• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.443-452
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• 2018

The main objectives of this study are to examine the effects of social capital and anxiety on the depression of the adolescent and to examine the moderating effect of self-awareness on the relationship between social capital and depression, and anxiety and depression. To do this, we analyzed the data obtained from Social and Psychological Anxiety Survey of Korean Society in 2015. The subject is 4,724 adolescent aged 14-18 years. To investigate the moderating effects of variable, we conducted a hierarchial regression analysis and confirmed the explanatory force change. As a result of that, first, social capital, anxiety and self-awareness all had a direct effects on depression. This results show that the better social capital, the lower anxiety, and the higher self-awareness is, the lower depression is. Second, it was found that self-awareness was moderating variable in the relationship of social capital and depression, and the relationship of anxiety and depression. Based on this results, this study has proposed the implications and limitations of the study and suggestions for further study.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.101-110
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• 2011

This study has a blog usage experience with china netizen. We found the impact that blog usage motive, usage type, blog involvement and political-society disposition influence on a moral recognition with a blog activity. Results were as follows: First, A blog usage motive appeared seven, self-expressive and informational search motives were revealed that we had an influence on moral recognition of blog activity. Second, they had the difference in a blog usage motive according to a blog involvement and blog involvement reveled that we had an influence on moral recognition of blog activity. Third, the society involvement disposition of china netizen had an influence on moral recognition of blog activity, it effects on significantly social motivation of blog usage. The implication of this study is a follows. We verified the blog usage motive, type, blog involvement and society involvement disposition are important elements which understand a blog activity. Finally, we confirmed that psychological and social motive related to moral recognition of blog activity.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.19-34
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of parental role responsibilities among adolescents on resilience and the moderating effects of self-esteem. The research participants were 431 middle school students living in Gwangju. Data were collected from self-reported questionnaires and analyzed using the SPSS 23.0 program. The major findings were as follows: First, the adolescents' perception of parental role responsibilities, resilience, and self-esteem scores were higher than the median(3.00) score. Second, there was a positive correlation among perception of parental role responsibilities (emotion & sociality, education), resilience, and self-esteem. Third, self-esteem had a statistically positive moderating effect on the resilience. It signified that the relationship between perception of parental role responsibilities (emotion & sociality, education) and resilience appeared differently depending on the self-esteem, which means that self-esteem had a positive effect on the resilience.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Child Welfare
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• no.58
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• pp.141-170
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• 2017

As child neglect and abuse have emerged as social problems deteriorating human rights of children, this study aimed to examine the impacts of child neglect and abuse at community children centers on consciousness of human rights. In addition, this study examined whether self-esteem mediated the relationship between child neglect and abuse and consciousness of human rights. From the community children center panel data, 630 fifth-year children at elementary schools were included as a sample. Key findings of structural equation modeling can be summarized as follows: (1) Child neglect and abuse were found to have negative impacts on children's self-esteem and consciousness of human rights, respectively; (2) self-esteem was positively related to consciousness; (3) self-esteem partially mediated the relationship between child neglect and consciousness; (4) the impact of child abuse on consciousness of human rights was found to be perfectly mediated by self-esteem. We conclude by suggesting policy and practice implications to promote human right-friendly environments.

• Information Systems Review
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.63-86
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• 2019

As the use of ICT became a part of daily social life, online community has emerged as a new type of social organization. Online community is a virtual space which enables many people to participate and contribute together to collective knowledge. Anonymity in online communities can encourage active social participation by people with various social constraints, however, anonymity can also lead to serious social pathology. As a result, it is necessary to study on what is fundamentally influencing human behavior and how people's behavior is controlled in anonymous online community. This study focuses on human identity and investigate the factors affecting human behavior control in anonymous online environment by examining various aspects of identity in online discussion community. This study empirically verifies the causal relationship between factors, including social & technical anonymities, various identity dimensions, intrinsic motivation to participate in the community, group norm conformity, and quality of discussion. It also analyzes the difference between groups by the level of anonymity, gender, age, community usage period, and discussion topic. Based on the findings, this research provides theoretical and practical implications for online community management strategies and a better culture on Internet discussion.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.51-57
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to analyze the structural relationship and direct and indirect effects among high school students' self-esteem, democratic parenting attitude, school adaptation, and human rights awareness. The subject of this study is panel data of a total of 3,456 high school students who responded to a study on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Children and Youth of the Korea Youth Policy Institute. Data analysis was statistically processed using SPSS 21 and AMOS 21.0 programs. The results of this study showed that high school students' self-esteem had a direct effect on democratic parenting attitudes, school adaptation, and human rights awareness. It was confirmed that the self-esteem of high school students had an indirect effect on human rights awareness through democratic parenting attitudes and school adaptation as a medium. In conclusion, in order to improve high school students' human rights awareness, school of social work is needed considering the causal relationship of all variables.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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• v.57 no.9
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• pp.97-109
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• 2007

