• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.182-191
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• 2011

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the sleep patterns of South Korean elementary school children and whether the differences in sleep patterns were related to behavior, emotional problems, attention and academic performance. Method: This study included a community sample of 268 boys and girls from fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade classes in a South Korean metropolitan city from November to December 2010. The primary caregivers completed a questionnaire that included information on demographic characteristics, as well as the Child's Sleep Habit Questionnaire (CSHQ), the Korean version of Child Behavior Checklist (K-CBCL), the Korean version of the Learning Disability Evaluation Scale (K-LDES), the Korean version of ADHD Rating Scale (K-ARS) and the Disruptive Behavior Disorder Scale (DBDS). We conducted analyses on the CSHQ individual items, between the subscales, on the total scores and on the K-CBCL, the K-LEDS, the K-ARS and the DBDS. Results: Based on the findings from the CHSQ, the subjects had significantly higher scores for bedtime resistance ($9.18{\pm}2.17$), delayed sleep onset ($1.32{\pm}0.62$), the sleep duration ($4.19{\pm}1.52$) and daytime sleepiness ($14.10{\pm}3.55$) than the scores from the previous reports on children from western countries. The total CHSQ score showed positive correlations to all subscales of the K-CBCL : withdrawn (r=0.24, p<.005), somatic complaint (r=0.24, p<.005) and anxious/depressive (r=0.38, p<.005). Bedtime resistance was associated with oppositional defiant disorder (r=0.15, p<.05) and a positive correlation was demonstrated between sleep anxiety and the oppositional defiant disorder score (r=0.13, p<.05), night waking and the conduct disorder score (r=0.16, p<.05). Delayed sleep onset was related with low performance on the K-LDES with respect to thinking (r=-0.17, p<.05) and mathematical calculation (r=-0.17, p<.05). Conclusion: The results of this study reconfirm Korean children's problematic sleep patterns. Taken together the results provide that the reduced sleep duration and disruption of sleep pattern can have a significant impact on emotion, behavior, performance of learning in children. Further studies concerning more diverse psychosocial factors affecting sleep pattern will be helpful to understanding of the sleep health in Korean children.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제68권3호
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• pp.73-103
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• 2016

본 연구는 지적장애 부모를 둔 비장애 청소년들의 삶의 모습과 그들의 삶 속에서 드러난 어려움은 무엇인지 심층적으로 살펴보고, 이에 대한 사회복지적 함의를 제시하고자 한다. 이를 위해 2014년 1월부터 5월까지 청소년 5명을 중심으로 질적 사례연구 방법을 활용하여 사례 내 분석과 사례 간 분석을 하였으며, 연구결과의 신뢰성을 확보하기 위해 매 단계마다 엄격성을 확보하였다. 분석결과는 크게 '비장애 청소년의 성장이야기', '비장애 청소년의 세상살이 이야기'로 분석하였으며, '공부를 하라는 가족이 전혀 없음', '학업 성취감을 알아가며 앞으로 나아감', '나만의 공간으로 숨어버림', '일찍 어른이 되어버림', '다른 부모, 같은 사랑', '가족의 가족이 나를 키움', '나를 그대로 받아들여주는 친구가 있음', '가난한 생활에 짓눌려 살아옴', '힘듦과 힘냄의 양날에 서있음'으로 범주화 하였다. 분 연구결과를 바탕으로 이론적 지평을 넓히고, 가족의 장애이해, 부모역할훈련프로그램과 사례관리 등 실천적 방안을 제시하였으며, 실태조사와 경제적 지원을 위한 수당제도 등 정책적 방안을 함께 제시하였다.