• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.290-300
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• 2013

The purpose of this research is to examine the influence to physical health status, economic status, family support, social support and self-esteem which affects to solve depression, and give basic information for developing a program to prevent the aged people gloominess and a way to solve that gloominess. This surveying study was undertaken through personal interview way for 357 aged people who were in the elder's meeting hall, living in elderly welfare institude, or home near Gumi, Gimcheon, and Chilgok regions. For data analysis, SPSS/PC 18.0 and AMOS 18.0 program for frequency analysis, First, In the reason of depression by general distinctive quality, there was a significant difference in sex'educational background'existance of a spouse of the condition of living-together, and personal health condition. Second, affecting factors to religious life were economic condition, family support, and self-esteem. Third, the most serious factor that enhanced depression was physical health. Fourth, It appeared as higher attendence of indivisuals about religion means decrease of the depression. When these result reviewed, to control the depression of aged people, it is necessary to develop and conduct a total program that can detect and manage depression early through measuring the physical health, family support, social support and self-esteem. Especially, participation of religious life is considered to ameliorate the depression of aged people and help them live a good senescence.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.75-84
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• 2024

This study aims to provide basic data for improved the level of subjective health awareness in the physical and mental aspects of prospective seniors by verifying the effect of self-esteem of pre-elderly on subjective health awareness and the mediating effect of interpersonal skills. For the analysis, data were collected through a survey of 270 prospective seniors aged 55 and over to 64 years old, who participated in the prospective elderly program operated by social welfare institutions in the metropolitan area, from February 16 to March 16, 2023, and SPSS WIN 25.0 and PROCESS MACRO were used. Frequency analysis, descriptive statistics analysis, and correlation analysis were conducted as analysis methods, and the mediating effect of interpersonal ability was verified through structural equation analysis, and the main analysis results are as follows. First, it was found that the self-esteem of the pre-elderly had a positive (+) effect on subjective health perception. Second, interpersonal ability showed a mediating effect in the relationship between self-esteem and subjective health perception of pre-elderly. Based on these results, it is significant in that it presents basic data for a successful and active retirement life in the future old age.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.40 no.6
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• pp.1225-1237
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• 2023

The purpose of this study is to find out the effect of office workers' motivation to choose clothing and makeup colors on appearance satisfaction and self-esteem. The subjects of this study were working women working in Chungcheong-do for two weeks from July 15, 2023 to July 29, 2023, and 696 sampled copies were used for the final analysis. Frequency analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis, (one-way)ANOVA, and post-verification (Scheffe's) were handled using the SPSS 26.0 program, and office workers' clothing. Correlation analysis, simple regression, and multiple regression were performed to find out the correlation between makeup color selection motivation, and the statistical significance level was p<.I set it to 05. Through this research procedure, the following conclusions were drawn. First, it was found that the motivation of office workers to choose clothes color had a positive (+) effect on appearance satisfaction. Second, office workers' motivation for choosing makeup colors was found to have a positive (+) effect on appearance satisfaction, and physical attractiveness was found to have a positive (+) effect on situational factors. Third, it was found that the color choice of clothes of office workers had a positive (+) effect on self-esteem. Fourth, It was found that the motivation of office workers to choose makeup colors had a positive (+) effect on self-esteem.

• Journal of School Social Work
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• v.44
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• pp.1-22
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating effect of self-esteem between child maltreatment(i.e. child abuse, child neglect) and social withdrawal. Especially, by setting the self-esteem that is considered important in childhood as a mediating variable, this research aims to reveal the effects of the child neglect and abuse on children's social withdrawal. For the empirical analysis, a structural equation model analysis was performed applying the 7th (2016) data executed for Year 1 elementary school students during the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS) published by the National Youth Policy Institute (NYPI). The results showed (1) the direct effect of child abuse on self-esteem but not on social withdrawal, (2) the direct effect of child neglect on self-esteem and social withdrawal (3) indirect effect of child abuse on social withdrawal mediated by self-esteem was statistically significant, (4) indirect effect of child neglect on social withdrawal mediated by self-esteem was statistically significant. Hence, it can be seen that self-esteem is a mediating variables between child neglect and social withdrawal. Through the above research results, implications regarding Korea's child abuse policy was proposed and the proposal for future research direction was additionally discussed.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.29 no.7 s.144
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• pp.948-958
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• 2005

