• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.12
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• pp.43-54
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• 2016

The purpose of this research was to develop a group counseling program for improving the psychological well being and mental health of the university entrants, and to verify the effectiveness of the program. The research procedure consisted of the program development step and the program verification step, and in detail, 6 steps of program development processes were established. The subjects of the research were 116 university entrants, and 15 group counselings were conducted. As the result, significant variations were shown in the scores of the psychological well being and mental health through the pre and post test on the group, and the experience report analysis evaluated that the objective of the program was accomplished. It is expected that these results would be helpful for suggesting various education methodology or education policy for the university entrants.

• Journal of the Korean society of biological therapies in psychiatry
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.173-183
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• 2018

Objectives : The aim of study was to estimate the prevalence of poor sleep quality and depressive symptoms as well as to examine the moderating effect of positive psychology on the relationship between poor sleep quality and depressive symptoms among Korean university students. Methods : A total of 2,338(1,071 male and 1,267 female) university students at seven universities of four cities in Korea were randomly selected to participate in a survey. Data were collected by self-report questionnaires, including Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI), Beck Depression Inventory(BDI), Satisfaction with Life Scale(SWLS), Positive Psychotherapy Inventory(PPTI), and sociodemographic characteristics. Results : The prevalence was 44.8% for poor sleep quality and 14.4% for depressive symptoms among Korean university students. By moderated regression analysis, the results showed that poor sleep quality(${\beta}=0.453$, p<0.001) aggravated depressive symptoms of university students, and life satisfaction(${\beta}=-0.087$, p<0.001) and happiness(${\beta}=-0.145$, p<0.001) respectively buffered the negative effect of the poor sleep quality on depressive symptoms. Conclusion : This study showed very high prevalence of poor sleep quality and depressive symptoms among Korean university students. Overall, these findings demonstrates that positive psychology can be effective in the enhancement of subjective and psychological well-being and may help to reduce depressive symptom levels. In the context of public health, positive psychology can be used as preventive, easily accessible and non-stigmatizing tools.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.14 no.7
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• pp.3211-3217
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• 2013

Amid ever-increasing job-seeking burden and anxiety of college student, this study examined how their dysfunctional attitude affected job-seeking anxiety. The subjects of this study were 600 college students in Metropolitan area. The survey period was conducted from May 21, 2012 to June 1. The study had the findings as below. First, the impact of dysfunctional attitude on job-seeking anxiety was found in the form of 27% physical condition, 18% aroused situation and 10% parental expectations, and especially perfectionism had substantial impact on job-seeking anxiety. Second, correlation analysis between dysfunctional attitude and job-seeking anxiety showed that dysfunctional attitude had direct relationship with all of physical condition, aroused situation and parental expectations. Under the circumstances, more in-depth analysis of dysfunctional attitude and proper interventions are required so that students are able to lower their job-seeking anxiety, prepare healthy work life in society. So is required research and development of programs that can work as a driving force for students to minimize their dysfunctional aspects particularly pursuit of perfectionism and seek jobs as wanted.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.20 no.12
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• pp.611-622
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• 2020

This study aimed to analyze the mediating effect of grit moderated by gender in the relationship between health promoting lifestyle and academic procrastination among 250 college students in the metropolitan area. As a result of the study, first, there was a significant positive correlation with grit for health promoting lifestyle, and significant negative correlation with academic procrastination. Grit had a significant negative correlation with academic procrastination. Second, grit had a significant mediating effect in the relationship between health promoting lifestyle and academic procrastination. Third, the mediating effect of grit in the relationship between health promoting lifestyle and academic procrastination was moderated by gender. In other words, it was found that men had a stronger mediating effect of grit than women. Based on these results, the role and importance of grit in the practice and maintenance of a health promoting lifestyle were discussed, and a way to practice health promoting behavior and coping with academic procrastination according to gender were suggested.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.11 no.10
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• pp.483-492
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• 2013

The study aimed to understand how general characteristics, health consciousness and health behavior of college students are related to physical symptoms, psychological symptoms, self-esteem, social support and the students' satisfaction with college life while it examined how self-esteem and social support are affected by the physical symptoms and psychological symptoms as depression and anxiety and the college life satisfaction. According to the results from path analysis, age, with the social support as a medium, appeared to have had a positive influence on the students' satisfaction with college life while physical symptoms, depression and anxiety had been found, with self-esteem and social support as a media, to affect the students' campus life satisfaction, with physical symptoms positively while depression and anxiety negatively. In conclusion, the study verified mediated effects, sizes and paths of both self-esteem and social support when they are related to physical symptoms, psychological symptoms and college students' satisfaction with their campus life.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.43 no.9 s.211
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• pp.85-96
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to investigate college students' psychological and physical wellbeing, by examining their attachment, self-esteem, loneliness, and life satisfaction. The questionnaire study was conducted on 171 college students. The suggested path model was supported tv serial regression analyses. Attachment experiences in childhood and attachment style with peer had an impact on the college students' self-esteem, which in turn affected loneliness and life satisfaction, which then affected individual health(psychological and physical wellbeing).

