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The Stress-Reducing Effects of Forest Healing Activities in Maladjusted Military Force Members

  • Kim, Jihye;Sin, Changseob;Kim, Jihye;Kim, Dohyeong;Kim, Yunsu;Lee, Hyunchae
    • Journal of People, Plants, and Environment
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.377-385
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    • 2020
  • Background and objective: In the Republic of Korea, military service is mandatory. Some of new recruits have the stress from the special environment, which could cause psychological maladjustment. The military forces have operated education programs such as green camp and healing camp. The study was conducted to investigate changes in psychological and physiological stress by conducting forest healing activities along with plant scent treatment for soldiers participating in a green camp. Methods: A total of 52 soldiers were participated including maladjustment soldiers and those recommended by their military units to protect the unfit soldiers who participated in forest healing activities in the green camp. The programs that were certified by the Korea Forest Service between 2014 and 2019, and were applied for stress reduction and relaxation training were classified into stress-coping programs and forest experience programs. Post-hoc surveys and cortisol measurements were carried out. Results: Green camp soldiers experience and differences in the level of stress responses were found to be very statistically significant between the treatment and control groups. The techniques for coping with stress were not significantly different in the control group, and the treatment group showed statistically significant results. In addition, the results of analyzing changes in the concentration of cortisol and measuring physiological stress were very statistically significant in forest healing activities at 4 p.m. Conclusion: Once green camp soldiers face stressful situations, forest healing programs using forest plant scents for green camp soldiers can have positive responses and forest healing activities can reduce psychological and physiological stress responses, improving maladjustment behaviors caused by stress and positively affecting the reduction of cortisol.

A Study of Male Student Stress Caused by Interpersonal Relations (남자 대학생의 대인관계 스트레스 경험)

  • Choi, Mi Hye;Kim, Kyung Hee;Chung, Hae Kyung;Yeoum, Soon Gyo;Kwon, Hye Jin;Chung, Yeon Kang
    • Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.63-74
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    • 1998
  • The purposes of this study are to show in interpersonal relations what factors male students are stressed from, how they experience stress, how they cope With it in each situation, and what this results in It attempt to gam basic materials to promote male student health and positive coping methods, The subject of this study was 15 male students of C University located in Seoul and Kyeonggui-Do They were composed of 5 sophomores, 5 Juniors and 5 seniors The period for collecting materials was October 1997 to January 1998, and the interview time ranged from 50 minutes to two hours The interview frequency was one to three times as occasion demanded, The materials were analyzed by the methods and theory suggested by Strauss & Corbin (1990) The results were 130 categories grouped into 33 divisions by similarity Finally, they were united into 9 higher categories In interpersonal relations the core category of male student stress is "affliction", and it follows the course of generation-coping-resolution The types showed in the course of material analysis are as follows, (1) When the subject student is on good terms with the other and the stress is repeated- "affliction" is strong and continuous-and his ability sense is strong, he copes with "affliction" With his own will and solves It affirmatively, (2) When the subject student is on good terms with the other and the stress is repeated-so "affliction" is strong and continuous-and his ability sense is weak, he copes with "affliction" with an emotional bias and solves it negatively (3) When the subject student is on good terms with the other and the stress is temporary-"affliction" is strong and temporary-and his ability sense is strong, he copes with "affliction" with his own will and solves it affirmatively (4) When the subject student becomes estranged from the other and the stress is temporary-"affliction" is weak and temporary-and his ability sense is weak, he copes with "affliction" with an emotional bias and solves it negatively, (5) When the subject student becomes estranged from the other and the stress is repeated-"affliction" is strong-and continuous and his ability sense is strong, he copes with "affliction" with his own will and solves it affirmatively (6) When the subject student becomes estranged from the other and the stress is repeated-"affliction" is strong and continuous-and his ability sense is weak, he copes with "affliction" with an emotional bias and solves it negatively. According to the above results, the conditions of cause and effect for male students to generate "affliction" should be understood in order to help cope with stress caused by interpersonal relations A program for education and counseling should be developed for male students to strengthen their 'ability sense' in choosing coping strategies In addition, the individual estimation for ability sense should be performed when education and counseling them.

