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The Developmental Comparisons in Preterms at risk, Full-terms at risk, and Normal Infants (일반 영아와 위험군 영아에 관한 발달 평가)

  • Oh, Myung Ho;Lee, ln Kyu;Lee, Hee-jung
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.147-161
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    • 2004
  • This study was designed to explore developmental evaluation in healthy full-term, at risk preterm and full-term infants. Specifically the purposes of the study were to investigate Psychomotor Developmental Index(PDI) and Mental Developmental Index(MDI) based on Bayley Scales of Infant Development(1993). The subjects were 72 infants, 24 each for healthy full-term infants, 24 each for at risk preterm infants and 24 each for at risk full-term infants such as having neonatal asphyxia, hypoxic ischemic brain damage, respiratory distress syndrome. The data were analyzed through Kruskal-Wallis test and correlations to examine healthy full-term, at risk pre-term and at risk full-term infants. Results showed that there were significant differences among healthy full-term, at risk pre-term and at risk full-term infants in PDI and MDI. On the correlation with PDI and MDI, infants showed significant correlations. Early interventions for developmental improvement are required for functional outcome in these infants.

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A Study on Paternal Education Demands, According to Father's Child-Rearing Attitudes and Stresses (아버지의 양육태도 및 양육스트레스와 부모교육 요구도에 관한 연구 -유아기 자녀를 둔 아버지를 대상으로-)

  • Bang, Han-Byul;Park, Jeong-Yun;Kim, Yang-Hee
    • Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.103-116
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study focused on paternal education semands of fathers. The subjects of this study were 213 in fathers with infant children. The findings of this study were as follows: First, paternal education demands are significantly different according to whether the parents have affectionate or denial child-rearing attitudes. Second, regarding paternal education demands according to child-rearing stresses, such as the sense of obligation and restriction, physical fatigue, the disposition of depression, and psychological damage of a child, these have a significant influence upon paternal education demands.

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Emotional Labor of Infant Teachers Contributed to The Turnover Intention ; The Mediating Effect of Job Stress (영유아 교사의 감정노동이 이직의도에 미치는 영향 : 직무스트레스의 매개효과)

  • Heo, Youn Suk
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.16 no.9
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    • pp.465-475
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    • 2018
  • This study aims to confirm whether both the emotional labour and job stress contribute to the turnover intention of infant teacher. The correlation analysis and parametric analysis were sequentially performed for our study. Analyzed results showed that the emotional labour was related to the job stress and turnover. Also, a statistical significance between the job stress and turnover intention was observed. Besides, the job stress partially mediated the relation between the emotional labour and turnover intention. Nsidering that the emotional labor of teacher caring or lived with infants occurred inevitably, our study proposed three approaches to reduce the job stress that partially mediated relation between the emotional labour and turnover intention. Generally, the infant teacher with excellent qualification produced the good education. Therefore, we suggested that the it was necessary that a work environment had been improved and working motivation was ameliorated to employ the infant teacher with excellent qualification.

Examination on Data for the Estimation of Infant Mortality Level (영아사망수준 추정 자료에 대한 고찰)

  • 박경애
    • Korea journal of population studies
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.67-90
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    • 2001
  • Korea National Statistical Office(KNSO) estimated period birth rates, period death rates, and probability of dying for infant(q$q_{0}$) at period life table, considering the unregistered infant deaths. As Ministry of Health and Welfare(MHW) conducted 1993 and 1996 birth cohort infant death surveys. KNSO re-estimated infant mortality levels(especially q$q_{0}$). For the re-estimation, reference data were derived from death registration. MHW surveys, death registration of developed countries. Model Life Tables, and Life Table for Japan. Seventeen simulations were made by the combination of estimation methods and reference data. The final $q_{0}$ was estimated based on the relationship between $q_{0}$ of MHW 1993 survey and $q_{1-4}$ of registered deaths for the period of 1971~1997. For 1993, $q_{0}$ was calculated directly from the 1993 MHW survey and interpolation and extrapolation were made for 1995 and 1997 using the relative decrease rates of $q_{0}$ between 1993 and 1996 MHW surveys. Utilizing the formular of Coale-Demeny North Model, $q_{0}$ was transformed into $m_{0}$ for the period 1971~1997. Finally, cremation data are found to be very useful for the estimation of 1998 infant mortality level by supplementing unregistered infant deaths, especially neonatal deaths. Furthermore, they are found to be very useful to produce fetal and perinatal death statistics.

