• Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.223-252
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• 2023

The aim of this study is to examine the longitudinal mediation effect of coping strategies(emotion-focused, problem-focused, and maladaptive) on the relationship between perceived stress during the COVID-19 andemic and psychological distress(negative affect, depression, anxiety, and anger). ). Also, This study sought to find generational differences between coping strategies used during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants were 941 adult aged between twenties and seventies. The final participants were recruited on two separated longitudinal time points, Time 1 and Time 2. The result were as follows: Only Maladaptive coping strategy(Time 2) had a mediating effect on the relationship between COVID-19 stress(Time 1) and psychological distress(Time 2). . The result of the generation-based multi-group analysis did not yield significant differences in the use of coping strategies. This study is meaningful that it longitudinally examined the psychological distress of adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Implications, limitations and directions for future research are presented.

• Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.405-427
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• 2023

This study aimed to identify demographic variables(gender, age group, occupation, living arrangement, economic level, respiratory and chronic diseases, previous medical history), COVID-19 variables(COVID-19 prevention behavior, frequent use of media to obtain COVID-19 information), and psychological behavioral variables(depression, anxiety, loneliness, and increased drinking). From February to March 2021, an online survey of adults was conducted, and a total of 1,434 data were used for analysis. 260 out of 1,434 people were confirmed to have suicide ideation, the prevalence of suicide ideation among adults during the COVID-19 was 18.1%. Logistic regression analyses indicated elevated odds of suicidal ideation among individuals in their 20s and 30s, those living alone, exhibiting fewer COVID-19 preventive behaviors, consuming COVID-19 information more frequently through media, and reporting higher levels of loneliness. Furthermore, within the group experiencing depression, anxiety, and increased drinking, greater levels of these factors correlated with higher odds of suicidal ideation. Based on the results, implications and significance of the study were discussed.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.731-740
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• 2021

This study applied LDA topic modeling analysis to collect and analyze news media big data related to face masks in the three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea. The results empirically show that media reports focused on mask production and distribution policies in the first wave and the mandatory mask wearing in the second wave. In contrast, more reports on trivial, gossipy events consist of the media coverage in the second and third waves. The findings imply that Korea's governmental interventions to address the shortage of face masks and to regulate mask wearing were successful relatively in a short time. In contrast, the study also reports that there may be relative less number of science-based news reports like the ones on the effectiveness of face masks or different levels of filter types. This study exemplifies how a big data analysis can be applied to evaluate and enhance public health communication.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.147-154
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• 2024

The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed physical activities due to social distancing to prevent the spread of infectious disease. The restriction could affect physical activities and serum lipid levels. The purpose of this study is to investigate changes of serum lipid levels and physical activities due to the social distancing between the pre-and-post COVID-19 pandemic on Jeju Island. A total of 5,373 subjects who underwent medical examination at a medical center located on Jeju Island. between May 2018 and December 2021 was enrolled. They were divided into two groups (the pre-COVID-19 vs. the post-COVID-19) based on their medical checkup dates and analyzed about clinical variables between them. Among the clinical variables, the mean age (P<0.014) and the mean levels of high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (P=0.001), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (P=0.039) and total-cholesterol (P<0.001) and the proportions of subjects with abdominal obesity (P<0.001), aerobic exercise (P=0.003) and physical activity (P=0.008) were significantly higher in the post-COVID pandemic than those in the pre-COVID-19 pandemic. Even though the proportions of subjects with physical activity and aerobic exercise were statistically greater in the post-COVID-19 pandemic, those with central obesity and dyslipidemia were significantly higher in the period than before on Jeju Island.

• 한국벤처창업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2021.04a
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• pp.27-32
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• 2021

