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안면 홍조 증상을 수반한 중년 우울증 여성의 특성 (Characteristics of Middle Aged Depressed Women with Hot Flushes)

  • 송민재;조숙행;정현강
    • 정신신체의학
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    • 제25권2호
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    • pp.176-184
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    • 2017
  • 연구목적 중년 우울증 여성은 안면 홍조 증상을 자주 경험한다. 우울증과 안면 홍조 간의 연관성은 아직 명확하지 않다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 안면 홍조가 있는 우울증 여성과 안면 홍조가 없는 우울증 여성을 대상으로 호르몬 농도, 기능적 신체 증상, 폐경에 대한 태도 및 스트레스대처 방식을 비교하여 그 특성에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 안면 홍조가 있는 우울증 여성 33명과 안면 홍조가 없는 우울증 여성 33명이 연구에 참여하였다. 안면 홍조 증상은 일주일에 걸쳐 전향적으로 일일 증상 척도를 통해 확인하였다. 연구 대상자의 스트레스 대처 방식은 스트레스 대처 방식 설문지를 통해 평가하였다. 신체 증상은 환자 건강 설문지(Patient Health Questionnaire-15, PHQ-15)로 평가하였다. 성 호르몬 농도는 방사성면역분석법으로 측정하였다. 간편 세계보건기구 삶의 질 평가도구(Brief World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment Instrument, WHOQOL-BREF)를 이용하여 삶의 질을 평가하였다. 결 과 스트레스 대처 방식에 있어서, 안면 홍조가 있는 우울증 여성이 문제-중심의 대처 방식과($13.15{\pm}3.17$) 사회적 지지에 대한 탐색($11.83{\pm}2.84$) 항목이 안면 홍조 증상이 없는 우울증 여성에 비해 적었다(각각 $15.17{\pm}3.1$, p=0.028 ; $14.25{\pm}3.22$, p=0.009). 안면 홍조가 있는 우울증 여성이 폐경 후에 대하여 상대적으로 부정적 태도를 보였으나, 통계적 유의성은 근사치로 불충분하였다(p=0.059). 본 연구에서는 PHQ-15로 평가한 신체 증상과 성호르몬 농도에서 두 군 간의 차이를 발견하지 못 하였다. WHOQOL-BREF에 따른 사회적 대인 관계의 점수는 안면 홍조가 없는 군보다($9.71{\pm}1.65$ ; p=0.044) 안면 홍조가 있는 군에서($8.62{\pm}2.04$) 유의하게 낮았다. 결 론 우울증이 있는 중년 여성에서, 안면 홍조 증상은 스트레스에 대한 대처 방식의 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 우울증 여성에서 안면 홍조 증상은 삶의 질에 부정적 영향을 주므로, 임상가는 안면 홍조가 있는 우울증 환자에서 적극적으로 안면 홍조에 대하여 치료적인 접근을 해야 할 것이다. 항우울제 혹은 소량의 호르몬 치료에 반응이 없는 우울증 환자에서, 인지 행동 치료 또는 스트레스 관리가 효과적일 수 있겠다. 추후 안면 홍조 및 우울증과 관련된 위험 요인에 대한 인과 관계를 명확하게 하기 위해서는 객관적인 방법을 통한 종적 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

국내 박사학위 논문의 문화 기술적 연구방법에 대한 융복합적 분석 -연구 참여자, 자료 수집방법, 신뢰성 준거를 중심으로- (A Convergence Analysis of the Ethnographic Method for Doctoral Dissertations in Korea : Focused on Research Participants, Data Collection Methods, and Trustworthiness Criteria)

  • 오호영;조홍중
    • 한국융합학회논문지
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    • 제8권10호
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    • pp.333-338
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    • 2017
  • 문화기술지 연구는 다양한 학문 분야에서 연구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 문화기술지 연구방법을 사용한 박사학위 논문을 분석하였다. 일반적으로 문화기술지는 연구 대상이 되는 집단의 행동과 신념 및 학습된 언어의 패턴에 관심을 가지고 이를 기술하고, 해석하는데 목적이 있다. 이러한 문화기술지는 문화적 집단 내에서 현장연구를 수행하는 인류학자들에 의해서 발전된 질적 연구의 고전적 형태의 하나이다. 본 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 연구 참여자 수는 10명 이내 32편(44.4%), 11-20명 18편(25%), 21-30명 13편(18.1%), 31-40명 2편(2.7%), 기타 7편(9.8%)으로 나타났다. 둘째, 자료수집 방법은 심층면접 71편(98.6%), 참여관찰 70편(97.2%), 문서자료 38편(52.7%) 공학적 도구 12편(16.6%) 기타 8편(11.1%)으로 나타났으며, 자료수집 기간은 3-5개월 7편(9.8%), 6-8개월 15편(20.8%), 9-11개월 14편(19.6%), 12-14개월 13편(18.1%), 15개월 이상 17편(23.6%), 미 제시 4편(5.4%)으로 나타났다. 셋째, 신뢰성 준거 제시 방법은 트라이앵귤레이션 46편(63.9%), 연구 참여자에 의한 연구 결과의 평가 작업 44편(61.1%), 동료 연구자의 조언과 지적 33편(45.8%), 추적 감사 25편(34.7%), 참조 자료의 사용 20편(27.8%), 반성적 주관성 17편(23.6%), 충분한 기간 집중적인 관찰 10편(13.9%), 심층적 기술 7편(9.8%), 기타 7편(9.8%) 순으로 나타났다. 이상과 같이 국내 박사학위 논문에서 사용되고 있는 문화기술지 연구방법, 즉 참여자 수, 자료수집 방법 및 기간, 신뢰성 준거 방법 등은 매우 다양한 방법이 사용되고 있는 것으로 나타났다.

