• Human Ecology Research
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• 제60권1호
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• pp.99-113
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• 2022

This study examined the effect of maternal cognitive empathy on children's executive function focusing on mediating effects of preschooler's caring behavior and happiness. The subject of this study was 460 five-year-old preschooler-their mother dyads in Korea. Data were collected by Korean Version of Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy(K-QCAE), Caring Behaviors Scale for Young Children, Happiness Scale for Young Children and Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Preschool Version(BRIEF-P). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, Pearson correlation analysis, structural equation model and bootstrapping test with SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 23.0 program. The major results were as follows. 1) Maternal cognitive empathy had a positive influence on preschooler's caring behavior. 2) Preschooler's caring behavior had a positive influence on happiness and executive function. 3) Preschooler's happiness had a positive influence on executive function. 4) The effect of maternal cognitive empathy on preschooler's executive function was mediated by preschooler's caring behavior. 5) The effect of maternal cognitive empathy on preschooler's executive function was sequentially mediated by preschooler's caring behavior and happiness. This study revealed that maternal cognitive empathy, preschooler's caring behavior, and happiness have an important role in preschooler's executive function. Most of all, we suggest that maternal cognitive empathy should be improved to promote preschooler's executive function. The findings of this study will contribute to designing intervention programs to improve preschooler's executive function as well as maternal empathy.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.453-461
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• 2010

Purpose: In this study differences in behavioral problems between children at risk for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and normally developing children were identified. Further, relationships between parental stress, depression, and child behavioral problems according to ADHD symptoms were explored. Methods: Participants were 222 elementary school children and their parents. The ADHD risk group was determined by the Korean-ADHD Rating Scale. Data were collected using the Korean-ADHD Rating Scale, Korean version of Child Behavior CheckList (K-CBCL), Parenting Stress Index, and Beck Depression Inventory. Data were analyzed using t-test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and regression analysis. Results: 1) The ADHD risk group showed higher levels of behavioral problems, parenting stress, and maternal depression than the normal group. 2) There were significant relationships between ADHD scores and parenting stress (r=.66), maternal depression (r=.35), internal behavioral problems (r=.47), and external problems (r=.55), but, ADHD risk scores were negatively correlated with social competence (r=-.40). 3) The regression analysis revealed that ADHD levels affected the child's internal behavioral problems, mediated by maternal depression ($\beta$=.29, p<.001). Conclusion: The study results show that higher risk scores for ADHD indicate a significant effect for behavioral problems. Also, parenting stress and depression influence child's behavioral problems. These results suggest that identification of children at risk for ADHD and development of parental education programs would contribute to the prevention of behavioral problems and aggravation of the ADHD symptoms.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.3-11
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• 2015

Objective : The aim of this study was to find associations between specific symptoms and suicidal behavior by using global severity on depression scales. Methods : Data were obtained from 1,183 patients of CRESCEND study. Factor analysis of the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) was used to compare symptom clusters between the past suicide attempters and the non-suicide attempters, among the patients with depressive disorders. Results : Factor analyses of HAM-D and BDI-II extracted three factors. Suicide attempters had significantly higher scores on core factor of HAM-D, including depressed mood, feeling of guilt, suicide, work, and activities. The higher scores on all factors of BDI-II or scores correlated with a total of 7 suicide attempts and with known risk factors for suicidal behavior. Conclusion : These findings suggest that the suicide attempters complained of more cognitive, affective, somatic symptoms on BDI-II, but the core factor on HAM-D was the only differentiated factor between the two groups. Clinician-rated scales as well as self-reported questionnaires were valid in measuring suicidal attempts, and the clinical profile may help in guiding the studies of biological correlates and the treatments to reduce suicide risk.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.95-102
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• 2006