최근 산업계 전반은 코로나19 장기화에 따라 빠른 속도로 디지털트랜스포메이션이 가속화 되고 있다. 디지털트랜스포메이션의 비즈니스 모델은 기업의 성과에 영향을 미치는데, 새로운 비즈니스 모델로서의 가능성은 기업의 성과와 결과에 영향을 미친다. 또한 산업생태계 자체가 디지털 기술로 인해 재구성되는 디지털 변혁 시대 스타트업의 하이퍼스케일업(Hyper-Scaleup)이 중요해지고 있다. 코로나 대유행시기 동안 사회적 거리두기 정책으로 인해 스타트업은 많은 손실을 경험하였고, 이러한 문제를 극복하기 위해 비즈니스 피벗이 필요하며 비즈니스 전환은 필수이다. 물리적 제한이 없는 디지털 세계에서 변화하는 고객의 변화에 신속하게 대응해야 하고 이러한 변화 대응력을 높여야 하는 벤처 생태계를 중심으로 피벗이 중요한 비즈니스 전략으로 등장하고 있다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는 첫째, 스타트업의 새로운 가치창출을 위해 창업아이템, 하이퍼스케일업, 비즈니스 피벗의 개념을 분석하였다. 둘째, 창업생태계의 디지털 전환 시점에서 창업아이템과 하이퍼스케일업이 창업성과와의 실증 분석을 통해 유의한 영향 관계를 규명하였다. 셋째, 창업아이템과 하이퍼스케일업이 창업성과에 영향을 미칠 때 비즈니스 피벗의 조절효과를 분석하였다. 마지막으로 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 스타트업 관점에서 디지털트랜스포메이션을 바르게 이해하고, 실무적 시사점을 제시하였다.

• Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.217-236
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• 2021

The present study examined the mediating role of the subjective norm about social distancing in the relationship between individuals' collectivistic orientation and their social distancing behavior during the early COVID-19 crisis in Korea. A total of 445 South Korean adults residing in Korea participated in a survey during which level 2 to 2.5 prevention policies were being enforced. Results indicated, as expected, that collectivism positively predicted the perceptions of subjective norm that supports social distancing, which in turn predicted positively individuals' participation in social distancing as prescribed by the central government. This result emerged regardless of the individuals' perception of personal vulnerability to COVID-19. We discuss implications of these findings and directions for future research regarding the link between individualism-collectivism and the behavioral immune system, along with the role of social distancing in effectively curbing the spread of corona virus during the pandemic.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.175-182
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of telephone intervention on the reduction of depression after the intervention for the elderly living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic. A one-group pretest and posttest design was used to examine changes in depression level following telephone intervention a once a week for 10 weeks. The subjects of this study were older adults aged 65 registered with 3 social welfare institutions in Wonju, and a total of 114 elderly completed a questionnaire before and after the intervention. Telephone intervention was provided by 56 nursing student volunteers, and each student was in charge of 2-3 elderly people. The depression score decreased from 6.59±3.74 before the intervention to 5.01±3.34 after the intervention (t=4.959, p<.001). Study findings suggest that telephone intervention is effective as an emotional support for the elderly living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further research is needed to expand the scope of various subjects and regions, including the elderly not living alone.

• Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.19-29
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• 2021

To explain the interregional infections in COVID-19, we designed a multi-group compartmental model by applying the SEIQRD model, a compartmental model of a single group. The model is segmented by compartments to account for hidden infections, such as latent periods and asymptomatic cases, and is capable of comparing infection indices and test rates between regions. Through this, it estimated which region was centered during the second wave in August 2020 and the third wave in November 2020. Subgroups were set up in Seoul, Gyeonggi (including Incheon), and a non-metropolitan area. We fit the model to the Ministry of Health and Welfare's data to estimate the average infection index between regions, average rate of rT-PCR test by region, and the expected number of hidden infections by region.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.25 no.7
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• pp.167-173
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• 2020

This study aims to analyze the number and trend of news media news through timely analysis of how the articles about airlines and employees show changes before and after Corona19 in the situation where the world economy faces various problems due to the global pandemic of Corona19. For this purpose, the number of articles and trends related to airlines and employees were analyzed and visualized before and after Corona19 using the Korea Press Foundation Bigkinds news analysis service. For this purpose, the Bigkinds service system was extracted from January 1, 2019 to May 31, 2019 and from January 1, 2020 to May 31, 2020. The results of the analysis showed that the number of articles before and after Corona 19 exploded when aviation related events occurred. And it was confirmed that the trend is changing due to the restructuring news. Government and airlines will need to make active efforts to overcome the crisis in the aviation industry due to the impact of Corona 19. The results of this study are significant in that it analyzed the number and trends related to news articles before and after Corona 19, and suggested practical implications for establishing strategies for the future impacts on airlines and employees.