but thought that with prejudice and bias.

• 한국노년학
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.569-587
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• 2019

본 연구는 준고령자의 노후생활기대감 수준과 이에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 예측되는 노인편견, 삶의 만족, 부양가치관, 사회연대의식과의 관계를 살펴보는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 한국연구재단의 인문사회역량강화지원 사업에서 진행된 '고령화 사회에 대한 한국인의 인식조사'자료를 활용하였으며, 전체 조사대상 중에서 50-64세의 준고령자 총 323명의 자료를 사용하여 분석하였다. 분석방법은 다중회귀분석을 활용하였으며, 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 준고령자의 노후생활기대감은 다소 높은 수준으로 나타났다. 둘째, 노후생활기대감에 유의미한 영향요인은 노인편견과 사회연대의식으로 나타났다. 즉, 노인에 대한 편견이 적을수록, 사회에 대한 신뢰와 유대감이 높을수록 노후생활기대감이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 향후 연구의 방향과 정책적·실천적 함의를 제시하였다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.90-97
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• 2012

Objectives: While there have been many quantitative studies on the public's attitude towards mental illnesses, it is hard to find quantitative study which focused on the contextual effect on the public's attitude. The purpose of this study was to identify factors that affect the public's beliefs and attitudes including contextual effects. Methods: We analyzed survey on the public's beliefs and attitudes towards mental illness in Korea with multi-level analysis. We analyzed the public's beliefs and attitudes in terms of prejudice as an intermediate outcome and social distance as a final outcome. Then, we focused on the associations of factors, which were individual and regional socioeconomic factors, familiarity, and knowledge based on the comparison of the intermediate and final outcomes. Results: Prejudice was not explained by regional variables but was only correlated with individual factors. Prejudice increased with age and decreased by high education level. However, social distance controlling for prejudice increased in females, in people with a high education level, and in regions with a high education level and a high proportion of the old. Therefore, social distance without controlling for prejudice increased in females, in the elderly, in highly educated people, and in regions with a high education and aged community. Conclusions: The result of the multi-level analysis for the regional variables suggests that social distance for mental illness are not only determined by individual factors but also influenced by the surroundings so that it could be tackled sufficiently with appropriate considering of the relevant regional context with individual characteristics.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.283-294
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• 2015

영화 '수상한 그녀'를 통하여 다양한 구조로 분석해 보았다. 영화 형태의 문화콘텐츠에 나타난 노인에 대한 사회인식을 사회심리, 복합적으로 접근하여 주인공 중심으로 주위 인물에 대한 역할 구조분석, 주위 인물에 대한 가감점 구조분석, 주위 인물 환경에 따른 분위기 구조분석을 하였다. 그리고 그 분석을 통하여 노인과 관련된 사회학 이론으로 노인심리를 파악하였다. 젊은 세대에서 노인에 대한 편견을 갖고 무의식적, 의식적인 차별을 하는 부정적인 고정관념 및 인식이 형성되는 것에 대하여 결론에서 언급을 하였다. 따라서, 노인에 대한 긍정적 인식 변화가 필요하므로, 집단적 편견을 배제하고 젊음을 추구하는 노인들의 심리를 공감할 수 있는 사회적 분위기 조성과 젊은 세대와 노인 세대가 같이 공감하는 세대통합적 사회 프로그램 개발에 대한 필요성을 제언한다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.64-71
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• 1998

This study uses [the instrument of ageing anxiety] in order to find if a negative prejudice against the old affects the attitude toward sex of the aged. The result shows no significant relation between ageing anxiety and the knowledge of and attitude toward sex of the aged. However, it does show that the higher the ageing anxiety is, the lower the knowledge of sex and the more restrictive the attitude toward it. The knowledge of and attitude toward sex of the aged shows meaninggul changes after education. Nursing students who were educated come to have more knowledge about and are more open to it. This result supports the preposition of this study. As society grows older the endeavour to guarantee a high-quality life for the old is necessary and the old should be regarded as an entity which has its own characteristic desires. Especially for the old to enjoy a good life as a sexual being, the mystical barriers about sex and old age ought to be removed. In the future the old themselves may maintain sexual desires regardless of age and society will be required to correct its prejudice against the old having sex. Particularly nursing students, as an effort to provide the old with overall care, should examine the elderly's sexual desires in a physical, psychological, and social context and consider the normal sexual changes occuring during the aging process and finally integrate this information into their nursing plans. In order to fulfill this role successfully they should overcome their own prejudice and educate themselves about this particular problem. As the proportion of the old becomes bigger and the concern about the quality of their life grows, sex among the old will become more important in the nursing field. By putting an educational mediation programme into operation with nursing students and estimating the effect, this study supplies the foundation to activate new educational programmes. In short it tells us that education can be a practical method to confront the myth and conventions concerning sex among the aged.

• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.133-141
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• 2017

Purpose: This descriptive study aims to analyze the effects of the satisfaction level in the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, conflicts between them, acculturative stress and stress coping strategies on elderly depression in multi-cultural families. Methods: The survey was conducted on 89 mothers-in-law, aged 65 or older, in multi-cultural families with a foreign daughter-in-law. Data were collected through structured questionnaires, and then were used to conduct t-test, ANOVA, correlation and multiple regression analyses using the statistical program SPSS 21.0. Results: This study found several factors contributing to depression of mothers-in-law in multi-cultural families. Those factors include living alone without a spouse, poor health, a high level of perceived discrimination and a passive reaction in terms of stress coping strategies. Conclusion: A sense of discrimination perceived by the mothers-in-law having a foreign daughter-in-law implies that the people around them and the community should make efforts to reject distorted perspectives and remove prejudice against foreign daughters-in-law. In addition, the mothers-in-law should receive education and training to use more active and positive stress coping strategies in a stressful situation with the foreign daughter-in-law.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.98-103
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 농촌지역에 거주하는 노인들의 흡연자와 비흡연자의 생활만족도를 비교 조사함으로써, 흡연에 대한 선입견이 아닌 흡연에 대한 균형 잡힌 이해를 도우려하는데 그 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 S읍 소재 10곳의 경로당을 표본으로 선정하여 남 여 65세 이상 노인 중 흡연자 100명과 비흡연자 100명에게 생활만족도 조사를 하여, 이 그룹 간에 정신적인 생활만족도의 차이를 비교해 보았다. 분석결과는 비흡연자 보다는 흡연자가 정신적인 생활만족도, 생활의 즐거움, 사회활동 참여도, 외로움 등에서 유의하게 더 만족한 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과는 농촌지역의 만65세 이상 노인들이 최소한 3,40년 이상 오랜 시간동안 흡연의 습관에서 오는 결과로 사료된다. 따라서 본 연구결과를 통하여 고령화 사회에 접어든 우리나라 노인들의 흡연에 대한 올바른 이해를 도울 수 있을 것으로 기대되며, 향후 후속연구에는 좀 더 대상을 확장하여, 융복합측면에서 다각적인 노인들의 흡연행태에 관한 연구가 활발하게 진행 될 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.1012-1020
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to describe physical health and depression status, as well as to assessing factors that influence the physical health status. Method: The data was collected from July to August 2000. Study participants were 252 community-dwelling elderly who were recruited from 10 senior centers located in Seoul, Korea. Their physical health status was measured using the Physical Health Status Measurement Scale developed by Choi and Jung (1991), and depression was measured using BDI-II developed by Beck et al. (1996). Results: 1) The physical health status score was 4.00 $\pm$0.68 (range :1- 5). The sub-dimension that showed the highest score was personal hygiene ability at 4.62$\pm$0.95, and the lowest score was sexual function at 2.20$\pm$1.38. 2. The depression score was 17.99+9.79 (range : 0-63). Regarding the sub-dimensions, the depression scores were higher in the domain of interest with sexuality, general weakness, difficulty in concentration, and fatigue. 3. Deeper levels of depression were correlated with a declining physical health status. 4. The most influential factor on physical health was depression, and the explaining variance was 31.68%. Conclusion: It is concluded that elder subjects in senior centers had fairly good physical health and self-care ability. Also, they did not have significantly high levels of depression. Therefor, health promotion of elderly, it is recommended that elder individuals should be regarded as a respectful and useful segment of our society. Along with this basic concept, there should be a social milieu that does not snow prejudice. Moreover, health care professionals should give more attention to helping the elderly achieve a minimal level of ALD, and, particularly, to raise sexuality and help energize the lives of elder individuals.

• 한국노년학
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.409-433
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• 2018

본 연구는 어린이가 일상에서 노인과의 접촉을 통해 노인에 대한 차별적 태도(Ageist attitude)를 완화할 수 있는지, 해당 태도의 개선방안을 탐색하였다. 명시적 태도(Explicit attitude)의 측정에 사용되는 자기보고식(Self-reported) 척도가 의식에서 여과된 수준의 편견만 반영하는 한계를 고려해, 내면의 차별적 인식을 나타내는 '암묵적 태도(Implicit attitude)'를 측정하였다. 명시적 태도 측정에는 웃는 얼굴 5점 척도를, 암묵적 태도 측정에는 어린이용 암묵적 연령 연합검사(Children Implicit Age-association Test)를 사용하였다. 서울 및 수도권 초등학교 4~6학년 초등학생 503명의 자료를 수집했으며 기술통계, 다항 및 서열 로지스틱 회귀분석 방법으로 분석하였다. 분석결과는 크게 세 가지로 요약된다. 첫째, 노인에 대한 어린이의 명시적 태도와 암묵적 태도의 예측요인이 달랐다. 이는 편견의 '표출'을 완화하는 요소를 이용해 '내적 편견'을 예측하고 개선하는 데는 한계가 있으며 따라서 암묵적 편견에 대한 별도의 접근이 필요함을 보여준다. 둘째, 어린이의 연령차별적 태도와 노인 접촉경험의 관계는 어린이와 노인의 관계특성, 그리고 접촉의 양적 측면과 질적 측면에 따라 다소 복잡한 관계를 보였다. 종합적으로 요약하면 노인을 많이 그리고 긴밀하게 만나는 아이들이 표면적으로 또는 내면적으로 연령차별적일 가능성이 낮았다. 마지막으로, 접촉질이 중요한 명시적 태도와 달리 암묵적 태도는 접촉량과 약한 관련을 보였으며, 접촉질과는 관계가 없었다. 이는 편견 완화에 접촉량보다는 질의 효과를 강조해온 집단 간 접촉이론(Intergroup contact theory)으로 설명되지 않는 결과로, 접촉의 암묵적 태도에 대한 영향을 전반적으로 검토하고 이론을 보완할 필요가 있다.