• 한국노년학
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.513-524
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of self-regulation and self-efficacy on relations between volunteering and happiness & meaning of life in the middle aged and the elderly. A total of 588 participants were asked to complete a questionnaire of volunteering, happiness, meaning of life, self-regulation, and self-efficacy. The results indicated that those participants who scored high on volunteering were also high in terms of happiness, meaning of life, self-regulation, and self-efficacy. Further, self-regulation and self-efficacy exercised mediating effects on the positive relations between volunteering and happiness & meaning of life. Finally, these finding were discussed in relation to their implications for happiness and meaning of life in the middle aged and the elderly and also limitations of the present study were suggested for future research.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.295-306
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to Happiness Sharing Kumdo Class Participating Adolescents' achievement goal orientation on ego-resiliency and quality of life and to provide guidance measures for the correct growth of vulnerable participants through the happiness sharing Kumdo class, which will be activated as a sports support program. To achieve the purpose of this research, 236 Adolescent participating in the Happiness Sharing Kumdo Class was selected and surveyed in Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon. Based on the data collected, the following results were derived by conducting frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. First, verification of the effect of achievement goal orientation of Adolescent participating in Happiness Sharing Kumdo Class on ego-resiliency showed that task-orientation has significant influence on diversity, future-orientation, and emotion control, and ego-orientation has significant influence on diversity and emotion control. Second, verification of the effect of achievement goal orientation of Adolescent participating in Happiness Sharing Kumdo Class on quality of life showed that task-orientation has significant influence on quality of physical, psychological, social, environmental and educational quality, and ego-orientation has a significant influence on quality of physical and environmental quality. Third, verification of the effect of ego-resiliency on quality of life by Adolescent participating in Happiness Sharing Kumdo Class showed that diversity has not significant influence all factors of quality of life, but future-orientation has significant influence on quality of psychological and environmental quality, and emotion control has a significant influence on quality of physical, psychological, social and educational quality.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.321-346
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• 2019

The cycle of human life has a limited time to death. Everyone cannot help but think how to live in the limited time and then they try to reach toward their happiness. Their pursuit for the happiness gives rise to the new trend called 'Well-bing'. Generally speaking, it means to eat well, to feel their own satisfaction with their lives and to spend a time on doing what they want to do. However, considering their current lives which are tough and harsh, it could be impossible for them to accomplish the well-being stated above. From this point, it is natural to think what real well-being means. Its real meaning would be understood by identifying its cause if well-being is the way to happiness. Based on the thesis stated above, let me look into the desire of human being. It has both side; it should be eliminated or overcome as a deficiency and disability in human life while it could be an driving force to let the human being keep their lives. They can find the real meaning of well-being and their happiness can be realized through the control of their desires. Above all, according to the control for them, they can accomplish their happiness or fail to do it. The trend of well-being can be kept in our culture when moral value is reflected to the well-being. Finally, it orients to the purpose of happiness. It also means that everyone shares moral and positive value one another in the process of challenge to achieve their goals. In order to realize it, they should be satisfied with their current situation and have a balance with everything related to themselves.

• The Korean Journal of Elementary Counseling
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.465-484
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship among savoring, happiness and optimism of elementary school students. This study is also expected to provide basic informations for the promotion of the happiness and optimism of elementary school students. The subjects were 495 fifth and sixth graders from 10 primary schools located in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. The measurement were the savoring test, the happiness test and the optimism test. The collected data was analyzed using the i-STATistics program(Kim & Baker, 2012). The study results were as followings: First, female students had higher scores than male students in the savoring test, the happiness test and the optimism test. And there were significant gender differences in savoring, happiness and optimism. Second, there was a significantly positive correlation between savoring and happiness(home environment, self-attributes, abilities, and interpersonal relationships) at the level of p<0.001. And the regression analysis result showed that savoring contains explanatory power of 60.70% for happiness. Third, there was a significantly positive correlation between savoring and optimism(expectations for the future) at the level of p<0.001. And the regression analysis result showed that savoring contains explanatory power of 66.51% for optimism. The result of this study shows that savoring has a high correlation to happiness and optimism. Happiness and optimism of children can be enhanced by increasing savoring. Therefore, the development and verification of savoring program for children is required.

