• Architectural research
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.1-11
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• 2005

When people encounter a new cultural housing setting, their housing attitudes are more changeable and complicated than when they enter a new housing environment in the same culture. The purpose of this study was to identify cultural impacts on housing attitudes, and to find the new design concepts based on the Koreans living experience in American apartments. Data were collected by the questionnaires of 125 Koreans who live in apartment houses in Pittsburgh. According to Korean common housing attitudes and transition by the time variable, the period of residence in the US, this research found that Korean residents' housing attitudes consist of unchanged cultural factors that have been the basic design concepts of Korean style apartments, changeable mixed factors that can be used to diversify Korean apartments, and changed desired factors that will be applied to new design concepts. Also, this research showed different housing attitudes by marital status and rent. This information may be helpful to Korean housing experts who have tried to improve apartments, and it is possible that American professionals can provide more suitable housing to fit minorities' unique living patterns in America.

• Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.178-182
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to find out the relationship between the lifetime housing experience and the attitudes for housing in one's old age, For this, it analyzed the characteristics of housing experience from the first housing after marriage to present housing and estimated the attitudes for housing in one's age in the future, The survey through interview has been conducted from 89 respondents with questionnaire during October to November, 2004, Frequency, Crosstabs were obtained from the collected data using SPSS/WIN program, The results were as follows, First, it was found that there was a difference in the characteristics of housing experience according to each stage of lifetime, Second, It was found that the degree of housing movements showed the difference in the housing preference in one' old age.

• Journal of the Korean housing association
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.45-56
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• 2000

This study is to find out the residents' attitudes for the components of home environment. This study proceeded with purposes 1) to define the components which are used to evaluate home environment and 2) to suggest the profile of home environment by analyzing the rate of significance and consideration for them. A survey was conducted by 511 housewives who live in Pusan, and analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, factor analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA and Scheffe's test. The major findings are as follows: 1) The 16 elements were selected as the components which are used to evaluate home environment. 2) As for residents' attitudes, the profile of the rate of significance and consideration for the components showed generally high as over 3.0(mean) in all elements. 3) A comfortable environments, safety, housing atmosphere, traffic environments and educational environments were found out as elements that were very significantly recognized and considered in the profile. 4) As for residents' attitudes according to housing and household characteristics, there was a difference in a few elements.

• Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.77-83
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• 1995

This study explores the patterns of housing-related attitudes and the kind of needs for shared community spaces among small-sized apartment housing dwellers. The major findings are as follows. The majority of the dwellers are in strong need of common spaces, especially for children's activities, Social gathering and physical exercises. Housing-related attitudes are found and grouped into 4categories the propensity to making up common society, the propensity to pursuing the quality of neighborhood, the propensity to orienting natural environment, and the propensity to participating in community. The intensity of the needs depends on family lifecycle, employment status of housewives, and the size of floor space. The propensity to making up common society and pursing the quality of neighborhood have stronger impact on needs of shared community space. This study reveals that the sense of community orientation is the most powerful predictor variable for shared community space needs .

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.97-106
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• 1995

The purpose of this study is to investagte Teacher’s attitudes and demands on the contents for housing of Home Economics Texbook of Middle School. The data from 236 home economics teachers were randomly selected through a mailing survey in nation wide. The findings of this study are as follows: Teacher’s attitudes toward housing area implied some suggestions for the following curriculum. And these attitudes were similar among respondents. The level of demands for each content on housing was over 3.2 out of 5, which indicated generally high demands toward housing area. Safety issues was the most demanded content. followed by solving space problems. Those demanding related issues were similar among respondents.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.13-26
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• 1999

The purpose of this research is to find out consumer attitudes toward and needs for housing information sources and contents so as to facilitate the development and utilizing the information. The stratified sampling method was used to select 1,300 households in six large cities plus Seoul area during September 10th to 30th, 1997. The resets showed that Newspaper was the main source of housing information and about an half of respondents experienced housing consultation were somewhat dissatisfied with their consultants, mostly realtors. The younger and the more highly educated with higher income residents of apartments in Seoul area had the higher needs for housing information. Experience itself used housing information source had position influence on housing needs. The various housing information may increase the chance to use the information of those had never used it as well as to meet the needs for housing information of those had used.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.87-97
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• 1992

The resulting rapid urbanization in Korea in several decades caused the problem of housing shortage and the various residential stressors. In spite of the seriousness of the problem. there have been very few studies that analyses systematically the effects of residential stressors on the housing adjustment attitudes and housing management behavior. The purpose of this study is to analyse such effects by identifying, on the basis of a comprehensive theoretical model. For this purpose, 822 housewives were sampled form the household in Seoul and Chonju-City. The main results obtained are as follows. 1) Higher tendency to housing adaptation tan housing adjustment attitudes. The lower level of stress is observed in housing adjustment than housing adaptation. 2) The higher level of housing management behavior is observed in the loser level of residential stress, the smaller level of living space, the higher level of family adaptation ability and social support.

