• Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.184-195
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• 1999

Objectives : As traumatic brain injury(TBI) leaves chronic sequelae in mind and body, the injured patients should rectify the meaning and object that they have pursued in their lives and set up a new purpose in life that they may make the rest of their lives meaningful. This study was designed to investigate the purpose and quality of life levels and the influence of demographic and clinical variables on the levels in the patients with TBI, and to be of some help to their rehabilitation. Methods : In order to assess the purpose in life(PIL) and the quality of life(QOL) levels, Purpose-in-Life Test, Sickness Impact Profile, Quality of Life Index, Head Injury Symptom Ckecklist, and Neurobehavioral Rating Scale were administered to the subjects. The subjects were thirty-two patients with TBI and the same numbered normal controls. The TBI group was composed of 16 to 65 year-aged patients who had received mild or severe TBI at least 12 months before, and the controls were siblings or friends of the patients whose age, sex, and educational level were similar to them. Results : 1) The PIL and QOL levels of the patients with TBI remained significantly lower than that of control group after their symptoms of injury were stabilized(p<.01, p<.01). 2) The mean PIL score of TBI group was $58.8{\pm}23.2$, which was to be regarded as the level of existential vacuum. 3) The PIL level of TBI group was significantly correlated with the QOL level(p <.01). 4) The subgroup with lower PIL level in patients with TBI has significantly higher rate of female than that with higher PIL(p<.05), the PIL level of female patients was significantly lower than that of male patients(p <.05). 5) The significant differences in PIL levels were not found, in which comparison was performed between each pair of subgroups of patients with TBI divided by severity of injury(mild vs severe), marital status(married vs unmarried), and occupational status prior to injury(employed vs unemployed). Conclusion : The PIL of patients with TBI still remained the level of existential vacuum after symptoms of sequelae had been stabilized, The QOL level was also extremely low, and as the PIL level was low the QOL was also low. The demographic and clinical variables except sex did not have influence on the PIL level in brain-injured patients. It is suggested that every patient should admit their mental and physical limitations caused by brain injury and revise their purpose in life for successful rehabilitation.

• The Journal of Korean society of community based occupational therapy
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.31-39
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• 2019

Objective : The purpose of this study is to identify time management among college students and provide them with a basic resource for planning and educating them on efficient time management methods for improving the quality of life of all clients who receive occupational therapy services, including non-disabled people. Methods : This study is a survey of four-year university students using the questionnaire to know the relationship between structured time usage and quality of life. A total of 142 questions, excluding eight missing questionnaires, was compared and analyzed with using the general characteristics, time structure questionnaires (time structure questionnaires) and World Health Organization (WHOQOL-BREF). Results : The results of this study showed that there was a significant correlation between quality of life and structured time management, and between the sub-items of structured time management; sense of purpose, structured daily life, persistence, past direction and sleep intensity. Also, factors that affect the quality of life were sleep (β=.214), structured daily life (β=.203), a sense of purpose(β=.343), and past direction(β=.244) appeared in order. Conclusion : In the case of university student who is working within structured time, there were difficulties in showing satisfactory quality of life. These factors of poor quality of life were analyzed to affect structured daily life, sense of purpose, past direction, and sleep level.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.271-280
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• 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of depression and job satisfaction on life satisfaction of the elderly and prove the mediating effect of job satisfaction. Methods: This study is a pathway analysis study using 3060 working elderly. This study was performed as secondary analysis using the data from the 2017 Korean Elderly Examination Survey. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and pathway analysis. Results: Depression, job satisfaction and life satisfaction showed significant correlation. Life satisfaction was directly affected by depression(.38, p=.019) and job satisfaction(.22, p=.009). Job satisfaction was also directly affected by depression(.20, p=.009). Depression was mediated by job satisfaction in affecting to life satisfaction. Conclusion: Depression and job satisfaction affect to life satisfaction of the working elderly and life satisfaction is affected by depression via job satisfaction. It suggests that it needs to provide nursing intervention for job satisfaction for life satisfaction of the working elderly.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.46 no.2
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• pp.113-129
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• 2015

The aim of this study is to analyse the relationships between the usefulness of information literacy education and life satisfaction on the older adults in Korea. How the information literacy education impact on the information activities is an additional research question. To achieve these objectives, data were collected through the 227 respondents of over 50-years-old adults in Korea and analysed using AMOS for the structural equation modeling. In this study, information literacy education was measured by it's usefulness aspects, and information activities were measured by it's convenience aspects. The results showed that the information literacy education influences positively both in life satisfaction and in information activities.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.496-506
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• 2017