Object : Nerve growth factor(NGF) is a protein involved in neuronal survival and plasticity in the central nervous system, which might play an important role in stress, depression and suicide. This study was performed to determine whether there is an alteration in plasma NGF concentrations in depressed patients with suicidal attempt. Methods : The subjects were 32 depressed patients who attempted suicide and admitted in emergency room. Forty-four hospitalized non-suicidal depressive patients and the 30 normal controls were closely matched with the suicidal group in terms of age and sex. Individuals in all 3 groups were evaluated independently by a semi-structured interview for the purpose of establishing a DSM-IV criteria diagnosis. The severity of depressive symptoms was evaluated using Hamilton depression rating scale(HDRS). The severity of the suicidal behavior was evaluated by Weisman and Worden's risk-rescue rating(RRR) system and the Lethality Suicide Attempt Rating Scale(LSARS). Plasma NGF level was measured by the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) method. Results : There were no statistically significant differences of the plasma NGF levels among groups. LSARS and RRR did not reveal any significant correlation with ${\beta}$-NGF level in suicidal depressive patients. Conclusion : This study do not support an association between ${\beta}$-NGF and suicidal depression. However it is necessary to investigate this association through other route such as postmortem brain.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.162-168
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• 2011

Objectives: Alcohol problems of parents have an influence on not only their psychological problems but also on their children's psychosocial adaptation. The purpose of this study was to compare the emotional and behavioral problems, including school bullying and social skills, between children of alcoholics (COAs) and children of non-alcoholics (non-COAs). Methods: We recruited $4^{th}$ grade children (n=741) from 7 primary schools in Seoul and their parents as subjects. The self-rated psychiatric symptoms were assessed with the Korean version of the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test (CAST-K), the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI), the Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale (RSES), the School Bullying Scale, the Social Skill Rating Scale and the Korean version of Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire-Adolescent (AEQ-A). The Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale-IV (ARS) was completed by the parents. Results: 518 children were non-COAs and 223 were COAs. The COAs showed higher CDI and ARS-IV scores and lower RSES scores than the non-COAs. Especially, the COAs also showed higher school bullying scale scores and lower cooperative scale scores on the social skill rating scales. But there was no difference of alcohol expectancy between the COAs and non-COAs. Conclusion: It was plausible that the COAs had more behavioral & psychosocial problems than the non-COAs among the school aged children. It is important to identify and intervene to solve the problems of peer relationships of school age COAs in order to prevent victimization by bullying and to improve psychosocial adaptation.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.200-210
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between menopausal symptoms and decline in cognitive functioning of menopausal women with mediating effects of health promoting behavior. Methods: Using a convenience sampling, 140 menopausal women were recruited for the cross-sectional survey. Data were collected by using the Menopause Rating Scale, Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile, Everyday Cognition, and Korean Mini-Mental State Examination. Results: The mean scores for menopausal symptoms, health promotion behavior, and subjective cognitive decline were 14.40, 153.79, and 67.40 respectively. Health promotion behavior was directly affected by menopausal symptom ($R^2=8%$). Cognitive decline was directly affected by menopausal symptom ($R^2=11%$). Menopausal symptom (${\beta}=.33$, p<.001) and health promotion behavior (${\beta}=.21$, p=.014) were found to be predictive factors in subjective cognitive decline and explained 14%. Health promotion behavior had a partial mediating effect in the relationship between menopausal symptom and perceived cognitive decline (Sobel test: Z=2.05, p=.040). Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, developing nursing intervention programs focusing on decreasing menopausal symptoms and encouraging health promotion behavior are recommended to improve cognitive decline in menopausal women.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.271-282
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• 1996