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.321-329
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of positive psychological capital and resilience on adjustment of college life and to suggest strategies for improving the adjustment of college life of nursing students. Data were collected from September 10 to September 30, 2020 using a structural questionnaire, which was completed by 197 nursing students in G city. The data was analyzed using SPSS/WIN (Version 22.0). The factors affecting the adjustment of college life of nursing students included positive psychological capital (ß=.36, p<.001), subjective health status (ß=.22, p<.001), resilience (ß=.21, p=.024), and major satisfaction (ß=.11, p=.047). These factors accounted for 47.0% of the adjustment of college life (p<.001). It is important to find ways to improve the level of positive psychological capital of nursing students and there is a need to include education programs or practical interventions to strengthen positive psychological capital.

• Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.49-60
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between psychosocial well-bing and health promoting lifestyle practices of university students in Korea. The subjects were 282 students of one university in Chung-ju. The data were analyzed by the SAS program using mean, frequency, t-test, ANOVA and pearson correlation coefficient. The major results were as follows: 1. The average score for psychosocial well-being and health promoting lifestyle practices were low at 55.97, 103.5. In the subcategories of health promoting lifestyle practices, the highest degree of performance was interpersonal support(2.77), and the lowest degree was health responsibility(1.49). 2. There weren't statistically significant differences for the Psychosocial well-being according to sociodemographic variables. The performance of health promoting lifestyle practices was significant different according to gender and school year. 3. The Psychosocial well-being was negatively correlated with health promoting lifestyle practices. Also it was negatively correlated with subscale of health promoting lifestyle practices except health responsibility. So, significant correlation between psychoscial well-bing and self-actualization, exercise, nutrition, interpersonal support, stress management was found. Based upon this results, health promoting behavior will be clues for developing a interventional programs and strategies for the health promoting lifestyle practices in university students

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.934-942
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting problematic drinking by university students in the Chuncheon area. Lifelong drinking rate of subjects was 98.1%. Problematic drinking rates according to AUDIT (alcohol use disorders identification test) were as follows: 21.3% 'no problem', 58.0% 'at-risk drinking', 10.0% 'alcohol abuse' and 10.7% 'alcohol dependence'. Research has shown that problematic drinking is more prevalent among freshmen, early drinkers, those with hypochondria, and students who are less satisfied with their campus life or whose own parents are frequent drinkers. It has been shown that more serious problematic drinking is associated with higher 'positive alcohol outcome expectancies' and 'coping motives for drinking', and 'recognition level of drinking cultures' is considered less desirable. Multiple regression analysis revealed that 'coping motives for drinking' was the most significant variable affecting the problematic drinking of university students. Developing and fostering various alcohol-reducing programs that largely focus on 'coping motives for drinking' will greatly contribute to solving problematic drinking.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.7
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• pp.90-99
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• 2020

The effects of positive psychology promoting programs for undergraduate nursing students were evaluated. The study was designed using a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design; data were collected between June 22 and September 4, 2019. The participants were 37 nursing students, who were assigned to an experimental group (n=18) and a control group (n=19) at two colleges in D and P city. The positive psychology-promoting program was provided for six weeks (12 sessions, 100~120 min.). The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, t-test, 𝑥² test, repeated measure ANOVA, and paired t-test with the SPSS/WIN 21.0 program. After receiving the positive psychology-promoting program, a difference in optimism (F=16.74, p<.001), psychological well-being (F=14.69, p<.001), and stress-coping strategy (problem solving; F=4.35, p=.015, social support; F=3.87, p=.028) was observed between the experimental and control groups. The results indicate that the positive psychology-promoting program was effective in increasing optimism, psychological well-being, and stress coping strategy in undergraduate nursing students. These findings will contribute to the development of a program to improve the mental health of undergraduate nursing students.