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Structural Relations among Infants' Temperament, Fathers' Parenting Participation, and Infants' Social and Emotional Behavior Development (영아의 기질, 아버지의 양육참여와 영아의 사회·정서 행동발달간의 구조적 관계)

  • Ryu, Ji-eun;Sin, Ae-sun;Kim, Kyung-hu;Song, Mi-jeoung
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.17 no.9
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    • pp.279-291
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    • 2016
  • The objective of this study is to determine the structural relationships among the infant's temperament, father's involvement in child-rearing, and the infant's social and emotional behavior. To this end, research was conducted with 330 parents of infants aged 1 and 2 in 55 day care centers located in J city and I city, Jeollabukdo. Frequency analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural model equation analysis were conducted using SPSS 21.0 and AMOS 21.0. First, the results of the structural model equation analysis showed that the infant's temperament had a negative correlation with leisure and guidance, while it had a positive correlation with activity and impulsivity, which are external manifestations of their social and emotional behavior. Father's involvement in child-rearing had a negative correlation with the adaptability and mood aspects of the child's temperament, and also with general anxiety, an internal aspect of his or her social and emotional behavior. Social and emotional behavior had a positive correlation with the approach avoidance aspect of the infant's temperament. Second, according to the results of the analysis of the route between the variables, infant temperament was found to be a significant route, having a statistically negative correlation with father's involvement in child-rearing. The results of this study showed that infant's temperament and father's involvement in child-rearing had effects on the infant's social and emotional behavior, and suggested the importance of having a proper understanding of the educational implications of the father's involvement in child-rearing, in terms of its effects on the infant's social and emotional behavior.

Impact of Participation in Childcare on the Psychological Well-being of Fathers with an Infant (영유아기 자녀를 둔 아버지의 육아참가가 자신의 심리적 복지에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, Ji-Sun;Ryu, Han-Su;Kim, Jung-Suk;Yoon, Jung-Soo;Park, Chun-Man;Nakajima, Kazuo
    • Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.521-532
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    • 2011
  • The study's purpose was to clarify childcare's impact on the psychological well-being of fathers with an infant. This study included 1,250 households that used 15 nursery centers. The questionnaire asked about the fathers' age, income, working conditions, participation in childcare, recognition of sense of usefulness to their family, marital satisfaction, mental health, health-related quality of life(QOL), and the mothers' age, number of children, age of the youngest child, and working conditions. A casual model was examined using SEM. The results were as follows: first, fathers' participation in childcare contributed to health-related QOL through the recognition of feeling useful to their family. Second, fathers' participation in childcare contributed to marital satisfaction, directly and indirectly through health -related QOL and improved mental health. Third, fathers' participation in childcare contributed to health related QOL through the recognition of feelings of usefulness, marital satisfaction, and mental health, indirectly. These results suggest that promoting fathers' participation in childcare is important to help prevent many problems and to improve QOL.

Characteristic of Wooden Toy for Infants (유아용 목재완구의 특성분석)

  • Cho, Sook-Kyung;Noh, Eun-Ho;Yang, Seung-Hee
    • Journal of the Korea Furniture Society
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.317-325
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    • 2009
  • On the ground of that toy as for infants is an important tool for education as well as play and furthermore it has a great influences on their growth and development, the present study intends to analyze the characteristics of the infant-oriented toys made of wood, the environment-friendly material. Object of the study includes the infants aged 2 to 7, and the wooden toy not only in domestic also international cases are investigated and analyzed from the point of function and design in particular, and the infant-oriented wooden toy is finally characterized. The wooden toys are classified in 5 items according to functions. There are toy helping a physical development like small muscles, toy improving the creativity, toy assisting language learning like Korean & English, toy contributing to number understanding and counting, and toy for imitation of social roles. The characteristics of the wooden toy are that the natural color & grain of wood are shown first, and also the natural texture & aroma of wood are felt secondly, and geometric design and shape are often presented thirdly, and recycling is available fourthly, and it is expensive finally. In order to revitalize the wooden toys lagging behind the cheap and diverse toys made of plastic, it is highly needed that development of the environment-friendly painting, unique design, marketing strategy of enterprises and use of domestic wood material.

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An Exploration of Parental Concern about Infant's Smartphone Usage Experience (영아의 스마트폰 사용 경험에 대한 부모의 걱정 탐색)

  • Mo, A-Ra
    • Journal of Digital Contents Society
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.691-698
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate parental concern about infant's smartphone usage experience. The research participants were 6 parents with infants lived in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. The data were collected by focus group interviews. The results of this study revealed that parent's smartphone usage experience could be classified as "Everyday life" and "Supporting tool of parenting". And parental concern could be classified as "Uncertain educational expectation", "Developmental problems", and "Addiction propensity". This study could contribute to understanding the problems of smartphone usage of infants, and providing basic materials for parent education about correct guidance and addiction prevention of digital devices including smartphone.

The Impact of Child Care Type on Infant's Developmental Outcome: Focusing on the Care Type of at Home Nurturing and Daycare Center (영아기 돌봄유형이 영아발달수준에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구: 가정내 돌봄과 어린이집 돌봄의 비교를 중심으로)

  • Choi, Sang Seol
    • Korean Journal of Child Education & Care
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.53-76
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of child care type on infant's developmental outcomes assessed by K-ASQ, focusing on the child-centric role of nurture policy. For this, this study categorized child care type into types including home nurturing, child care center, and subtypes of each category. The findings of multiple regression analysis using the first-third wave data of Panel Study of Korean Children(PSKC) are as follows. First, the child care center experience had rather positive effect on the development of all abilities in the infants comparing to home nurturing. Second, the time of attending child care center was differently related to the development of motor, communication, and personal-social skill in infanthood. Finally, the accreditation of child care showed a difference only in terms of social development of infants. In conclusion, even if the experience of using child care center has positive impact on infant's developmental level, it is still in need of improving service quality such as reinforcing accreditation system.