• The Korean Journal of Community Living Science
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.147-160
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• 2007

This research challenges the general notion of one-person households of the elderly during widowhood as impoverished, isolated, and vulnerable. Recognizing a high potential vulnerability, however, this research attempts to describe the diverse composition of one-person households of the elderly. For this purpose, relying on 2% sample data from the 2000 census, it examines regional distribution, socio-economic characteristics, and determinants of one-person households of the elderly during widowhood. Socio-economic characteristics of one-person households of the elderly differ by region. Jeju island is distinct in terms of sex and age distribution, and residence area of children. In general, rates of economic activity and self-subsistence are higher in provinces than in cities. Compared to the elderly living with family, the elderly living alone show high rates of economic activity, self-subsistence, and capability of physical activity. Results of logistic regression analysis of determinants of living arrangement are consistent with those of descriptive statistics. Those who are economically active and able to move around without assistance tend to live alone after the death of a spouse. Number of sons and living in an urban area are negatively associated with living alone, whereas females are more likely than males to live alone. According to the separate analysis by age, the positive effect of economic activity is greater in the oldest of the old than in other age groups. Those who possess high educational attainment tend to live alone when they are 80 and older, unlike other age groups. Based on these findings, this paper finds that one-person households of the elderly nay not always be the most vulnerable group, and are diverse in terms of socioeconomic characteristics.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.265-277
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• 2018

This study examined if support from separated children as a factor of depression was distinguishable between male and female elderly individuals living in one-person households. This study analyzed data of 2,354 elderly individuals living in one-person households(407 males and 1,947 females) who were 65 years of age or older using data from the 2014 National Elderly Survey on Living Conditions and Need for Welfare. Employing logistic regression, IADL, self-rated health, and, friends were important for male elderly individuals living in one-person households, while self-rated health, friends, employment, chronic diseases, and emotional support from separated children were noticeable for female elderly individuals living in one-person households. To better understand the mental health needs by gender of elderly individuals living in one-person households, their differences in emotional support from separated children, should be considered.

• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.77-95
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• 2017

The purpose of this study is to examine the factors related to leisure time to understand middle-aged one-person households. Data are from the recent survey of lifetime use in 2014 by Statistics Korea(N=1,138). Middle-aged one-person households aged 40-59 years were categorized into four groups by marital status (unmarried/married/widowed/divorced). Major results were found as follows: First, the total leisure time per day was 238 min in the middle-aged one-person households. The majority of the total leisure time was spent on 'fellowship & leisure activities'(204 min on weekdays, 283 min on weekends). Especially, time spent on real-time TV watching hours was the longest, as long as 89 min on weekday and 150 min on weekends. Second, gender differences were significant in terms of leisure time use in the middle-aged one-person households. Females spent less time on leisure than their male counterparts on both weekdays and weekends. In addition, gender differences related to marital status were significant. Third, on weekdays, the determinants of leisure time use among the middle-aged one-person households were health and type of employment for 'participation & volunteer activities', and gender, age, marital status, and type of employment variables for 'fellowship & leisure activities.' On weekends, time spent on 'participation & volunteer activities' were influenced by marital status, residential area, and type of employment, while time spent on 'fellowship & leisure activities' were significantly related to gender, type of employment, type of job, holiday system, and income.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.357-362
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• 2022

This study classified the characteristics of one-person media into two factors: interactivity and entertainment, and investigated the effect on intention of usage and the mediating effect of perceived value. In order to confirm this, this study conducted an empirical analysis targeting Chinese people who have experience watching one-person media real-time broadcasting and Chinese students studying in South Korea. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the interactivity and entertainment of one-person media had a positive (+) effect on intention of usage, and the partial mediating role of the perceived value was also verified in the relationship between the characteristics of one-person media and the intention of usage. Based on the above results, characteristics such as interactivity and entertainment of one-person media were identified as important factors that can increase users' intention to use. In addition, it also introduces the significance of this study, and reviews the limitations of the study and the direction of follow-up research.

