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Potential Implications and Applications of Terror Management Theory for Library and Information Science

  • Hollister, Jonathan M.;Lee, Jisue;Elkins, Aaron J.;Latham, Don
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.54 no.4
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    • pp.317-349
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    • 2020
  • Mental health experts warn the combination of overwhelming amounts of information, economic instability, political discontent, social injustice, and the high infection and death rates of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are negatively impacting mental health in ways that may worsen the pandemic and intensify our primal fear of death. Terror Management Theory (TMT) argues that self-esteem and cultural worldviews serve as defenses against the terror of our own mortality. This theory anchor paper introduces TMT to Library and Information Science (LIS) via a selected literature review on TMT's use in the field of Psychology and an extensive discussion on the conceptual connections to LIS supported with empirical research from related disciplines and contexts. The implications, applications, and usefulness of TMT for LIS research, education, and practice are discussed in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and other contexts, and a research agenda is proposed.

COVID-19 News Analysis Using News Big Data : Focusing on Topic Modeling Analysis (뉴스 빅데이터를 활용한 코로나19 언론보도 분석 :토픽모델링 분석을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Tae-Jong
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.457-466
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to find out what the main agenda of social formation is and how it changes through the media by utilizing the news big data of COVID-19 which is spreading recently, and to suggest the direction of future reporting. In order to achieve the purpose of the research, 47,816 cases of news big data reported from December 31, 2019 to March 11, 2020 were divided into four periods based on the fourth stage of the crisis warning for infectious diseases, and a total of 20 topics were derived. Based on the results of the Topic Modeling analysis, this study proposed the following. First, it is necessary to refrain from provocative expressions such as "anxiety" and "fear" and use neutral and objective reporting terms. Second, more in-depth and contextual news production is required, breaking away from simple event news production. Third, it is necessary to prepare detailed crisis communication manuals for each situation related to infectious diseases. Fourth, we need reports that focus on citizens-led efforts to overcome the crisis. This research has the academic significance that it is the first paper to analyze news big data on COVID-19 using the Topic Modeling Analysis method, and the policy significance that can be used as the basis for developing national crisis communication policy.

Qualitative Study on Experiences of Responding to COVID-19 of Therapists in Long-term Care Hospitals (요양병원 치료사의 코로나19 대응 경험에 대한 질적 연구)

  • Bae, Won-Jin;Park, Ju-Young
    • Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.337-347
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    • 2021
  • This study is a qualitative study conducted to provide basic data for therapists working in long-term care hospitals to improve their countermeasure strategies for new infectious diseases and improvement of the treatment room infection management system, and to help therapists understand their infection management work. Colaizzi's phenomenological research method was applied as the research method. Telephone interviews were conducted with nine occupational therapists and physical therapists working in nursing hospitals. The contents of the interview were recorded with the consent of the study subjects, and additional confirmation was received by email. The recorded content was analyzed after transcription, and the meaning and nature of the experience coping with COVID-19 were described. The content was organized into 6 themes, 17 main meaning and 49 meaning units. In accordance with the COVID-19 situation, the infection control system has been strengthened by reinforcing infection control education in nursing hospitals, practicing infection control, and supervising infection control outside business hours. It was found that the treatment environment was changed due to the restriction of treatment activities by practicing distancing in the treatment room, adjusting rest and meal times during working hours, and strengthening infection control. In addition, the therapist's role has been expanded and the paradigm of treatment has changed, such as considering the untact intervention, and they have experienced cohort quarantine, pre-tested for COVID-19, vaccinations, and side effects from COVID-19. However, due to the infection work, the therapist's work burden is increased, and the person is experiencing fear, depression, and work stress from the spread of COVID-19. They were also aware of the need for nursing hospital care personnel support, such as guaranteeing rest after vaccination and providing infection control tools and equipment. The results of this study are expected to be used as basic data for human and physical support for the development of infectious disease response strategy programs in nursing hospital treatment rooms and for infection control in nursing hospitals.

