• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.317-324
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• 2023

Background: COVID-19 pandemic represented a unique stressful event that affected the physical health and psychological well-being (PWB) of individuals and communities. Monitoring PWB is essential not only to clarify the burden on mental health effects but also to define targeted psychological-supporting measures. This cross-sectional study evaluated the PWB of Italian firefighters during the pandemic. Methods: Firefighters recruited during the pandemic period filled out a self-administered questionnaire, the Psychological General Well-Being Index, during the health surveillance medical examination. This tool is usually used to assess the global PWB and explores six subdomains: anxiety, depressed mood, positive well-being, self-control, general health, and vitality. The influencing roles of age, gender, working activities, COVID-19, and pandemic restrictive measures were also explored. Results: A total of 742 firefighters completed the survey. The aggregate median PWB global score was in the 'no distress"" range (94.3 ± 10.3), which was higher than that observed in studies conducted using the same tool in the Italian general population during the same pandemic period. Similar findings were observed in the specific subdomains, thus suggesting that the investigated population was in good PWB condition. Interestingly, significantly better outcomes were detected in the younger firefighters. Conclusion: Our data showed a satisfactory PWB situation in firefighters that could be related to different professional factors such as work organization and mental and physical training. In particular, our results would suggest the hypothesis that in firefighters, maintaining a minimum/moderate level of physical activity (consisting of even just going to work) might have a profoundly positive impact on psychological health and well-being.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.18-25
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• 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the educational landscape for students across the globe, leading to a shift towards long-term online learning. This study aims to examine the changes in the health status of college and university students before and after the transition to online classes. We conducted a survey questionnaire among 200 students enrolled at K University in Gangwon-do, including participants from both the Department of Visual Optics and the Department of Physical Therapy. The survey employed a 5-point Likert scale to evaluate a range of health-related factors, including physical and mental well-being, alterations in lifestyle, and academic performance. Both male and female students experienced a decline in physical strength and exercise during the online class period, while mental health and overall happiness showed improvement, particularly among female students. Notable shifts in lifestyle emerged, including an increased usage of electronic devices and enhanced familial connections. The study also shed light on intriguing trends related to academic accomplishments and adherence to official quarantine guidelines. In sum, the findings of this study offer valuable foundational information for the maintenance of students' well-being during online learning, as well as the development of effective strategies for online education in future academic settings.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.87-107
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• 2006

A study of 117 Korean immigrant women who had husband and(or) children in Hawaii found the relation between social networks and psychological well-being. Social networks composed supporters, support structure, and support contents. Psychological well-being examined family life satisfaction, family life stability, and women's psychological health. Results showed as followed. First, the choice of immigration place among Korean immigrant women and her family based on other family members and friends lived in there. Second, her supporters were family and relatives, Korean friends, foreign friends, religions, belonged organizations and groups, public agencies in Hawaii, and mass-media. The best supporters of them was family and relatives and they mostly provided mental health to Korean immigrant women. Family, Korean friends, foreign friends, and religions tended to support emotional assistance. Third, the level of psychological well-being was higher. Her level of psychological health was higher than the others. Fourth, the best predictors of psychological well-being were child existence, occupation, and immigration duration. Fifth, psychological well-being significantly distinguished different relations of supporters from support structure of social network. The number and support duration with foreign friends supporter and the support duration and the level of perceived useful support content highly related with psychological well-being.

• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.70-79
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• 2022

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to develop and test a model for the effects of grit, gratitude disposition, and stress on the psychological well-being of nursing students during the Coronavirus-2019 pandemic. Methods: The data were collected from June 9 to June 27, 2021. A total of 286 nursing students responded to an online questionnaire. In the hypothesis's model, the exogenous variables were grit and gratitude disposition, and the endogenous variables were nursing students' stress and psychological well-being. Data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN and AMOS programs. Results: The final model showed the following indices of goodness of fit: χ²=78.30, χ²/df=3.01, GFI=.95, CFI=.96, TLI=.94, SRMR=.05, and RMSEA=.08. Nursing students' psychological well-being was explained by their grit, gratitude disposition, and stress directly and indirectly, with these three variables explaining 56% of psychological well-being. Conclusion: This study identified factors affecting the psychological well-being of nursing students in a state of increased stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of this study can be a basis for developing and applying a program to enhance nursing students' psychological well-being.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.114-124
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the predictors of psychological well-being in middle-aged female workers by examining the relationship between positive psychological capital, job stress, and job satisfaction. Methods: Data were collected from 145 middle-aged female workers. A self-report questionnaire was used to assess the level of positive psychological capital, job stress, job satisfaction, and psychological well-being. SPSS/WIN version 23.0 was employed for data analysis. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression. Results: The most significant predictors of psychological well-being in the participants were positive psychological capital, living standards, and hobby. These explained 39% of the variance for psychological well-being. Conclusion: We found that positive psychological capital, living standards, and hobby influenced the participants' psychological well-being. Therefore, to improve middle-aged female workers' psychological well-being, developing a program based on positive psychological capital management is necessary.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.63-71
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• 1993