This study examined the elderly well being, which is the most important issue, or life satisfaction. When the elderly's life satisfaction get better, Our society can be integrated as we pursuit. The research aimed to find out whether elderly social activity affect on their well being including meditating effect of elderly depression. The result will guide the practical implication in the field. For the analysis, the participants consisted of elders from Gwangju City. The results are following. First, social activity showed negative effect on depression, but positive effect on the elderly well being. When the higher elderly social activity level, lower depression as well as higher well being level. Thus, this study strongly proposes for construction of elderly social activity programs in a social welfare field to achieve their successful elderly life well being.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
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• v.48 no.3
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• pp.29-55
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• 2017

This study aims to examine how children's life satisfaction is interrelated with parents' life satisfaction longitudinally. Autoregressive cross-lagged model was employed to analyze the interrelationship between children's and parents' life satisfaction. This study used 6 waves (Elementary school 4th year to Middle school 3rd year) from the Korean Children and Youth Panel Study (KCYPS). The sample size was 1,963 families with child and parent. Key findings are as follows: First, children's and parents' life satisfaction, respectively, was found to influence each other during the study period. Second, parents' life satisfaction were found to have positive and significant cross-lagged impacts on children's life satisfaction. Third, similarly, children's life satisfaction was positively related to parents' life satisfaction longitudinally. The findings suggest that children's and parents' life satisfaction are interrelated in an autoregressive cross-lagged model. This study concludes with implications for enhancing children's and parents' life satisfaction.

• Therapeutic Science for Rehabilitation
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.39-51
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• 2015

Objective : To synthesize and identify the studies that delineated the relationship between quality of life and other factors in stroke patients in South Korea. Method : Electronic databases were searched, including KISS, NDSL, National Assembly Library and KmBase. The search terms included stroke, quality of life and correlation, relationship. Only papers published in Korean were included. Results : Twelve studies, from 256 references screened, were included. All studies were non-experimental and correlational analysis. A correlation coefficient between Quality of Life and ADL .293~.622, Depression -.804~-.533, Cognition .090~.610, Quality of Sleep .107, Quality of Satisfaction .367, Fatigue -.260, MAL(Quality of Movement .208, Amount of Use .364), Family Support .824, Pain -.306, Motivation for Rehabilitation .51~.86, Balance .740, Self-efficacy .388 were analyzed respectively. Conclusion : The quality of life of stroke patients was influenced by multiple factors. Occupational therapists need to consider the functions of upper extremity and activities of daily living as well as depression, cognition, sleep, family support, pain, and self efficacy to improve quality of life of stroke patients.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.11
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• pp.401-410
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• 2019

The purpose of this research is to clarify the relationship between participation motivation of physical education and welfare service participants and physical health, emotional health and satisfaction of living in an integrated structure. The following results were obtained from the actual analysis by voting for general adult males and females participating in the National Physical Fitness 100 program. It was found that the external motivation had a positive effect on physical health and emotional health, internal motivation had a positive effect on physical health and satisfaction of life. It was found that physical health had a positive effect on emotional health and satisfaction of life and emotional health had a positive effect on the satisfaction of life. Therefore, participants participating in welfare services are expected to maintain their physical fitness and health through of National Physical Fitness 100 program physical strength and to improve the satisfaction of life and emotional health.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.159-160
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• 2016

본 연구는 북한이탈주민 학생들에 대한 2차 년도 연구로(2014년도 연구 : 북한이탈주민 학생들의 교육경험과 그들의 필요), 전체 온라인 대학교 중 가장 많은 수의 북한이탈주민학생을 보유하고 있는 서울사이버대학교의 학생들의 삶의 질 정도를 파악하는데 목적을 두고 있다. 본 연구는 그들의 삶의 질 정도를 파악함으로써 그들이 남한사회에서 융화하면 살아가는데 있어 진정으로 필요한 것이 무엇이며, 생활의 질의 정도를 높이기 위한 방법은 무엇일까를 찾아보려는 일련의 시도이다. 본 연구는 질적연구의 방법을 택해 15여명의 인터뷰이를 대상으로 할 것이다.

• Journal of Advanced Technology Convergence
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.31-36
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• 2023

The purpose of this study is to provide basic data for developing strategies to maintain a stable and happy middle-aged and mature years. We want a happy life during middle and old age. However, most middle-aged and older adults are a continuous process of self-regulation, learning stress coping skills to maintain balance and integration throughout their lives, control their emotions, and effectively regulate their living environments. To effectively cope with the crises experienced in middle and old age, to discover and pursue one's own unique meaning in life, and to enjoy a stable and vibrant middle and old age without experiencing difficulties between happiness and unhappiness, we continuously learn the core of the meaning of life. The purpose of this study is to present data.