Study on the Evaluation System of Environmental Design for an Age-Friendly Community from the Perspective of a Healing Environment: Focus on the Elderly in China (치유적 환경의 관점에서 고령친화 커뮤니티 환경디자인의 평가체계 연구: 중국 고령자 중심으로)

  • Shi, Lin;Jung, Jung-Ho
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.296-308
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    • 2022
  • In the COVID-19 crisis, the elderly over 60 have various psychological health problems such as depression, anxiety, and fear, and the community has become the only space for senior activities. To this end, this study presented a therapeutic aging-friendly community environmental design evaluation system using theoretical review, FGI interview, and hierarchical analysis AHP. The evaluation system is a three-dimensional space, with 10 upper layers and 68 lower layers. In addition, the weight of each index of the evaluation system was distributed through expert survey and SPSS program analysis. First, the material space environment design must satisfy the comfort and health of the elderly when they are active in a common space for their daily life. Second, the design of social space environment is designed to promote exchange and social connection among the elderly. Third, the operating space environment design considers the operating system of the community operating company as important. Through this, it is expected to improve the psychological health of the elderly by providing systematic technical basis and action guidelines for the development of the residential environment of the elderly.

Design of an Visitor Identification system for the Front Door of an Apartment using Deep learning (딥러닝 기반 이용한 공동주택현관문의 출입자 식별 시스템 설계)

  • Lee, Min-Hye;Mun, Hyung-Jin
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.45-51
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    • 2022
  • Fear of contact exists due to the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. When using the common entrance door of an apartment, access is possible only if the resident enters a password or obtains the resident's permission. There is the inconvenience of having to manually enter the number and password for the common entrance door to enter. Also, contactless entry is required due to COVID-19. Due to the development of ICT, users can be easily identified through the development of face recognition and voice recognition technology. The proposed method detects a visitor's face through a CCTV or camera attached to the common entrance door, recognizes the face, and identifies it as a registered resident. Then, based on the registered information of the resident, it is possible to operate without contact by interworking with the elevator on the server. In particular, if face recognition fails with a hat or mask, the visitor is identified by voice or additional authentication of the visitor is performed based on the voice message. It is possible to block the spread of contagiousness without leaving any contactless function and fingerprint information when entering and exiting the front door of an apartment house, and without the inconvenience of access.

The impact of market fear, uncertainty, stock market, and maritime freight index on the risk-return relationship in the crude oil market (시장 공포, 불확실성, 주식시장, 해상운임지수가 원유시장의 위험-수익 관계에 미치는 영향)

  • Choi, Ki-Hong
    • Journal of Korea Port Economic Association
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.107-118
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    • 2022
  • In this study, daily data from January 2002 to June 2022 were used to investigate the relationship between risk-return relationship and market fear, uncertainty, stock market, and maritime freight index for the crude oil market. For this study, the time varying EGARCH-M model was applied to the risk-return relationship, and the wavelet consistency model was used to analyze the relationship between market fear, uncertainty, stock market, and maritime freight index. The analysis results of this study are as follows. First, according to the results of the time-varying risk-return relationship, the crude oil market was found to be related to high returns and high risks. Second, the results of correlation and Granger causality test, it was found that there was a weak correlation between the risk-return relationship and VIX, EPU, S&P500, and BDI. In addition, it was found that there was no two-way causal relationship in the risk-return relationship with EPU and S&P500, but VIX and BDI were found to affect the risk-return relationship. Third, looking at the results of wavelet coherence, it was found that the degree of the risk-return relationship and the relationship between VIX, EPU, S&P500, and BDI was time-varying. In particular, it was found that the relationship between each other was high before and after the crisis period (financial crisis, COVID-19). And it was found to be highly associated with organs. In addition, the risk-return relationship was found to have a positive relationship with VIX and EPU, and a negative relationship with S&P500 and BDI. Therefore, market participants should be well aware of economic environmental changes when making decisions.

The Effect of Pan Play Counseling in the Midst of COVID-19 on the Reduction of Anxiety in College Students (COVID-19 상황에 판놀이 상담이 대학생의 불안 감소에 미치는 효과)

  • Kim, Kyung Hee
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.317-324
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this study was to conduct pan play counseling that contains Korean cultural characteristics to see if it affects college students' anxiety reduction in coronavirus situations. Counseling was conducted for 40 minutes once a week. The associations of participants were recorded for each session. The score of anxiety test decreased in the participants' pre-and post-anxiety tests. The effectiveness of pan play counseling was verified. Case analysis applied phenomenological research method. Structural decisions through case analysis were in the order of regression, expression, differentiation, and integration. In the results of case analysis, participants feel confused through encounters in the early stages and regress unconsciously. Emotions of negativity that could not be erupted in the expression structure appear as consciousness, and the participants awaken. Participants expressed emotions such as fear, anxiety, loneliness, anger, and irritation. Consciousness of the unconscious causes a transformation of ego. The ego gains discernment as the great drama emerges from the differentiated structure. In other words, it builds confidence. The goal of counseling is to reinforce the ego, realizing the potential to overcome anxiety. In the last integration's structure, a wedding, a baby, and a old wise man appeared, showing that a transformation took place. In the results of this study, it was verified that pan play counseling has a healing effect. This study is expected to serve as an opportunity to develop Korean counseling techniques that incorporate Korean culture.