• Journal of Technologic Dentistry
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.377-385
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• 2013

Purpose: This research conducted by using Department of Dental Laboratory Technology students investigates interpersonal and emotional intelligence impact on psychological happiness. Methods: Study was conducted in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk area Department of Dental Laboratory Technology students, based on 132 people who were enrolled college students. Data analysis, frequency analysis, factor analysis, reliability test, correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis was carried out and SPSS/WIN 18.0 was used. Results: Interpersonal factors utilize emotions, emotional self-control and emotional awareness. Others turned positive (+) was found to affect the psychological, emotional factors utilized in euphoria, emotional adjustment and were found to have positive effects. Conclusion: Looking at the above results gathered from dental engineering students, improvement in interpersonal relationships, and psychological welfare have improve more effectively through utilizing and controlling emotions, including the ability to set their own goals for the future. Motivational training programs for strengthening study habits is more important than what can be based in dental college engineering students. In conjunction with an active lifestyle, future professional dental health services for patients and clinicians care about the improvement of his own psychological happiness was inspire by the care received from home and school and the resulting map is considered to require constant attention.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.99-108
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• 2018

This study regards the savoring, emotion and happiness of 232 equestrians who participated in leisure sports horse riding. First, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted to extract the main variables and to verify the validity of the study. Second, correlation analysis was performed to find out the correlation between major variables. Third, path analysis was performed to derive the final result of this study. In addition, we conducted a reliability analysis of major measurement tools to determine internal consistency(Conbach's ${\alpha}$) utilizing IBM SPSS 21.0 and IBM AMOS 21.0. The results show that past recall had a statistically significant negative impact on negative emotions and future expectations had a negative impact on positive emotions. Also, future expectations showed a statistically significant effect on euphoria and positive emotions had positive effects on happiness.

• Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.125-131
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship of information literacy, life satisfaction, and life happiness of the silver generation, and to suggest the direction for their happy life. We conducted a questionnaire survey targeted at the Internet users of over 60 years old adults living in Daegu/Gyongbuk areas. Data were analyzed using 238 valid samples. With the results, it revealed that the silver generations' life satisfaction fully mediates the relationship between their information literacy and their life happiness. Future studies are also discussed in this paper.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.57-69
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of experience emotion (i.e., happy, proud, sad, fear) on the risk perception. This study also examined interaction effects of emotion regulation (i.e., reappraisal strategy, problem focused strategy) between experience emotion and risk perception. The study collected data from 168 flight crew members in Korean commercial airlines, using an online research in which an experiment of emotion manipulation and a survey were included. The results of the study found the positive effect of happiness emotion on the risk perception regarding cases 1(these cases have high possibility of negative result and low circumstance control) and the positive effect of sadness emotion on the risk perception regarding cases 2(these cases have low possibility of negative result and high circumstance control). This study also found the interaction effect of reappraisal emotion regulation strategy between the relationship of happiness and risk perception regarding cases 2. From these results, the study provided that theoretical and practical implication that happiness and sadness emotion contribute risk perception and reappraisal strategy has a moderating role in the relationship between happy emotion and risk perception. Finally, based on these results, the limitations of this study and future research were discussed.

• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.79-97
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• 2019

This study aimed for in-depth observation of the status quo of the youth generation's happiness utilizing the Better Life Index and the World Value Survey. To serve this purpose, the study selected 11 of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD) member countries (Australia, Estonia, Germany, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden, Turkey, United States) that overlapped with the subject countries of the World Value Survey. The results of the observation first revealed that among the work-life balance levels of youth generations from across the 11 studied countries, the level for Korean youth was in a very poor state. Second, the happiness level of Korean youth also sat among the bottom ranks, with the aspects of politics, friendship, and career casting a heavy influence on importance to life; specifically, the youth generations of Turkey and Germany showed high levels of life purpose, while Korean youth displayed outstanding results in the challenge aspect. The third finding of this study reported that family, religion, power, benevolence, and challenge were commonly related to the happiness level of youth generations in countries with a higher work-life balance. The results of this study are expected to contribute to the much needed attention and support for improving the happiness level of the Korean youth generation, who will eventually play the leading role in our future society.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.423-433
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• 2021

This study was to investigate the mediating effect of subjective happiness on the effect of andropause symptoms on suicidal Ideation in married middle-aged men. Final Participants were 199 married middle-aged men with andropause symptoms. Andropause symptoms, suicidal ideation, and subjective happiness of middle-aged men showed significant correlations. The mediating effect of subjective happiness on the relationship between andropause symptoms and suicidal ideation was verified. The findings revealed that an improving subjective happiness of men with andropause symptoms can be helpful for the prevention of suicidal ideation. Therefore, the researchers suggest that future researchers develop nursing interventions for the prevention of suicide ideation of men with andropause symptoms based on the results of the study, and evaluate its' effects.