• Proceedings of the KHMA Conference
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• 2003.12a
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• pp.47-69
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• 2003

• Proceedings of the KHMA Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.322-322
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• 2013

• Proceedings of the SOHE Conference
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• 2004.12a
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• pp.109-109
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• 2004

• Journal of Music and Human Behavior
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.55-71
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of group music therapy for at-risk Korean soldiers on the levels of adjustment and stress. The study was conducted at a division of the Korean Army with 7 participants who were classified as "at-risk soldiers" based on the results of a psychiatric evaluation, MMPI-II and a personal interview with a counselor. The participants received 12 hours of group music therapy for three weeks and their scores on stress and adjustment inventories were compared before and after the treatment. The pre and post scores were analyzed with the Wilcoxon test for repeated measures. The results revealed that the overall stress level was significantly decreased while there was no significant improvement in the adjustment levels at p < .05. The research findings and personal remarks from the participants suggest that group music therapy may provide effective support for at-risk Korean soldiers in coping with stress and adjustment to military life.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.35-47
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• 2019

The purpose of this study in to verify the impact of gratitude disposition and academic self-efficacy on the process in which academic stress of college freshman are affected in adjustment to college. For this, research models were established based on prior studies and processes were verified through correlation analysis and structural equation analysis. Data was collected from 1785 freshman students from college in Incheon. Four measurement instruments were employed: Academic Stress Scale, Gratitude Questionnaire, Academic Self-Efficacy Scale, Students Adjustment to College Questionnaire. The results showed that academic stress showed negative effect on adjustment to college, gratitude disposition, and academic self-efficacy. The dual mediation effect by gratitude disposition and academic self-efficacy was also verified. Implications for adjustment to college and academic guidance, limitations of the study and suggestions for future researches are discussed.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2011.12a
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• pp.74-77
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• 2011

본 연구는 고등학생의 심리적 안녕감이 일상생활을 함에 있어서 대표적인 적응 지표로서 기능하는 정서지능과 어떠한 관련성이 있는지 알아보고, 또한 심리적 안녕감이 고등학생들의 내외통제성에는 어떠한 관련성이 있는지 살펴보는데 목적이 있다. 본 연구는 제주시 고등학교 학생 402명을 대상으로 하였다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 심리적 안녕감과 정서지능과는 상관관계를 나타냈다. 둘째, 심리적 안녕감과 내외통제성과는 상관관계를 나타냈다. 셋째, 심리적 안녕감이 정서지능에 긍정적 영향을 미치고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 심리적 안녕감이 내외통제성에 긍정적 영향을 미치고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과로 볼 때, 심리적 안녕감과 정서지능과는 높은 관련성이 있다. 또한 심리적 안녕감이 높을수록 자신의 선택한 결과를 외부의 환경에 두는 것이 아니라 자신의 능력, 노력 등으로 귀인하는 내외통제성과도 관련이 있다. 따라서 고등학생의 정서지능을 함양시키는 프로그램들이 개발되어져야 한다고 사료된다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Child Welfare
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• no.26
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• pp.7-30
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• 2008

The survival rate of children with cancer has increased significantly from less than 30% in 1960s to 75% during the recent years with the development of modern medical technologies. As a result, the cancer of children today is no longer classified as incurable diseases. Rather, it is recognized as a chronic illness. However, children with cancer are still suffering from physical and psychosocial ailments caused by long-term hospitalization. In particular, teenagers are more likely to be affected by these problems because of interests on one's appearance and peer relationships This study investigated the relationship of the level of body distortion and disease adjustment of children with cancer, and how demographic factors, disease factors, and the level of body distortion affect disease adjustment. Data were collected between October 22, 2007 and November 16, 2007 and the total respondents consisted of 82 children, ages 10 to 18. SPSS 12.0 with descriptive statistics, t-test, correlation and multiple regression were used for data analysis. The results showed that the factors which influence the disease adjustment of children with cancer were age, school enrollment, and the level of body distortion. The result of this study has major implications for the government to provide support for children with cancer to stay in school. Additionally, programs that assist children to build positive body images need to be developed in accordance with their ages and psychosocial characteristics.

• Journal of the International Relations & Interdisciplinary Education
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.57-83
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• 2024

This study aimed to investigate the impact of scores on the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) among foreign exchange students on academic adaptation. Recruited students, approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB), totaled seven, and their interview contents were analyzed using a comprehensive analysis procedure based on pragmatic eclecticism (Lee, Kim, 2014), utilizing six stages. As a result, factors influencing academic adaptation of Korean language learners for academic purposes were categorized into three dimensions: academic, daily life, and psychological-emotional aspects. On the academic front, interviewees pointed out difficulties in adapting to specialized terminology and studying in their majors, as well as experiencing significant challenges with Chinese characters and Sino-Korean words. Next, from a daily life perspective, even participants holding advanced TOPIK scores faced difficulties in adapting to university life, emphasizing the necessity of practical expressions and extensive vocabulary for proper adjustment to Korean life. Lastly, within the psychological-emotional dimension, despite being advanced TOPIK holders, they were found to experience considerable stress in conversations or presentations with Koreans. Their lack of knowledge in social-cultural and everyday life culture also led to linguistic errors and contributed to psychological-emotional difficulties, despite proficiency in Korean. Based on these narratives, the conclusion was reached that in order to promote the academic adaptation of Korean language learners, it is essential to provide opportunities for Korean language learning. With this goal in mind, efforts should be directed towards enhancing learners' academic proficiency in their majors, improving Korean language fluency, and fostering interpersonal relationships within the academic community. Furthermore, the researchers suggested as a solution to implement various extracurricular activities tailored for foreign learners.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.7
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• pp.499-509
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• 2016

The number of female government employees is increasing steadily; therefore, the importance of their effective management is also increasing. Recently, female government employees have organized and exploited their social networks to achieve career success. To obtain a better understanding of the consequences of social networking and its impact on female government employees, 262 female employees were asked to provide details about their experiences and attitudes regarding networking behavior (internal and external networking) and how they influenced affective commitment and individual adaptation performance. The results confirmed that social networking significantly increases emotional sharing, and leads to high levels of affective commitment and individual adaptation performance. The moderating roles that positive psychological capital play in the relationships between social networking (internal and external) and emotional sharing were also investigated. The results confirmed that positive psychological capital enhances the impact internal social networking has on affective commitment and individual adaptation performance. Managerial implications for developing effective female employee management strategies were provided for government managers. Based on these results, the theoretical and practical implications of the research findings are discussed, and recommendations for future research are provided.

• Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.483-512
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• 2022

This study examined the patterns of coping strategies among Koreans during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, explored the influence of demographic information (gender, age, economic level, household type), along with the unusual experiences due to COVID-19 (fear, stress of COVID, constraints of routine, income risk) on the classification of subclasses, and analyzed the latent profile differences in psychological wellbeing (life satisfaction, depression, and anxiety). An online survey was conducted among Korean Adults(n=600) between April 13, 2020 and 21, when WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic and Daegu as well as Gyeongsangbuk-do was nominated as a special disaster zone. First, Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) was used to identify subclasses of coping strategies and results suggested that the 4-class model had the best fit. Second, Class memberships were predicted by gender, age, economic level, as well as fear, stress, constraints of routine, and income risk, among the unusual experiences due to COVID-19. Finally, there are differences in psychological wellbeing among latent profiles. 'High level of adaptive coping group 3' showed the highest level of life satisfaction, 'Adaptive-maladaptive coping group 4' showed the highest level of depression, anxiety. Implications and suggestions are discussed based on the study results.