• Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.99-112
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• 2019

The landscape of the education market is changing. As part of efforts to deal with the decrease of a school-age population in Korea, Korean universities and colleges are endeavoring to attract foreign students. Chinese students, the largest share of foreign university students in Korea, are becoming an important element at Korean universities and colleges. Chinese students face various kinds of difficulties while trying to cope with new environments in the country. This study aims to analyze the impact of academic factors and psychological factors of Chinese students on the level of adaptation to university life and their satisfaction with it. Data on 128 Chinese students attending D University located in Busan were collected and a path analysis was conducted using partial least squares (PLS) regression. Research results are as follows. First, professors as an academic factor and the level of interest of university staff have significant impact on the level of adaptation to university life while Korean language proficiency does not have significant impact on the level of adaptation to university life. Second, homesickness as a psychological factor is correlated to the level of adaptation to university life with significance while acculturative stress is not correlated to it. Third, the level of adaptation to university life is correlated to the level of satisfaction with university life. Based on these findings, the significance, limitations and future directions of this study are discussed.

• Journal of Fashion Business
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.87-109
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• 2011

This study was to examined the relationship between goal setting, self improvement, social support of parents, friendship, school adaptation, drop out. In our research model, goal setting, self improvement, social support of parents, and friendship is exogenous variable and school adaption and drop out is endogenous variable. A total of 323 undergraduate student(254 female, 69 male) complete the questionnaires. Structural equation modelling showed that, as hypothesized, establishment of goals, social support of parent and friendship have effect on school adaptation, and friendship also have direct effect on drop out. School adaptation mediate path from goal setting, social support of parents, and friendship. This study provides empirical evidence for a model that show how to control the drop out of students.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.119-131
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• 2011

The main purpose of this study was to examine the effect of demographic variables (gender, SES, period of residence in Korea, place of residence, type of program, Korean ability), self-esteem, and acculturative stress on the college adaptation of international college students in Korea. 346 (196 male, 150 female) students from three universities in Jeollanam province completed the Self-Esteem, Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students and The Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ). While gender had no influence on the college adaptation of international college students, SES, period of residence in Korea, place of residence, type of program and Korean ability had significant influences. Also it was found that acculturative stress, type of program, self-esteem and place of residence had significant influence on academic adaptation whereas self-esteem, acculturative stress, type of program, and Korean ability had significant influences on social adaptation. Related to emotional adaptation, acculturative stress, place of residence, and self-esteem were significant variables. Finally, acculturative stress, type of program, self-esteem and place of residence were significant variables of institutional attachment.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.239-254
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• 2021

The aim of this study is to provide basic data for college life adaptation support measures at the college level by identifying college life adaptation status, the relevance of university life adaptation and the core competencies. In order to ahieve this aim there are three objectives. This study is a research study to understand the relationship between college life adaptation and core competencies of college students before and after the coronavirus. The subject of this study was 171 university students from Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Honam. Data was collected through an untact questionnaire, and data analysis was performed using the SPSSWIN 25.0 program for mean, descriptive statistics, frequency analysis, T-test, correlation, and regression analysis. As a result, first, the difficulty of "emotional adaptation" before the coronavirus was high, and the difficulty of "academic adaptation" was high after the coronavirus. Second, the core competencies of college students were highest in the order of 'interpersonal relationship competency', 'problem solving competency', and 'information communication competency'. Third, as a result of analysis of the relationship between core competency factors and adaptation to university life, difficulties in social adaptation were found both before and after the coronavirus. After the corona, difficulties in adapting to school and learning new skills appeared. In conclusion, in order for university students to adapt to university life in the post-corona era, university-level support is needed to reinforce interpersonal relations competencies in unrect situations, reinforce information and communication competencies to promote academic adaptation, and reinforce new skills acquisition competencies.

• Korean Parent-Child Health Journal
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.97-111
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• 2005

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to analyze the families values of the family with hospitalized children in order to offer descriptive data, which will facilitate family adjustment in those families. Method: It's intended in this study, as of descriptive approach, to verify the theoretical framework based on McCubbin's Resiliency Model and to examine the influence of family values on family adaptation. The survey was conducted from June 20, 2003 to November 30, 2003 and the analysis included 202 parents of the hospitalized children. The data analysis utilized SPSS 11.0 program. Result: The correlation coefficients among major variables showed that family stressor was positively related with family strains(r=.249, P<.01), and negatively related with family hardiness(r=-.183, P<.05). Family strains was negative related with general family value(r=-.243, p<.01), and family adaptation(r=-.505, P<.05). Correlations of general family value was positive with family hardness (r=.153, p<.05), and family adaptation (r=.200, p<.01). Conclusions: There was correlating relationship between family strains and family adaptation, and general family value showed correlation with family strains, family hardiness, and family adaptation. Theresfore the continuing future research on the relationship between family value and family adaption is necessary.