A Case Study of Faculty Advisor's non Face-to-face Counseling during Coronavirus Incubation Period - SNS Counseling Applied Photovoice- (코로나19로 인한 지도교수의 비대면 상담 사례 연구 - 포토보이스 기법을 활용한 SNS 상담을 중심으로-)

  • Kwak, Huyn-Joo;Koh, Eun-Hyeon
    • Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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    • v.10 no.11
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    • pp.202-209
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    • 2020
  • Due to Corona 19, non-face-to-face education was conducted at general universities, so it was necessary to conduct non-face-to-face faculty advisor counseling. SNS counseling using photovoices was conducted in the 6th session and FGI for 10, 3rd graders in the early childhood education department of a college in the metropolitan area. The results of the study analyzing students' perceptions of the counseling and content of the counseling are as follows. First, the research participants positively recognized the SNS counseling that applied the photovoice technique. Second, they gradually adapted to non-face-to-face daily life and learning and evaluated the positive aspects, but they complained of fear in career and employment. A non-face-to-face counseling strategy and follow-up studies were proposed through this case study.

International Study and Transformational Learning: What Covid-19 Has Taught Us

  • Rodgers, Steve
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2022.06a
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    • pp.1221-1221
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    • 2022
  • Studying abroad in and of itself should be a unique and transformational learning experience for university students. Too often, "study abroad" is a code word for "faculty vacation" or "easy credit hours". For an international learning experience to be truly transformational it must offer an intense and directed program that maximizes the time the student spends in the accumulation of information that is new or different from what the student has "learned" previously. "Study abroad" may be a misnomer because it is not only about studying in another country or culture, that is, taking courses that usually have an attendance time of a few hours a week, but it is also about living in another country which becomes a 24/7 learning experience. Providing these programs during the Covid-19 pandemic has been a keen opportunity for institutional learning. When this immersion in foreign culture is combined with academic rigor applied to a student's chosen field of study the growth can be exponential. So, what is the relationship between academic and personal growth? The National Association for Study Abroad has found that "students who have studied abroad are better able to work with people from other countries, understand the complexity of global issues, and have greater intercultural learning. One study found that students returned from their study abroad experiences more tolerant and less fearful of other countries, but with a greater sense of nationalism-a phenomenon they called 'enlightened nationalism'." It is often said that "you only really learn to appreciate things that are important to you when they are gone, when you miss them." The international learning environment can provide this opportunity. The restrictions on various societies in the past two years due to the international Covid pandemic have provided existing study abroad programs with a true testing ground for the validity of their programs. At the end of the day, American colleges and universities are not helpless in the face of these developments. A lot depends on how a university positions itself for a future based on the uncertainties of the past. As Winston Churchill was working to form the United Nations after WWII, he famously said, "Never let a good crisis go to waste". In another context, Churchill's insight on human nature can also be applied to the coming semesters and years as studying abroad rebounds. What new strategies will be developed and maintained? Institutional commitment without fear will be necessary to assure that "studying abroad" will continue to develop as a truly unique and transformational learning experience.

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The Effect of Rapport on the Airplane on Reliability and Safety - Under the Pandemic - (기내에서의 라포가 신뢰성과 안전성에 미치는 영향 - 팬데믹 상황을 기반으로 -)

  • Kim, Kyoung Eun;Jeon, Seung Joon;Jung, Yun Sick
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.65-75
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    • 2022
  • This study tried to confirm whether the public's negative emotions such as fear and anxiety about corona virus infection caused by the spatial nature of the aircraft were alleviated due to factors of in-flight services focusing on hygiene and quarantine and further had a positive effect on the formation of Rapport between cabin crews and passengers. We also investigated the impact on passengers' perceptions such as Reliability and Safety which can be viewed as a new measure and standard of customer satisfaction in the Pandemic era through Rapport. A survey was conducted online in December 2021 for passengers with experience in boarding aircraft after the COVID-19 outbreak, and a total of 211 responses were used for analysis. As a result of the analysis of the data, it was confirmed that aircraft in-flight service had a positive (+) effect on Rapport, and Rapport between passengers and cabin crews had a positive (+) effect on passenger Reliability and Safety.