This study is to find mental element and principle for building as the side of tranditional ideas and to understand dwelling from and style by this wag. So we can understand yang taeg theory as a part of feng shui that controls the mental, field of traditional architecture. The results may besummarised as follows. 1. Mentalprinciple of traditional architecfure being understood as a "역" is to result is not the concept of shape as materials and in but that of phase as a spririt. 2. In yang taeg theory, architectural behavior (as selecting site, building and the day for building) is made form the base of that, a human being as a part of universe. 3. Geomantic aspect, to being, laid in an fying a human being and nature as spatial, time concept. 4. The concept of domain in feng-shui is found in village as well as in house.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.490-503
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 선택이론 포커스 그룹 활동이 주부들의 정신건강 증진에 효과가 있는지를 확인하는 것이다. 본 연구를 위하여 Glasse의 저서인 '경고: 정신과 치료가 당신의 정신건강을 해친다' 를 교육 및 토론의 매체로 활용하였다. 참여자는 2개 그룹 24명의 주부들이었으며 이들 중 12명은 실험군으로, 다른 12명은 대조군으로 배정하였다. 집단 활동 시작 시기에 각 집단을 대상으로 특성분노, 특성불안, 우울 및 심리적 안녕감 척도로 설문조사를 실시하였고, 집단 활동 후, 그리고 5주 후 다시 같은 설문조사를 실시하였다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째 실험군의 특성분노, 특성불안, 우울의 수준은 대조군과 비교하여 실험 직후 및 추후 조사에서 모두 낮았다. 둘째, 실험군의 심리적 안녕감의 수준은 대조군과 비교하여 실험 직후 및 추후 조사에서 모두 높았다. 따라서 본 연구를 통하여 선택이론 포커스 집단은 정신건강의 증진에 효과가 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.529-553
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• 2022

본 연구는 지각된 부모의 학업성취압력과 자녀의 정신건강의 관계에서 정체성 발달의 매개효과를 확인하고자 하였다. 구체적으로, 지각된 부모의 학업성취압력과 자녀의 정신건강 간의 관계가 정체성 발달의 긍정적 측면과 부정적 측면 중 어느 측면을 통해 매개되는지 살펴보았다. 이를 위해 한국 대학생 110명을 대상으로 온라인 설문을 진행하였다. 참여자들은 지각된 부모의 학업성취압력과 정체성 발달, 웰빙, 우울을 묻는 설문지에 응답하였다. 분석 결과, 지각된 부모의 학업성취압력은 참여자의 웰빙과는 부적, 우울과는 정적 상관관계에 있었다. 다음으로, 학업성취압력과 정신건강 관계에서 정체성 발달의 매개효과를 알아본 결과, 정체성 발달의 부정적 측면만이 유의하게 나타났다. 즉, 부모로부터 학업성취압력을 높게 지각한 참여자의 정체성은 제대로 발달하지 않았는데, 이는 곧 낮은 정신건강으로 이어졌다. 본 연구는 자녀가 지각한 부모의 학업성취압력과 자녀의 정신건강 간의 매개변인으로 정체성 발달을 제시하며 정체성 발달의 긍정적 측면과 부정적 측면 중 부정적 측면이 두 변인의 관계를 매개한다는 것을 밝혔다는 점에서 의의가 있다. 연구 결과를 바탕으로 입시 경쟁이 치열한 한국사회에서 정체성 형성 과정에 대한 개입이 부모의 학업성취압력과 자녀의 정신건강 간의 관계에서 부정적 영향력을 상쇄할 수 있는 방안이 될 수 있음을 시사하며 본 연구의 제한점과 후속 연구를 제안하였다.

• 한국가족복지학
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• 제54호
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• pp.41-75
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• 2016

본 연구는 중년 여성의 일상생활스트레스가 건강과 우울에 미치는 영향과 이 관계에서 영적 안녕과 대처기제의 매개효과와 조절효과를 검증하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 서울 시내와 수도권에 소재하고 있는 10여개 교회에서 40-50대 여성신도들을 대상으로 조사를 실시하였다. 전체 응답자 중 230명의 자료를 최종분석에 활용하였고, 구조방정식 모형으로 분석하였으며, 구체적으로 경로 분석, 조절효과 분석 등을 실시하였다. 연구결과, 일상생활스트레스는 신체적으로나 정신적인 건강을 해치는 원인으로 작용하고 있고, 우울 수준을 높이는 원인으로 작용하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 일상생활스트레스는 건강과 우울에 직접적인 영향을 미치며, 동시에 일상생활스트레스는 영적 안녕을 매개로 하여 영향을 미치는 부분 매개 효과를 하고 있었다. 즉 일상생활스트레스는 영적 안녕을 저해하고, 저해된 영적 안녕은 신체 건강과는 연관성이 분명하지 않지만 정신건강을 해치고, 우울 수준을 높이는 것으로 나타났다. 일상생활스트레스가 건강과 우울간의 관계에서 대처기제들의 조절효과를 분석한 결과, 12개 대처기제 중에서 자기비판, 긍정적 해석, 자제 등 3개의 대처기제가 유의한 조절효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 중년 여성의 일상생활스트레스 원과 건강특성 간의 관계에의 부적 영향을 최소화하기 위한 실천에의 함의와 정책 방안을 제시하였다.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.21-32
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• 2019

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to analyze perceptions of well-being and characteristics of beauty care tendencies among women, in order to provide basic data for the establishment of a well-being and beauty management direction. Methods : The domains examined for perceptions of well-being included spirit-oriented, material-oriented, self-oriented, and appearance-oriented values. The domains examined for beauty care tendencies consisted of appearance interest, social factors, and beauty care behavior. A survey of 320 women was conducted. In the analysis of the data, t-test and analysis of variance were used to examine the relationship between perceptions of well-being and beauty care tendencies based on sociodemographic variables. A multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the factors affecting beauty care tendencies. Results : The analysis of the perceptions of well-being among the participants indicated that they tended to be more aware of the mental aspects of well-being and seldom recognized well-being as having material aspects. Therefore, they recognized the concept of well-being as something mentally oriented. The analysis of the factors affecting beauty care tendencies indicated that the participants were most greatly influenced by spirit-oriented values, and the more appearance-oriented values were emphasized, the more focus there was on beauty care. Conclusion : This study found that well-being is a luxury, and traditional beauty care involving care of the mind and body can be effectively utilized if the beauty care is based on the recognition of mentally oriented well-being.