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Development of Holistic Therapy Program and Changes in Stress of Happy Healing Group Subjects (Holistic Therapy 프로그램의 개발과 적용한 행복힐링모임 대상자들의 스트레스 변화)

  • Lee, Ha Young;Chun, Jun Hyup
    • Journal of Naturopathy
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.10-18
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    • 2021
  • Purposes: Stress is known as a factor inducing various diseases in the human body. The purpose was to conduct a study on the stress change of 62 subjects who performed the newly developed "Holistic Healing(HH)Program" through the Happy Healing Group Program. Methods: Six sessions of the HH program were performed once a week (90 minutes) at the Happy Healing Meeting, and were surveyed activities of each session in detail. The HH program was developed to be applied to the general public, and it was composed of three detailed introduction-development-finish phases for each session. Results: After performing the Happiness Healing Meeting with the HH program the stress factor significantly decreased to 26.371 points in the post-test average value than the pre-test average value (p<.000). Psychological and social stress was reduced considerably to 9.096 points in post-test than in the pre-test measurement. Stress-coping method was significantly higher in the post-test with 201.661 points compared to the pre-test. Mood state was 69.451 points in the pre-test and 123.983 points in the post-test, showing a significant difference (p<.000). Conclusions: In the subjects who have been applied the holistic therapy program to the happiness healing small group, was significantly decreased general or psychosocial stress, and the stress-coping style and mood state change tended to increase. When evaluating this result, the SERIP Holistic Healing Program has been determined to be one of the very new holistic and beneficial natural healing therapies for the happiness healing small group.

Effects of Music Therapy Activity on the Stress Change of Alcoholics with Extended Song Sharing (확장된 노래나누기를 중심으로 한 음악치료 활동이 알코올중독자의 스트레스 변화에 미치는 효과)

  • Choi, Kyeong-Yoon;Kim, Sun-Sik
    • Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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    • v.9 no.9
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    • pp.229-236
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    • 2019
  • This study aims to examine the moderating effect of Extended Song Sharing for helping alcoholics to deal with stress. ESS is structure with non-verbal techniques approaches traditional Song Sharing technique. For this study, 64 alcoholics hospitalized were experimental (n=33) and control groups (n=31). The group was asked to participate in 12 ESS programs twice a week, every 45 minutes for six weeks. During this period, all those who belonged to the experimental and control groups were required to continue to participate in treatment programs prescribed by hospitals. Result: ESS interventional effects on subjects were evaluated using a stress response scale. As a result of the experiment, the WCC score of the experimental group increased 7.3% (p=0.000) but there was almost no change in the control group (1.5% increase, p=0.019). Effects of WCC types were higher in the experimental group, followed by 13.67% (p=0.006) in coping with wishful thinking, 9.66% (p=0.000) in the pursuit of social support, 6.35% (p=0.000) in dealing with problems, and 4% (p=0.000) in coping with emotions. ESS activities have been confirmed to improve the way alcoholics cope with stress.

Convergent Influence of Body Image, Self Efficacy on Parenting Stress of Primipara Women (초산부의 신체상, 자기효능감이 양육스트레스에 미치는 융복합적 영향)

  • Kim, Bo-Mi;Kim, Eun-Hee
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.15 no.10
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    • pp.493-500
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study is to identify the relationships among Body Image and Self Efficacy, Parenting Stress and influencing factors on Parenting Stress of Primipara Women. Data were collected from 134 Primipara Women in U city from January 1 to March 31, 2017. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. Significant correlations were found among Body Image and Self Efficacy, Parenting Stress. Meaningful variables that influenced Parenting Stress were Post-discharge supporter, Body Image and Support of family, and the total explanation power was 29.5%. In conclusion, development of Parenting Stress Coping program to decrease the Parenting stress of Primipara Women based on the convergent influencing factors is needed, and further development of program for Parenting Stress Coping for the Primipara Women ion the related factors is also needed.

Impact of Interpersonal Relationship Ability, Job Stress, and Stress Coping Type on Turnover Intention of Nurses in the Early Stage of their Careers: Focusing on Job Stress (초보간호사의 대인관계능력, 직무 스트레스, 스트레스 대처유형이 이직의도에 미치는 영향: 직무 스트레스를 중심으로)

  • Jeoung, Ja Yong;Kim, Chul-Gyu
    • Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.36-47
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of interpersonal relationship ability, job stress, and stress coping type on the turnover intention of nurses in the early stage of their careers. Methods: Data were collected from 136 early stage nurses from two general hospitals and one tertiary hospital in Chungbuk province. An early stage nurse was defined as the nurse with a work experience of 3 to 36 months. The collected data were analyzed using independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Mann-Whitney U test, Person's correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression. Results: It was seen that turnover intention had a negative correlation with interpersonal competency (r=-.20, p=.020) and a positive correlation with job stress (r=.56, p<.001). Job stress due to work over load, inadequate compensation and working environment, interpersonal relationship ability, and length of clinical career were significant factors influencing turnover intention (p<.05). These variables explained for 50.4% of the variance in turnover intention. Conclusion: It is necessary to develop an interpersonal relationship ability improvement program to decrease turnover intention among early stage nurses by helping them to successfully adapt to their job. Moreover, it is important to bring about continuous improvements in terms of provision of adequate workload and appropriate rewards, and creation of a suitable work environment to reduce the job stress of early stage nurses.

