• Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.133-143
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• 2006

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between perceived job stress and work environmental factors related with socioeconomics factors and physical burden in the golf caddies. Methods: Job stress in golf caddies was estimated by using the Karasek's job content questionnaire (JCQ) and work environmental factors were estimated by self-reported questionnaire and interview. Results: The subjects were 316 woman caddies who had never been occupationally exposed to hazardous chemicals, was mean age 31.1 years. Mean work duration was 6.44 years and working hours per day on low- and high-demand season were 6.16 and 10.51, respectively. The golf caddies displayed higher scores of job stress due to multiple factors such as working hours and frequency of rounding per week, physical burden, confliction, income satisfaction and employment stability. We found that high strain group was positive correlation with age, career, working hour (including frequency of rounding) and job demand, however, showed negative correlation with job decision latitude and support of supervisor and coworker. Conclusion: In conclusion, we suggest that the golf caddies be regard divided into high strain group as appropriate. Thus, stress management and health promotion program for golf caddies should be developed.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.10 no.9
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• pp.448-454
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• 2010

This study targeted adult golf-exercise participants and the purpose of this study was analyzing the effect of exercise-addiction among the participation rate factor in golf-exercise participants. To achieve the purpose of this study, the researcher chose 500 golf-exercise participants located in the D city area, who golf at indoor and outdoor driving ranges. A total of 456 questionnaires were used for the final study and each questionnaire consisted of questions including demographic variables. By using SPSS/PC+ Win 15.0 program, the primary data analysis were frequently analyzed to find out general aspects of golfers, exploratory cause analysis verifies the reliability and validity of the preliminary and factor analysis, ANCOVA. Through this research method and procedure, the following conclusion was drawn. First, depending on the frequency of participants in a round of golf exercise addiction is a difference. Second, golf participants' average score is the difference between the exercise addiction.