This study is to examine the relation between self-consciousness and appearance management behavior; to grasp the appearance management behavior depending on self-consciousness which older women feel personally; to understand their needs more deeply; and to give support in planning and conducting marketing strategies effectively in the beauty and fashion market. The subjects of this study were aged women ranging 55 to 69 in age, living in Daegu and Geongsangbukdo. 500 questionnaires were distributed and 397 questionnaires out of 440 returned were used in the data analysis. The results through statistic analyses are following: 1. Among older women, the higher social self-consciousness group appeared to pursue six types of appearance management behavior(i.e., weight body-shape care, skin care, cosmetic behavior, hair care, cosmetic surgery, and clothing behavior) much more than the lower social self-consciousness group. 2. Compared with the lower private self-consciousness group, the higher private self-consciousness group appeared to care for not only weight body-shape care but also skin care, cosmetic care, and cosmetic surgery, clothing behavior with more interest in ordinary times. In terms of hair care, though, there was no significant difference between the higher private self-consciousness group and the lower private self-consciousness group. 3. There was no statistically significant difference between the higher social anxiety group and the lower social anxiety group in weight body-shape care, skin care, cosmetic behavior, hair care, cosmetic surgery, and clothing behavior.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.339-363
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• 2012

This study examines the effects of adolescents' volunteer activities on their development of sense of community. When examining the effects of volunteer activities, both quantity and quality sides of volunteer activities were considered in the research model and besides the direct effects of volunteer activities on their sense of community, the mediating role of self-esteem and peer attachment were also examined. The data set of conducted by National Youth Policy Institute was reanalyzed for this study. The subjects of this study were 1,426 first-grade middle school students who had experiences of volunteer activities. The results of the study are as follows. First, the total hours of volunteer activities and the satisfaction with volunteer activities were positively related to their sense of community respectively. In an integrative model which combines both quantity and quality aspects of volunteer activities, however, only the satisfaction with volunteer activities was found to be significant. This means that the satisfaction with and reflective learning after volunteer activities are more important sides of adolescents' volunteer activities than whether and how many times they had experiences in volunteer activities. Second, the satisfaction with volunteer activities was found to enhance adolescents' self-esteem and peer attachment and the changes in their personal traits again led to a higher sense of community. Therefore, both the direct effects of volunteer activities and indirect effects through self-esteem and peer attachment were proved. Based on the results of the study, the need and ways to improve the management system of adolescents' volunteer activities were suggested.

• 한국벤처창업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2023.11a
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• pp.145-150
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• 2023

본 연구는 액티브시니어 여가활동 참여자의 자아존중감과 노년의 삶의 행복감에 미치는 영향을 알아보는데 그 목적이 있다. 액티브시니어들이 미래를 준비하는 여가활동의 중요성이 부각되어야 할 시점에서 미래지향적인 사고방식과 생활 의식을 보유하고 있으며 기존 고령자와 경제적 가치관등의 뚜렸한 차이를 보이고 있는 액티브시니어 여가활동 참여자의 자아존중감이 미치는 영향력을 분석하는 것은 100세 시대를 준비하는 액티브시니어의 보다 만족스러운 성공적인 노화와 행복한 삶을 극대화 시킬 수 있으리라 연구의 필요성을 제기하는 바이다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.12
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• pp.785-799
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• 2011

This study apprehends the effect of primary causes that form civic consciousness, which mature local residents should have. Moreover, it tries to contribute to the development of mature civic consciousness with regard to the situations and conditions of local community, by observing how the extent of local problem recognition, personal viewpoints, and participation in social activities affect formation of civic consciousness. The research was conducted to 600 local residents, ages 20 and above, with proportional stratified sampling method. The study showed that high recognition of environmental, social, economic and aging issues, fulfillment on social achievement, self-perception, culture orientation, and higher frequency on participating on social activities have positive effects on formation of sound civic consciousness.