Different aspects of morality, namely, moral belief, moral judgement and moral behavior have been studied seperately. This study examined the development of these three aspects of morality in relation to internal attribution in one sample. A total of 371, third -and sixth- grade children from Masan city were responded to questionnaires on moral belief, moral judgement, and attibutional tendency. In addition, children's moral behavior was measured by the teachers' 5-item rating scale. As results, there were signigicant but low correlations among three components of morality. There were developmental differences in moral belief and moral judgement but there was no age difference in moral behavior. Compared to third graders, sixth graders were higher in moral judgement but lower in moral belief. Social experience as well as cognitive development on moral relativity could explain this paradoxical developmental trend in moral belief. There was a sex difference only on moral behavior : Girls were rated higher in moral behavior than boys. Internal attribution was significantly correlated with all three aspects of morality, .15 with moral belief, .45 with moral judgement, .14 with moral behavior, respectively. There was a significant developmental difference but no sex difference in attributional tendency: Sixth graders reported higher internal attribution than third graders. However, there was no developmental difference in correlations among internal attribution and three aspects of morality. Most importantly, internal attribution explained morality better than either age -or sex- variable. It was suggested that educational programs on morality need to focus on the internalization of it.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.154-164
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• 1998

주의력결핍 과잉운동장애(ADHD)아동에서 약물치료가 주의력결핍이나 과잉운동성, 충동성과 비순응적이고 공격적인 행동을 감소시키는데 효과적이나 여러 가지 습관화된 충동적인 행동패턴이나 문제해결 방식을 변화시키고 바람직한 행동과 자기조절능력을 학습시키는데 효과적이지 못하다는 제한점이 있어 왔다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 주의력결핍 과잉운동장애 아동을 위해 고안된 사회기술훈련 프로그램을 실시한후 사회기술 및 증상의 변화를 알아보고자 한다. 본원 외래 및 입원환자중 주 진단을 ADHD로 받은 $6{\sim}13$세 연령의 아동 16명을 대상으로, 순수한 ADHD 아동군, 품행장애가 동반된 ADHD 아동군, 지능저하 등 다른 질환군이 동반된 ADHD 아동군으로 동반증상에 따라 3집단으로 나누어 10주간의 사회기술훈련 프로그램을 실시하였다. 증상의 변화 및 사회기술의 변화를 보기위해 아동행동조사표(Child Behavior Checklist, CBCL), 주의력결핍 과잉운동장애 포괄적 교사평정척도(The ADD-H Comprehensive Teacher's Rating Scale：ACTeRS), 사회기술 평가척도(Social Skills Rating Scale：SSRS), Matson의 아동 사회기술 평가척도(Matson Evaluation of Social Skills for Youth：MESSY)를 치료전후에 실시하였다. 각 집단에서 치료전후의 효과에 대한 비교는 비모수검증인 Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test로 검증하였고, 치료전후의 변화의 정도에 대한 각 집단사이의 비교는 Kruskal-Wallis test로 검증하였다. 각 집단에서 치료전후의 효과에 대해 비교했을 때 품행장애가 공존된 집단에서 치료전에 비해서 아동행동조사표의 문제행동목록 중 공격성 요인에서 유의한 감소(p<.05)가 보였으며, 사회적 능력 항목중 활동성과 사회성에서 유의한 차이(p<.0001)를 보였다. 지능저하등 다른질환군이 동반된 군에서는 사회기술 평가 척도의 사회기술 항목에서 유의한 증가(p<.05)를 보였다. 그러나 각 집단간의 치료효과에 대해서는 세 집단사이에서 유의한 차이는 보이지 않았다. 위 결과로 보아 주의력결핍 과잉운동장애 아동에서 사회기술훈련 치료프로그램은 통계적으로 유의미할 만한 사회기술 향상은 보이지 않았다. 반면 품행장애가 동반된 군에서 공격적 행동의 감소를 가져오고 인지능력이 떨어진 군에서 사회기술 호전을 보이는 등 아동의 특성 및 동반증상에 따라 사회기술의 호전 및 증상의 변화에 도움이 됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.283-300
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• 1997

