• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.255-263
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• 2011

본 연구는 무료급식소를 이용하는 아동의 가족유형에 따른 아동의 영양지식, 식습관 및 영양섭취상태를 파악하고 나아가 가족유형에 따른 차이를 비교, 분석하였다. 조사대상아동의 식습관은 아침 결식률이 매우 높게 나타났고, 특히 양부모 가정 아동보다 한부모 가정 아동의 경우 세끼를 모두 챙겨먹지 않는 비율이 유의적으로 높았다. 가족 유형별 영양지식점수 차이는 유의적 차이를 보이지 않았다. 그러나 성별에 따른 영양지식점수는 차이를 보여서 철분의 기능에 대한 문항에 대해 한부모 가정 저학년 여학생들의 정답율이 남학생들보다 더 높았다. 양부모 가정에서도 단백질과 물의 기능, 영양소 필요량의 문항에 대해 저학년 여학생들의 정답율이 남학생들보다 더 높았다. 각 영양소 섭취량은 가족유형, 성별, 학년에 따른 유의적 차이를 보이지는 않았다. 식이섭유소, 엽산, 칼슘의 섭취량은 모든 어린이들에 있어서 권장량보다 낮았으며 반면 나트륨의 섭취량은 권장량의 3배이상으로 높았다. 이상의 연구 결과를 살펴보면 양부모 가정 아동보다 한부모 가정 아동의 식습관 및 영양섭취상태가 좋지 못한 경향으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 한부모 가정 아동을 위한 영양 교육과 영양 지원 프로그램 개발을 위한 정부와 각 기관의 관심과 인적, 물적 지원이 필요함을 시사하고 있다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.117-129
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• 2008

In present study, using 1572 low-income families and 266 Head Start teachers from Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) in the U.S., we examined the effects of mothers' reading and the characteristics of interaction between teacher-child interaction on 4-and 5-year-olds' cognitive development represented by their verbal and numerical abilities. Frequencies of mothers' reading at home consistently predicted higher scores of children's Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and Woodcock Johnson Applied Problems. Teachers' sensitivity and permissiveness in their interactions with children in classroom were positively related to children's verbal abilities and teachers' sensitivity predicted better numerical abilities of children after controlling for mothers' reading and the characteristics of family and teacher. The findings shed light on the contributions of teacher behaviors and familial factors to children's cognitive development calling for attention to the need for parent education on cognitively stimulating family environments and continuing education for early childhood teachers focusing on quality interactions with young children.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제34권8호
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• pp.1460-1467
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• 2004

Purpose. This study examined the predictive factors enabling access to children's oral health care at the level of financial barriers, beliefs, and the provider. Methods. In-depth interviews were conducted with 320 immigrant mothers of low-income families regarding their use of oral health services for children aged four to eight years old. Access to oral health care was measured with frequency of planned dental visits, continuity of care, and age at first visit to dentist. Results. The mother took her child to the dentist at a younger age if she received referrals to a dentist from pediatrician. Regular dental visits were significantly related to household income, provider availability on week-ends, and insurance coverage. The extended clinic hours in the evenings, and the belief in the importance of the child's regular dentist visits increased the likelihood of continuing care. The mothers perceiving a cost burden for the child's dental care were also less likely to return to the dentist. Conclusion. The available care delivery system, coordinated medical care, and health beliefs were among important predictors of the health service use. The study findings suggest need for culturally competent dental health interventions to enhance access to oral health care among particularly vulnerable populations such as low-income children in Korean communities.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.179-192
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to investigate the variable factors influencing children's interpersonal relationship skills and analyze the effects of marital perspective-taking ability, managing responses of young children and emotional intelligence on the interpersonal relationship skills of children. The study subjects were young children aged from four to seven attending private kindergartens or public day care centers in Seoul or Kyeongki-do and their mothers. The results are as follows : 1) First, marital perspective-taking abilities were indicated higher on boys than girls, children in a full-day program than those in a half-day program, university graduates or higher degree holders than collage graduates, single-income families than double-income families. In case of managing responses of young children, boys showed high avoidance of offensive disposition and girls showed high emotions dissipation. Also, young children in a full-day program showed non-responses on managing responses but high responses on emotions dissipation, and children of mothers with bachelor's degree or higher education showed support and children from double-income family showed no responses in high. Moreover, emotional intelligence of young children in a full-day program was higher than that of children in a half-day program, interpersonal relationship skills were showed higher on girls than boys, half-day children than full-day ones, children from single-income family than those from double-income family. 2) Meaningful relationships were indicated between these variables; managing responses of young children, emotional intelligence and interpersonal relationship skills by partly showing correlations. 3) Children in a half-day program with low in emotions dissipation, non-responses, offensive dispositional managing responses but high on Avoid, emotional intelligence showed high interpersonal relationship skills.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.493-505
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• 2007