• Korean Parent-Child Health Journal
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.58-66
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• 2017

Purpose: This study was to investigate the effects of communication styles and stress coping on college adaptation in nursing students. Methods: The data was collected by questionnaires from 180 nursing students in a university in Gyeongsan, Korea. The data were analyzed with the SPSS/Win 23.0 program, using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and multiple logistic regression. Results: A positive correlation was found for college adaptation with a functional communication pattern such as leveling stance (r=.36, p<.001) and stress coping (r=.39, p<.001). With more using of functional communication and with higher level of active coping of stress coping, nursing students appeared to more successfully adaptation to college life. It was also found that an explanatory power for college adaptation of these factors was 29.8% (F=20.01, p<.001). Conclusion: The study results indicate that it is necessary to develop various programs that can improve effective communication and active coping of stress coping of nursing students in order to enhance the adaptation process to college life.

• Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.104-114
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• 2006

Purpose: This study was designed to examine the basic data for an effective measure for the caregiver's burden and adaptation of industrial accident patient. Method: The data were computerized by the SPSS/pc for Window. Results: 1) The burden felt by the caregiver of the patients who were in hospital was more than 'average', and objective burden was higher than subjective one. 2) The adaptation felt by the caregiver was more than 'average'. 3) The objective burden of the caregiver based on the general characteristics varied in the relationship between the caregiver and the patient, the level of education of the caregiver, the age of the caregiver, nursing period, nursing time per day, and so forth. The subjective burden was significantly related to the relationship between the caregiver and the patient, the level of education of the caregiver, the age of the caregiver, nursing period, nursing time per day, and the religion. 4) The adaptation of the caregiver based on the general characteristics varied in monthly income and nursing period. 5) The relationship between the burden and adaptation of the caregiver were reverse. Conclusion: Even though the caregiver have high burden, they positively adaptation it.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.267-276
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• 2011

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of ego-resilience and stress coping styles on college adaptation in nursing students. Method: The sample for this study consisted of 1st and 2nd year students from 3 colleges of nursing, one each, in Jeolla, Chungcheong, and Gyeongsang Provinces. The data were collected from November 5 to 22, 2010. The data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation and multiple regression with SPSS 18.0. Results: A positive correlation was found for college adaptation with stress coping styles and ego-resilience. The strongest predictor of college adaptation was an optimistic attitude. In addition optimistic attitude, satisfaction with nursing as a major, confidence, academic scores, age, emotional control, and gender accounted for 63.3% of variance in college adaptation. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that development of stress coping and ego-resilience in nursing students is important to college adaptation. Further research in improving ego-resilience and stress coping is warranted.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.95-102
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• 2021

This study aims to verify the effect of mother's career-related behavior on the intention of multicultural youths to school dropout intention and the mediating effect of academic adaptation. To this end, 1,121 middle school seniors were sampled in the 7th (2017) data of the Multicultural Youth Panel Survey, and the influence relationship of the model presented as a three-step method of analysis of the mediated effects of Baron & Kenny and the Sobel test were conducted. First, the analysis showed that mother's support, a subfactor of mother's career-related behavior, had a negative effect on dropout intention, and that mother's interference had a positive effect. Second, academi adaptation has been shown to have a negative effect on dropout intention. Third, mother's support, a subfactor of mother's career-related behavior, showed a positive influence on academi adaptation, and mother's interference showed a negative effect. Fourth, academi adaptation has been shown to be mediated in the relationship between career-related behavior and dropout intention. Based on the above results, practical implications were presented.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.315-327
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• 2017

This study was carried out to examine the converging factors related to academic burnout in students from health-related majors who are involved in studying for the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC). Research subjects included 291 randomly selected students from the J-region, who were enrolled in TOEIC classes. Data collection took place from April 3, 2017 to April 14, 2017, using anonymous self-administered questionnaires. The results of a multiple regression analysis in female students showed higher academic burnout pertaining to studying for the TOEIC when sleeping hours, self-worth, self-efficacy, school adaptation resilience, and study immersion were low, and job-seeking stress and test anxiety were high. The explanatory power of this model was 65%. Based on these results, to reduce academic burnout pertaining to studying for the TOEIC in health majors, it is first necessary to increase sleeping hours, self-worth, self-efficacy, school adaptation resilience, and study immersion, and to make efforts to manage self-competence, job-seeking stress, and test anxiety. The results of this study may be used to decrease the academic burnout caused by studying for the TOEIC in health major students and to increase their aptitude for studying English, to cultivate globalized capabilities. Future studies need to conduct an effect analysis on the control and mediation effect that these factors have on academic burnout.