This study was undertaken to grasp health-promoting behavior of the elderly and to identify variables related to them in order to facilitate nursing intervention for health promotion of this population. The subjects for this study were 291 old persons obtained by cluster sampling from twenty general social welfare centers located in Tague. Data were collected by self-reported questionnaires from August 13 to September 13, 1996. Questionnaires were developed based on Sherer and others' Self-Efficacy scale, Rosenberg's Self-Esteem scale, Wallston and other's Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scale, Northern illinois University's Helath Self Rating Scale, Walker and others' Health Promotion Lifestyles Profile. Analysis of the data was done by use of descriptive statistics, stepwise multiple regression, Pearson Correlation Coefficient, MANOVA, t-test, and ANOVA. The results were summarized as follows : 1. For the practice of health-promoting behavior, the mean score was 2.89 and range was 3.59 to 2.09. The factor of the highest mean score was regular diet(M=3.42) and factor of the lowest mean score as stress management(M=2.27). 2. The combination of self-efficacy, internal health locus of control, family number, and average monthly pocket money explained 30.0% of the variance of health-promoting behavior. 3. With regard to the relationship between health-promoting behavior and cognitive perceptual factor, self-efficacy correlated positively with health-promoting behavior(r=.4951, P=.0001), self-esteem correlated positively(r=.3263, P=.0001), internal health locus of control correlated positively(r=.3244, P=.0001), perceived health status correlated positively(r=.1355, P=.0274). 4. According to age(F=2.50, P=.0431), sex(t=2.14, P=.0332), marital status(F=7.85, P=.0005), education(F=5.44, P=.0003), family number(F=11.18, P=.0001), people living together(F=7.21, P=.0009), previous occupation(F=5.83, P=.0001), average monthly pocket money(F=7.27, P=.0001), there were differences of health-promoting behavior. The above findings show that health-promoting behavior are related to demographic characteristics, four cognitive perceptual factors(self-efficacy, self-esteem, internal health locus of control, perceived health status). On the basis of the above findings the following recommendations are made ; 1. Nursing interventions enhancing exercise or activity, accountability for health, stress management of the elderly must be provided. 2. Nursing strategies enhancing self-efficacy which is most significant effect on health-promoting behavior must be developed.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.355-361
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• 2011

소아치과 분야에서 chloral hydrate와 hydroxyzine를 이용한 진정 요법은 가장 보편화된 방법이지만 진정 효과는 약물의 용량, 연령, 체중, 술 전 환아의 수면 시간, 술 전 공복유지 유무, 환아의 건강 상태에 따라 좌우 될 수 있다. 본 연구는 경험적으로 chloral hydrate 진정 요법 시행 전날 수면 시간이 짧을수록 진정 효과가 더 크다는 점에 착안하여 협조전 단계 환아에서 chloral hydrate/hydroxyzine을 이용한 진정 치료 시 치료 전 수면 시간과 진정 효과의 관계에 대해 알아보고자 시행 하였다. 한림대 소아치과에 내원한 환자 중 사전 조사에서 1일 평균 수면 시간이 비슷한 만 2-5세 아이들 37명을 대상으로 chloral hydrate/hydroxyzine 진정 요법 하 치료를 시행하였다. 치수 치료를 포함하여 수복치료를 요하는 아이들을 대상으로 하였으며 치수치료를 한 환자는 총 11명이었다. 진정 효과는 동일한 평가자에 의해 Houpt 등의 rating scal에 따라 점수를 산정하여 단순회귀 분석법으로 평가하였고 치수 치료 유무에 따라 진정 효과가 달라지는지 여부를 t-test로 평가하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. Houpt 등의 rating scale 중 sleep, crying 항목은 전날 수면 시간에 따라 유의하지는 않지만 반비례 상관관계를 지닌다(p>0.05). 2. Movement, overall behavior는 전날 수면 시간에 따라 유의하게 반비례하는 상관관계를 나타냈다(p<0.05). 3. 치료 내용에 따른 진정 요법 효과의 차이는 보이지 않았다(p>0.05). 실험 결과 진정 전 수면 시간이 짧을수록 진정 효과가 높은 것으로 나타났다.