Hospitalization Stress in Child : Concept Analysis (아동의 입원 스트레스에 대한 개념분석)

  • Lee, Young-Ok
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.327-335
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate conception of children's hospitalization stress and to make clear concepts, and to use Walker & Avant's concept analysis method. Children's hospitalization stress attributes were derived from physiological changes, individual-environmental interactions, cognitive and psychosocial developmental stage responses, and intrinsic and outward changes due to coping styles. The prerequisites for hospitalization stress of children were disease severity, biological factors, and support system, and the results were hospitalization adaptation, disease and health recovery, improvement of child development, and acquisition of coping skills. In order to solve the prerequisites for Hospitalization stress of children, it is necessary to be aware of the disease and to establish a support system of parent-family. Afterwards, we suggest more qualitative research on the hospitalization stress of children, the development of tools that reflect the characteristics of the hospitalization stress of children, and the development of programs to solve the Hospitalization stress.

The Effect of Aptitude of Child Care Teachers of Child Care Trainees on the Stress Coping (보육교사적성이 보육실습 스트레스 대처에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, Se-Jeong;Bae, Moon-Jo
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.16 no.8
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    • pp.5207-5211
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    • 2015
  • This study was intended to investigate the effect of aptitude of child care teacher of child care trainees on the stress of child care practice and management of stress as quality and aptitude of child care teachers are being discussed and necessity of revaluation on teaching practice of child care trainees are being brought up recently. First, as a result of collecting data from 268 child care trainees, stress of child care and teaching practice and stress management showed difference between grades. Secondly, among lower factors of aptitude of child care teachers, it was identified that stress is higher in a relationship between child care center director and guidance teachers when sociability with infants is lower. Thirdly, it was identified that teachers can cope with stress of child care and teaching practice when they have higher creativity, self-development, activeness, and positiveness among lower factors of aptitude of child care teachers.

Experiences of Turkish Women with Breast Cancer During the Treatment Process and Facilitating Coping Factors

  • Gunusen, Neslihan Partlak;Inan, Figen Sengun;Ustun, Besti
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.3143-3149
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    • 2013
  • Background: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in Turkey and around the world. Treatment adversely affects women's physical, psychological, and social conditions. The purpose of this study was to identify the experiences of Turkish women with breast cancer and the facilitating coping factors when they receive chemotherapy. Methods: A phenomenological approach was used to explain the experiences and facilitating factors of breast cancer patients during the treatment period. Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews. The sample comprised 11 women with breast cancer receiving treatment. Results: At the end of the interviews conducted with women with breast cancer, two main themes were identified: adjustment and facilitating coping factors. The adjustment main theme had two sub-themes: strains and coping. Women with breast cancer suffer physical and psychological strains as well as stress related to social and health systems. While coping with these situations, they receive social support, turn to spirituality and make new senses of their lives. The facilitating coping factors main theme had four sub-themes: social support, disease-related factors, treatment-related factors and relationships with nurses. It has been determined that women receiving good social support, having undergone preventive breast surgery and/or getting attention and affection from nurses can cope with breast cancer more easily. Conclusions: Women with breast cancer have difficulty in all areas of their lives in the course of the disease and during the treatment process. Therefore, nurses should provide holistic care, teaching patients how to cope with the new situation and supporting them spiritually. Since family support is very important in Turkish culture, patients' relatives should be informed and supported at every stage of the treatment.

The influence of Cognitive Coping on Sick Role Behavioral Compliance and Depression, Satisfaction with Life in Hemodialysis Patients (혈액투석환자의 인지적 대처전략에 따른 환자역할행위 이행 및 우울, 삶의 만족에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Ji-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.1328-1338
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of the study was to examine the relationships between cognitive coping, sick role behavioral compliance, depression, and life satisfaction of hemodialysis patients based on the stress-coping model. The research is cross-sectional survey, 150 participants were recruited from 4 local clinics in Chungcheongbuk-do. As a results, the cognitive coping scores were significantly related to sick role behavioral compliance, depression, and life satisfaction. The coping strategies explained 20.5%, 10.5%, and 24.6% of the variances in sick role behavioral compliance, depression, and life satisfaction, respectively. The most powerful coping strategy was positive refocusing in sick role behavioral compliance, depression, and life satisfaction. The results of the study indicate that cognitive coping plays an essential role for psychological adaptation of hemodialysis patients. Therefore, the development and application of intervention program to improve adaption of hemodialysis patients are required.