• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.173-181
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to observe the influencing factors of elderly users of senior citizen centers' life satisfaction from an integrative perspecrive. In order to do so, 25 senior citizen centers located in the city of Seoul were selected as a sample on which a direct survey was conducted. A total of 448 were chosen as the final study subjects. The following are the study results. Firstly, although program satisfaction did not affect the life satisfaction of elderly users of senior citizen centers, senior citizen center user satisfaction and service quality had a positive influence on life satisfaction. Secondly, welfare satisfaction and self-worth had a positive influence on life satisfaction. Thirdly, existentiality, certainty and responsiveness had a positive influence on life satisfaction. In conclusion, this study aims to contribute to discussions for policies and the development of active programs that can improve the self-worth of elderly users by fulfillling leisure welfare satisfaction and achieving facility expansion, as well as vitalizing communication among elderly users.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.457-465
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• 2014

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify degree of quality of life and recovery of mental disorder, to determine the factors affecting the quality of life. Methods: The data were collected from May 20 to 27 2013. Data were collected by questionaire from 310 individuals with mental disorder. The instruments for this study were Happy-Quality of Life Scale(Happy-QoL), Recovery. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, multiple linear regression with the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program. Results: The degree of quality of life and recovery of mental disorder were lower than in the middle. The significant factors influencing quality of life were recovery(${\beta}=.66$, p<.001) and average monthly household income(${\beta}=.09$, p=.039). Conclusion: It is necessary to develop the program that increasing the level of recovery and quality of life.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.10
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• pp.225-235
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships among young North Korean defectors' stress, self-esteem, and life satisfaction, to analyze the factors affecting their life satisfaction, and to suggest improvement plans. The study subjects were 126 young North Korean defectors. Path analysis was conducted to analyze the mediating effect of self-esteem in affects of their stress on life satisfaction. According to the analysis, stress negatively and significantly influenced self-esteem (-0.30, p<.01), and self-esteem positively and significantly affected life satisfaction (0.41, p<.001). Although stress had not a direct effect on life satisfaction, had not a indirect effect with the use of self-esteem as a mediating variable (LL 95% CI -0.093, UL 95% CI -0.002).

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.8
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• pp.515-525
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• 2016

This study examined how walking moderates the influence of depression on quality of life in elderly. Data of the study were analysed using the sixth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES V-2, 2014). The subjects were elderly aged 65 years or more and the number of the sample was 1,263. Using hierarchial regression analysis, walking as a moderator of the depression and quality of life relationship was examined. Quality of life for elderly showed significant differences according to sex(t=8.26, p<.001), age(t=5.19, p<.001), number of chronic disease(F=37.88, p<.001), depression(t=9.62, p<.001) and walking per week (t=47.36, p<.001). Walking moderated the relationship between depression and quality of life in elderly. Based on these findings, the enhancement of walking in depressed elderly is recommended to promote the quality of life.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.210-221
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to analyze how much demographic and disability-related characteristics influence the quality of life that employed and unemployed disabled people, and determine difference in the influence of those factors between the two disabled groups. For this purpose, the study utilized 1st-year(2016) data from the 2nd wave of the Korean Panel Study on Employment for the Disabled. The findings of this study can be summarized as follows. First, employment is a critical factor that influences the disabled's quality of life. Besides, there are some financial, socio-relational and physical factors on which that quality is heavily dependent. Second, employed disabled people's quality of life is even more influenced by financial factors, socio-relational factors and health state than demographic factors. Third, unemployed disabled people's quality of life is significantly influenced by some demographic factors like gender and age and some physical factors like disability grade and disability period as well as by factors found influencing employed disabled people's quality of life. Thus, the two disabled groups are different from each other in which factors influence their quality of life. Based on these findings, this study made suggestions for the disabled's better quality of life.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.18 no.8
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• pp.253-261
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediation effects of self-esteem on the relationship between meaning in life and resilience in middle-aged adults. The data were collected from May to June 2019 by giving a questionnaire to 148 middle-aged adults between the ages of 45-64 years. The research tools were meaning in life, self-esteem, and resilience. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple linear regression using the SPSS/WIN 21.0 program. The result showed that the difference in resilience relating to general characteristics were significant age, religion, and health. There were significant positive correlations among meaning in life, self-esteem, and resilience. Self-esteem had a mediating effect on the relationship between meaning in life and resilience. Based on the findings of this study, in order to strengthen the resilience of middle-aged adults, it is necessary to develop a program that promotes self-esteem as well as meaning in life. This will help them have a healthy middle age and improve their quality of life.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.12 no.10
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• pp.73-86
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to investigate factors affecting Korean Baby Boomers' life satisfaction. Using data from Demographic Profiles and Welfare Needs of Middle Aged Persons(2010), this study focuses on whether there is a gender difference in predictors of life satisfaction. Analysis results show that there is a significant variability in predictors of life satisfaction by gender. Couple satisfaction, self-rated health status, and expectations for the standard of living after 10 years were significant for both male and female models. It was noticeable to report that internet use level and monthly household income were unique predictors for male model; spouse parent care burden and parent-child satisfaction were unique predictors for female model. These findings suggest that it is vital for policy planners to take gender differences into account when designing and formulating public policies for Korean Baby Boomer.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.11
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• pp.63-74
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to develop a structural model to investigate the causal relationship between job stress, depression, life satisfaction, and self-compassion. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 314 practitioners working at D metropolitan offices of education affiliated counselors. The model fit and mediating effects between variables were tested using AMOS. This study found that self-compassion had a direct effect on depression and life satisfaction, and self-compassion mediated between job stress and depression as well as job stress and life satisfaction. Also, depression mediated between self-compassion and life satisfaction. These results showed the vicious cycle that individuals with high levels of job stress are more likely to experience lower levels of self-compassion, higher levels of depression, and lowers level of life satisfaction. This study discussed the strategy to reduce the stress and depression, improve the life satisfaction.

• International Area Studies Review
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.237-250
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• 2016

This paper is to explore the relationship between the San-Nong expenditure and Quality of life of rural residents in China for the period of 1978-2013, using the unit root test, the Granger causality test, the cointegration test, VAR model, and VECM. The results of a study on the relationship between two variables show that an obvious mutually causal relationship exits between the financial expenditure for San-Nong(san) and gross output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery(apro) in China. But the case of per capita ploor space of newly built residential buildings in rural area(rho) and per capita consumption expenditure of rural households(rli) show that the financial expenditure for San-Nong(san) press for improvement in the quality of life of rural residence, while rho and rli have not yet apparent effect to san. On the other hand, It showed that the financial expenditure for San-Nong(san) and the number of medical personnel(prdo) do not have a causal relationship with each other. Therefore, the government needs to find ways for a variety of San-Nong expenditure to improve the quality of life of rural residents.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.197-204
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of sense of community on the quality of life of local residents and the mediating effect of residential satisfaction in the process to improve the quality of life. To this end, as a result of 1:1 survey through a face-to-face survey of 480 local residents in G, Gyeonggi-do, a total of 468 samples were finally analyzed excluding insincere answers. The analysis method was SPSS WIN 25.0, and the mediation model was verified using frequency analysis, descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis. As a result of the study, first, sense of community was found to have a positive (+) effect on quality of life and residential satisfaction. Second, residential satisfaction was found to have a positive (+) effect on the quality of life. Third, residential satisfaction was verified as a partial mediation in the relationship between sense of community and quality of life. Based on this study, the importance of the effect of residential satisfaction in the process of local residents' sense of community affecting their quality of life and practical measures to improve the quality of life were presented.