• Journal of the Korean housing association
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.85-96
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• 1997

This study attempts to find out the users' attitudes regarding interior design(for finishing, moods, and elements of interior design) and suggests the attitude model of interior design for the apartments, For this purpose, a field survey has been carried out with 321 households living in the apartments in Pusan. The relationships between the residents' characteristics and their attitudes toward interior design were examined in view of developing more diverse interior design alternatives for the apartments. The major findings are as follows: 1. Most residents in the apartments are interested in making diversified dwelling units and want to have diverse interior design alternatives. 2. The users' attitudes regarding interior design are significantly different according to the function of each room(master bedroom, living room kitchen, and bath room) and the household characteristics(age of housewife. income, and family life-cycle). 3. The attitude models of interior design are suggested as 3 types(6 models)according to residents' housing area and income.These findings could be used as useful data for developing diverse design alternatives to correspond with users' preferences.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.13-24
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• 2003

Regarding leisure and work as very important in residential life of old ages, this study analyzed their preference by leisure and work for senior congregate housing, which can provide proper work and leisure activities for older people who are able to manage their social activities with healthy condition. It conducted a survey of middle aged of the 50's who would face problems of senior housing in 2010, with stratified sampling by region, sex and housing structure type. Totally 556 Questionnaires were used for the final analysis. The research results showed that, first, the group which was positive toward their works mostly had spouse of the age of early 50' s and work for professional, technological, managerial positions with good health. Second, the more positive group towards their work showed high willingness to move in senior congregate housing, than a negative group towards their work, and put a weight on the openness of shared space and facilities as well as various alarming equipments, common space, common programs and the ability of managers. Third, according to the attitudes toward leisure activities, there were differences in each group by housing structure type, education of their own or their spouses, monthly income, property, economic ability, health condition, living together with spouse, housing tenureship, and usable area of houses. The fourth was that those who enjoy active leisure activities presented high willingness to move in senior congregate housing than those of negative attitude and also there was a difference in managerial ways. Throughout the results of the study, it appeared that a group of positive attitude toward work and leisure, than that of negative attitude, recognized the importance of senior congregate housing which social and leisure programs could support. It implied necessary to develop housing for the older people who have enough ability to manage their leisure activity as well as their work. The study is likely to have a contribution to suggest practical data for helping the development of housing for self-reliant seniors by analyzing their preference on senior congregate housing by their attitudes toward work. The research for the factors of various designs and managements by leisure and work may become the following research theme of the study.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.147-166
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• 2001

The Purpose of this study was 1) to analyse the attitudes about Elderly Assisted Living (EAL) among urban Korean 2) to consider the policy implications for elderly communal housing. The research methods used were 1) social survey research with questionnaire to find attitudes and preferences about EAL among potential elderly client in Seoul, Korea 2) interpretative suggestion for appropriate policy implications to facilitate developing EAL in urban Korea. A questionnaire was used to find attitudes/preferences about EAL was adapted from the results of the review about communal housing in the UK. The survey was undertaken from September to October, 2000 in Seoul, Korea. Data was collected from 413 subjects and analysed using various statistical techniques. From the results, location should be differentiated into urban type and suburban type. The urban type would prefer around 5 stories multi-family house style with elevator and suburban type would prefer single detached house style with shared garde. The most preferred characteristics found by factor analysis were factor I named as communal facilities and environment(the items belong to factor I was neighbour environment, communal spaces and facilities, heating system, and elevator). The most important advantages of EAL were social activities and convenience. The most salient disadvantages of EAL were difficulty of family contact. The higher the occupational status and income, the lower the preference for the characteristics of EAL with a preference for finding appropriate living arrangements in present housing market. But the higher the educational level, the higher the degree of preference for the characteristics of EAL.