The purposes of this study were to segment adolescents into groups by family and school factors and to investigate the differences among the groups regarding body image and self-esteem. The study distributed the questionnaires to the adolescents who were middle and high school students in South Korea. The total respondents were 2240. The data were analyzed by factor analysis, cluster analysis, ANOVA, Duncan test, and $X^2-test$. Factor analysis showed that body image had four dimensions: appearance management, physical attractiveness, weight control, and the opposite sex fear. The cluster analysis showed that Korean adolescents were segmented into four groups (family preference/school preference group, family dissatisfaction/school dissatisfaction group, family average/peer competition group, family average/peer dissatisfaction group). The four groups were significantly different in regard to three dimensions of body image, self-esteem, and demographics. For example, the family preference/school preference group was most satisfied with their bodies, had a lowest opposite sex fear, and had a highest self·esteem. However, family dissatisfaction/teacher dissatisfaction group was most dissatisfied with their bodies, had a greatest interest in their appearance, and had a lowest self-esteem.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.12
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• pp.8707-8718
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to construct a hypothetic model for the influential theoretical variables for the facial cosmetic resurgery intention of female college students with cosmetic surgery experience and to examine the compatability of the re-surgery intention model with real data. The subjects in this study were 320 selected female college students who had undergone cosmetic surgery. After a survey was conducted from July 15 to September 20, 2014, the answer sheets from 300 respondents were gathered, and the answer sheets from 295 respondents were analyzed except for the five ones that included uncertain answers. As a result, it's ascertained that cognitive dissonance was under the direct influence of post-surgery satisfaction with appearance, self-esteem, subjective norm and lookism.. Self-esteem, subjective norm and lookism had a direct impact on resurgery intention, and self-esteem and lookism affected resurgery intention both in direct and indirect ways through the medium of cognitive dissonance. The findings of the study are expected to provide useful information on the development of nursing intervention programs geared toward promoting physical and mental health.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.37-44
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• 2006

Purpose: This research has been conducted in order to understand the major factors that affect self-esteem of adolescents. Methods: Data was collected by questionnaires from 1155 students at middle and high school in Seoul and Kyungkido, Korea. The Instrument tools utilized in this study were self-esteem, body-image, problematic behavior, depression, school adjustment, social support tool and thoroughly modified to verify validity and reliability. The collected data have been analyzed using SPSS 11.0 program. The variable of family harmony and counseling partner was treated as a dummy variable. Seven outliers which were bigger than 3 in absolute value were found, so after taking them off, Multiple Regression was used for further analysis. Result: The major factors that affect self-esteem of adolescents were depression, social support, body-image, problematic behavior, school adjustment, and family harmony, which explained $54.7\%$ of self-esteem. Conclusion: It has been confirmed that the regression equation model of this research may serve as a self-esteem prediction factors in adolescents.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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• v.52 no.6
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• pp.71-83
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to investigate the causal relationships of need, self-esteem, body satisfaction on aesthetic surgery attitude of female. The method of the study was survey research by using questionnaires. Subjects were 813 females of 10's to 40's living in Daejeon Metropolitan City and Gongju City, Chungchungnamdo. Statistical analysis methods were one-way ANOVA. Duncan's multiple range test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis. The results of the study were as follows. Women with lower body satisfaction and self-esteem had a tendency to keep the secret of aesthetic surgery. Women in higher social class and having higher need for dominance showed also strong tendency to keep the secret of aesthetic surgery. Women with lower body satisfaction and having higher needs for achievement and exhibition appreciated the value of aesthetic surgery more. Women with lower body satisfaction and self-esteem but with higher need for exhibition and dominance were more willing to confirm the aesthetic surgery Women with higher need for dominance but with lower self-esteem and body satisfaction were more willing to undergo aesthetic surgery in spite of high cost of surgery. Women having lower self-esteem, lower need for achievement, and lower body satisfaction were more willing to admit the risk tolerance of aesthetic surgery. As a conclusion, need, self-esteem, and body satisfaction constituted important characteristics which could affect aesthetic surgery attitude directly. Women having higher need were more willing to admit the change of body shape via aesthetic surgery.

• Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.331-339
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• 2007

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify correlations among internet games addiction (IGA), self-esteem and physical health in middle school students. Methods: A total of 428 middle school students were selected through simple random sampling. Data were collected from the $15^{th}$ to $30^{th}$ of March, 2006. Data were analyzed using SPSS/PC program by frequency, $\chi^2$-test, t-test, ANOVA, Duncan test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and Stepwise Multiple Regression. Results: 1. According to the results of analyzing the degree of IGA, the addicted group was 1.9% 2. Analysis of IGA according to the general characteristics showed that there were statistically significant differences in on-line friend, using time and major leisure. 3. Analysis of physical health according to the general characteristics showed that there were statistically significant differences in on-line friend and off-line friend. 4. IGA was in a significantly negative correlation with self-esteem. 5. In the results of regression, using time was identified as a factor influencing the IGA. Conclusion: Considering the results above, we need to develop IGA prevention programs to enhance physical health and self-esteem and to control using time.

• Journal of muscle and joint health
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.110-118
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among perceived health status, body image, and self-esteem of women in rural area. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive design was used. A total of 90 women in the K rural area completed a questionnaire, including perceived health status, body image, and self-esteem. Data were analyzed with independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients. Results: The mean score of perceived health status was 3.00 out of 5.00, body image was 2.50 out of 4.00, and self-esteem was 2.80 out of 4.00. There were statistically positive correlations between perceived health status and body image (r=.41, p<.001), perceived health status and self-esteem (r=.34, p=.001), and body image and self-esteem (r=.48, p<.001). Conclusion: It is necessary to develop educational and manageable program regarding to body image and self-esteem to improve perceived health status of women in rural area.