• Land and Housing Review
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.1-14
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• 2020

The aim of this study is to empirically identify the differentiating characteristics of determinant factors on sing-person households' commuting mode choice compared to multi-person households' one in order to establish the customized police directions to decrease private car use in commuting. While the study use the 2% sample survey data on the population and housing in 2015, it employ multinomial logit models on relative choice probability of such alternative commuting modes as bus, subway or rail, and walking, rather than driving. As potential determinant factors, the study employs demographic, socio-economic, and housing and residential one for both models of single-person and multi-person households. The study finds that the behavior of commuting mode choice has distinctive difference by gender, marriage status, physical activity constraint, job type, residential period in current housing of the single-person household's workers compared to the multi-person households' ones. Based on the findings, the study deduce ten commuting policy directions customized for the single-person household.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.295-304
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• 2019

This paper introduces a customized Smart Fire and Crime system for one person households. Recently, the number of one person household has skyrocketed due to the increasing number of one person household and the aging population. As a result, the demand for private security companies for one person household is increasing and smart security systems that are applied with rapidly evolving IoT and sensor technologies are also becoming a major issue. However, despite the increasing trend of one person households, the existing system focuses on multiple households, so that there are disadvantages of the one person households to operate in such a big system which operate separately. Therefore, in this paper, we design and implement a system that provides a personalized safety service for one person household that integrates a security system and a fire monitoring system. This will help prevent criminal activity in places where the police can not reach at a lower cost than using existing private companies, and help monitor the situation of the houses in real time.

• Journal of Information Technology Services
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.99-117
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• 2019

In recent years, the one-person media has increasingly gained popularity. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship among the service quality, satisfaction and intention of continuous use of one-person media service and to further examine the mediating effect of satisfaction operating on the relationship between the service quality and intention of continuous use. Based on the literature review, hypotheses were developed and the research model was built for testing. The sample of 358 users was selected to achieve these objectives. From the analysis of PLS(Partial Lease Square Path Analysis), key research findings are summarized as follows. First, relationships among the service quality, satisfaction, and intention of continuous use were all positively correlated each other. Second, the effect of service quality on intention of continuous use was mediated by satisfaction. Third, the content quality of one-person media has the higher effectiveness than platform quality to satisfaction and intention of continuous use. Results of this paper are expected not only to emphasize the importance of satisfaction based on the service quality, but also to provide multifaceted implications and directions for the management of one-person media service effectively.

• Journal of Information Management
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.23-47
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• 2009

According to the 2007 Korea library yearbook, 162 out of 589 special libraries are one person libraries which means an individual librarian takes responsibilities of all librarian tasks. Due to its particularity and diversity, however, there is lack of research on special libraries compared to the other libraries and no job analysis for human resources to be effectively managed has been done. This study aims to understand the current status of one person library by investigating its tasks and frequency, importance, difficulty of its duties. This study also suggests plans to improve the job by analyzing its association with affiliated organizations of one person library.

• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.1-15
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• 2000

The purpose of this study is to suggest the way to improve the life satisfaction of the aged in the institutional household by examing some of factors such as individual, social support and facility that influence their life satisfaction. In the view of statistical results, the level of their life satisfaction is influenced by individual, social support and facility related to factors. First, the level of the aged’s life satisfaction is high when the person has spouse who lives together, has many children, presumes oneself as in healthy and has high-satisfaction of religion. Second, the level of the aged’s life satisfaction is high when the person has good relationship with friends in institutional household and one’s children. And the person whose relative call her or him frequently and she or he is proud of one’s being in institutional household has high-satisfaction of one’s life. Third, the level of the aged’s life satisfaction is high when the person satisfies the quality of food-services and housing services. Finally, the results of in-depth interview show that the person who has financial power, a certain of hobby and one’s role has high-satisfaction of one’s life

• The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.109-124
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• 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the happiness level of one-person households according to gender in Korea and identify factors influencing householders' happiness. Methods: This was a descriptive correlational study design using the 2017 Community Health Survey data. The participants were 8,724 male and 16,810 female individuals in one-person households. Complex samples descriptive statistics, cross analysis, general linear model, and multi-order regression were conducted to identify the health status, health behavior, and factors influencing happiness. Results: The mean score of happiness was higher in female than male individuals. The main factors of happiness of male householders were suicide thought experience, subjective health level, and experience of having necessary medical services. The main factors of happiness of female householders were suicide thought experience, household income, depression experience. Conclusion: It is necessary to develop and implement nursing interventions and policies according to priorities for the happiness of one-person householders.