• Korean Journal of Gerontological Social Welfare
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• v.73 no.2
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• pp.79-105
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to validate the Korean version of the Engagement Meaningful Activity Survey(K-EMAS) which modified and translated 12 items of the Engagement Meaningful Activity Survey(EMAS) developed by Goldberg, Brintnell, & Goldberg (2002). The data were collected from 315 questionnaires answered by older adults and were analyzed using SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 20.0. The reliability of K-EMAS was verified, and exploratory factor analysis and item-factor total correlation were conducted to evaluate the two-factor structure of 'Exhibition of Individual Ability (5)' and 'Usefulness of Social Activity (7)'. The corrected two-factor model of K-EMAS was confirmed through fit Indices of confirmatory factor analysis, which proved its convergent validity and discriminant validity. In addition, K-EMAS was shown to have criterion validity by correlation analysis on Depression (CES-D), Quality of Life (WHOQOL-Breif), Meaning in Life (MIL), and the Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire (AAQ). Validation of the Korean version of the scale (K-EMAS) for qualitative measurement of older adults' activity has implications as basic research to support meaningful activities for older adults as well as to provide an instrument that could be used in related research fields.

• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.1-11
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• 2014

We conducted an examination of 243 female adolescent fandom members in order to understand the relationship of the engagement in fandom activities, love attitude, and ego-identity. Researchers used three scales of 'Engagement in Fandom Activities', 'Love Attitude' (Hendrick & Hendrick, 1986) and 'Ego-identity' (Dignan, 1965). Correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were applied after data was collected depending on the scales. The study showed that the degree of engagement and the tendency towards erotic love behavior had a positive correlation. The correlation with the sub-domains of ego-identity were positive with role-expectation and self-assertiveness while self-awareness was negative. All four factors affected the degree of engagement in fandom activities. It is meaningful that research help to understand the characteristic of female adolescent fandom and simultaneously investigate the effective factors of engagement in fandom activity.

• Communications of Mathematical Education
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.37-74
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• 2021

In this study, the student participation-centered class, which takes students' mathematical thinking as an important issues of the class, is named as student thinking-based math class. The main characteristics of student thinking-based mathematics classes were examined in terms of tasks, students engagement, and the role of teachers. According to the results of analysis of class cases practiced by five secondary mathematics teachers, student thinking-based mathematics classes were conducted in the intersection of the rich mathematics tasks, students' cognitive and social engagement, and the role of teachers' formative facilitator. The results of this study showed that the student's thinking is more important than the activity itself. And it is meaningful in that it examines the influence of the dynamic interaction of the three components of the mathematics class on the direction and outcome of the class.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.12
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• pp.23-34
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the access level of digital information service and life satisfaction level of the middle and high-aged people and to analyze the Sequential Mediation Effects on online social engagement and online network activities. To this end, we analyzed the effects of multiple mediations on 1,491 seniors who responded to the 2018 digital information gap survey. The results of the study are as follows: First, this study confirmed that there is a statistically significant relationship between the access levels of digital information service and the life satisfaction. Second, the results showed that impact of digital information access level on life satisfaction among high-aged people was higher when they were engaged in both online social activities and online networking, rather than only involved in online social activities. Overall, this study comprehensively examined the relationship among the level of digital information access, life satisfaction, online social engagement, and online networking, which is meaningful in that it can be used as data for reconsideration of the digital information services and life satisfaction of the high-aged people.

• Korean Journal of Gerontological Social Welfare
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• v.74 no.4
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• pp.125-155
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• 2019

This study used latent mean analysis and multi-group analysis to explore the differences in meaning in life and influencing factors based on Alderfer"s ERG theory by subjective social status. For this purpose, a survey was conducted on 998 older adults aged 65 and over using the welfare center and day care center in South Korea. The major findings are as follows. First, latent mean difference in subjective health by subjective social status was very large. In addition, the difference in the path coefficient of the meaning in life of subjective health by subjective social status was identified. Second, there was no significant difference in the belongingness between the subjective upper class and the middle class, whereas the subjective lower class was found to be significantly lower. On the other hand, belongingness was found to have a significant effect on the meaning in life at all levels. Third, there was no significant difference in engagement meaningful activity in all classes, and it had a positive effect on the improvement of meaning in life. Based on these results, this study suggests that practical and policy intervention plan to enhance meaning in life for older adults.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.10
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• pp.404-413
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• 2022

As non-face-to-face classes have been adopted as an essential class method in universities after COVID-19, interest in ways to encourage student engagement is increasing. Class engagement is a prerequisite for improving the quality of education, so it is inevitably an even more important requirement in non-face-to-face classes. Therefore, this study examined the efforts and concerns based on the teaching experiences of three professors of D University, which have been operated by mixing non-face-to-face or non-face-to-face classes since 2020. As a result, both professors and students went through trial and error in the early stages of non-face-to-face classes, but over time, it was confirmed that students not only actively expressed their opinions but also voluntarily expanded the class activity. This study is meaningful in that it found the possibility that professors-led classes can develop into learner-participating classes through appropriate harmony between face-to-face and non-face-to-face and the use of various media. Data were collected through an autobiographical method.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.95-102
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• 2019

Background: In a cluster-randomized trial, the Safety and Health Involvement For Truck drivers intervention produced statistically significant and medically meaningful weight loss at 6 months (-3.31 kg between-group difference). The current manuscript evaluates the relative impact of intervention components on study outcomes among participants in the intervention condition who reported for a post-intervention health assessment (n = 134) to encourage the adoption of effective tactics and inform future replications, tailoring, and enhancements. Methods: The Safety and Health Involvement For Truck drivers intervention was implemented in a Web-based computer and smartphone-accessible format and included a group weight loss competition and body weight and behavioral self-monitoring with feedback, computer-based training, and motivational interviewing. Indices were calculated to reflect engagement patterns for these components, and generalized linear models quantified predictive relationships between participation in intervention components and outcomes. Results: Participants who completed the full program-defined dose of the intervention had significantly greater weight loss than those who did not. Behavioral self-monitoring, computer-based training, and health coaching were significant predictors of dietary changes, whereas behavioral and body weight self-monitoring was the only significant predictor of changes in physical activity. Behavioral and body weight self-monitoring was the strongest predictor of weight loss. Conclusion: Web-based self-monitoring of body weight and health behaviors was a particularly impactful tactic in our mobile health intervention. Findings advance the science of behavior change in mobile health intervention delivery and inform the development of health programs for dispersed populations.