The purpose of this study is to examine the regional differences of 0-12 aged children's environment based on their parents' socioeconomic class and on the character of the settlement. One thousand and two hundred households were investigated and the results are as follows. It is revealed that families in low socio-economic class are more likely to be exposed to noise and home crowdedness. Families living in spontaneous settlement are deprived of natural light and the roads to their homes are steep and narrow. Low income families face a housing affordability crisis. Most of them pay housing rent on monthly basis. The basic infrastructure of low income neighborhood is lacking convenient facilities like shopping centers, public transportation systems, banks, public parks, and libraries. This lack of facilities is more severe in spontaneous settlement. Instead, bars and taverns are located in their neighborhood. Accessibility to parks and resource centers is an important factor that makes both middle and low income families consider their neighborhood to be positive and this condition is counted better in social housing area than in spontaneous settlement. On the contrary, social networks like friends and relatives are strong in spontaneous settlement and families in poverty value these relationships. Such networks are weak in social housing area and this difference is not related to their residential period. Low income families living in social housing area are more pessimistic about their future and this view might result from their counterpart middle class neighbors and the weak social networks.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.327-340
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• 2017

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the barriers to promoting physical activity among obese children from low-income families using community child care (CCC) centers. Methods: This study employed an exploratory-descriptive qualitative research using focus group interviews. The participants were recruited from CCC centers, and 4 focus group interviews were conducted with 10 overweight and obese children and 14 primary caregivers. All interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. The data were analyzed using content analysis. Results: The barriers to promoting physical activity were classified into three areas: 1) individual, a lack of will for physical activity; 2) interpersonal, a change in communicative mean with the peer group, absence of parental monitoring due to work-family balance, and an absence of consistent rules; and 3) organizational, lack of physical activity programs and human resources, and confined space for physical activity. Conclusion: The physical activity of children in low-income families is influenced by a range of ecological barriers. These findings can be used to develop tailored intervention to prevent and manage childhood obesity in low-income children.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.3-13
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• 2018

Although the number of dual low-income families continues to increase, working mothers are suffering from difficulties from housework and child rearing due to the economic difficulties and poor residential environment. By understanding the needs about community space and child-care support services, this study will look into planning cooperative child-care environments for dual low-income families with infants and children. Through purposive sampling this research targeted 151 dual income families with an average monthly income level of 1-3 in Seoul. The collected data was analyzed by frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, and independent sample t-test using SPSS. The research results are as follows: According to the review, respondents responded positively to cooperative child-care. Out of the 20 general community spaces, the need for an indoor playground, recreation room, day nursery, separate garbage and reading room ranked high. Overall, 21 child-care community spaces and 11 child-care support services were generally rated highly.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.103-118
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• 2010

본 연구는 복지개혁이후 어떻게 저소득층 가정이 그들의 보육요구에 대응하고 있는 가를 질적 접근을 통하여 연구하였다. 본 연구는 연구 초기 생계지원금을 받던 22명의 저소득층 가정의 어머니들을 6개월마다 가정방문 하여 인터뷰를 한 장기적 연구 자료를 토대로 본 연구는 이전 연구에서 잘 다루어지지 않았던 빈곤아동들의 삶을 생애사적 접근으로 조명하였다. 일반적인 보육사용의 흐름, 저소득층 아동이 갖게 되는 보육과 관련된 특별한 조건들에 관한 심층적인 분석과 함께 저소득층 장애아동의 보육과 관련된 요인들도 심층적으로 분석하여 제시하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 공적지원과 더불어 사회적 지원망을 통한 비용부담이 적고 양질의 보육서비스를 제시하는 접근방법이 저소득층 가정의 자생력을 키우는 하나의 좋은 방안이 될 수 있음을 보여주었다.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.141-163
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• 2016

This study reviews and analyzes the current status and conditions of child-rearing issues related to single-parent families and pinpoints related problems. It undertakes for single-parent families with children in elementary and middle schools to determine limitations that prevent single-parent families from obtaining in existing policies and legislation. The study introduces policy guidelines to ensure childcare for single-parent families. The results are follows. First, the basic policies supporting single-parent families should be broadened to include not only low-income, single-parent families but also higher-income, single-parent families, which would allow all such families to be given first priority at childcare centers. Second, to resolve discrimination and prejudice toward single-parent families, articles about education and single-parent families should be included in the Single-Parent Support Act. Third, substantial and customized support policies tailored to the growth-stages of children are needed. Fourth, programs to improve the relationship between children and single parents should be developed and promoted. Finally, various family types, such as single-father or multi-cultural single-parent families, must be considered.

• 아동학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2002

This study investigated topic continuity in 5-year-old children during verbal interactions with peers by socioeconomic status and type of task. Each of the 78 children in this study participated in topic continuity sessions consisting of 4 l0-minute play periods with a same-sex peer : 2 in familiar and 2 in unfamiliar situations. Sessions were videotaped and transcribed. Transcripts were analysed by a modified version of the Kertoy and Vetter (1995) topic coding system; categories included topic initiation, topic continuation(collaboration and incorporation), and off-topic. Results showed that children from middle-income families stayed on topic and collaborated more than children from low-income families. Children displayed more topic continuation, collaboration and incorporation in familiar than in unfamiliar situations.