당뇨병 환자의 웹기반 식사관리 및 영양상담 프로그램 (A Web-based Internet Program for Nutritional Counseling and Diet management of Patient with Diabetes Mellitus)

  • 한지숙;정지혜
    • 한국식품영양과학회지
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    • 제33권1호
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    • pp.114-122
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    • 2004
  • 본 연구는 임상영양 분야의 전문 웹사이트로서 당뇨병 환자를 위한 식사관리 및 영양상담 프로그램을 개발하기 위하여 수행되었다. 프로그램은 당뇨병에 대한 식사관리, 영양상담 및 재진상담, 영양평가 프로그램으로 구성하였다. 프로그램은 표준체중 및 열량 필요량 파일, 식품교환표 및 식단작성방법 파일, 식단표 파일, 당뇨뷔페 파일, 식품선택 및 식품정보 파일, 식사력 조사 및 평가 파일, 혈당수첩 파일, 식품 및 영양소 데이터베이스 파일, 음식 영양소 함량 및 영양소별 20순위 식품 파일 등을 데이터베이스로 하여 웹 페이지 형식으로 만들어졌다. 사용자는 인터넷 사이트로 들어가 자신의 정보를 입력하면 그 결과로 자신의 비만도 및 1일 열량 필요량이 제시되고 그에 알맞는 식단을 보고 이용할 수 있도록 하였다. 식사관리 프로그램에서는 열량별 식단 자료실을 두어 1,000 kcal에서 2,500 kcal까지 100 kcal 단위로 일주일간의 식단을 볼 수 있게 하였고, 식품의 선택방법, 식사요법 및 식품교환표, 식단작성방법, 당뇨뷔페, 영양소별 20순위 식품, 용어설명 및 관련 사이트를 소개하였다. 영양상담 및 재진상담 프로그램으로는 식사력조사 및 상담ㆍ평가, 혈당관리 및 평가, 식품섭취빈도조사, on-line상담 등이 있다. 영양평가 프로그램으로는 섭취음식을 입력함으로서 영양소 섭취상태, 열량 영양소, 식사별, 식품군별 영양소 섭취상태, 동ㆍ식물성식품 영양소 섭취상태, 기간별 영양소 섭취변화 등을 평가받을 수 있도록 하였다. 영양소 섭취상태는 사용자의 필요량과 비교하여 그래프로 제시되고, 열량 영양소, 식사별 영양소 섭취 상태는 아침, 점심, 저녁, 간식으로 구분하여 결과를 볼 수 있고, 동ㆍ식물성 식품 섭취 및 기간별 영양소 변화 등은 각각의 영양소별로 그 섭취상태를 비교할 수 있도록 하였다. 이에 본 프로그램이 당뇨병 환자들에게 널리 활용되어 그들의 건강증진에 이바지할 수 있기를 기대한다.

연희지역 아파트주부의 건강관리실천의 결정요인분석에 관한 조사연구 (A Study on the Decisive Factors in Personal Health Maintenance Practice of Housewives Living in Younhi Area Apartments)

  • 김인숙
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.89-102
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    • 1978
  • Owing to the development of modern science, prolonging man's life, the sudden increase of population and betterment of the standard of living has increased health needs. In order to fulfill these health needs, more active plans for developing health should be made. Health education is one of the methods at hand that can improve the health behavior of the community and the individual through the contact of individuals with their groups. Proper understanding of the characteristics of the sampled group and participation of individuals within the community for the development of their health plan are needed for efficient health education. This study was attempted for the purpose of presenting some data helpful for pre-paring the fundamentals of a health education plan that can improve personal health maintenance practice of a community through efficient health education by investigating the relationship between the response of subjects to personal health maintenance practice and selected decisive factors in personal health maintenance practice. The subjects for this study were a systematic sample of 120 housewives selected from 600 housewives from B Zone Apt. Younhi-3-Dong in Seoul. Data was collected for 4 days from May 16th to May 19th, 1578 through personal interviews with questionnaires by well trained interviewers. Percentage, t-test and stepwise multiple regression analysis by use of EDPS were employed for statistical analysis. Results of this study can be summarized : 1. General characteristics of subjects Subjects over 20 and below 40 years of age formed 62.5% of the toed and the rest were subjects of 40 years and upward. 76.7% of the subjects have less than 4 children. 51.3% of the subjects had completed at least the senior high school course. 2. The response of subjects to personal health maintenance practice. Ratios of personal health maintenance practice to the maximum score for each category are as follows; 84.1% in the category of population and family planning, which was the highest ratio; 82.4% in the prevention of accidents; 68.0% in control of communicable disease; 67.8% in personal health care and habits of daily life, 64.3% in mental health and 52.5% in control of parasites, which was the lowest. 3. The response of subjects to selected decisive factors. in personal health maintenance practice. The arithmetic mean of the score for each decisive factor was as follows: the mutual relation between family members marked 18.33, which is under 73,3% of the maximum score; the degree of interest in health marked 34.48, 70.0% of the maximum score: the degree of utilization and demand for health care facilities marked 25.79 or 64.5% of the maximum score and health maintenance of the family marked 11.58, 43.6% of the maximum score. 4. The relationship between personal health maintenance practice and general characteristics of subjects. 1) There was a significant difference in the numbers of children. (t = 1.83, d.f. =117, p< 0.1) 2) There was a significant difference in the contact rates with mass-media, (t = 5.02, d.f. = 118, p< 0,05) 5. The multiple correlation between personal health maintenance practice and their selected decisive factors. 1) The factor“the degree of interest in health”could account for personal health maintenance practice in 43.6% of the sample. (R = 0.6602, R²= 0,4359, F = 91.1678, p< 0.001) 2) When the factor,“health maintenance of family”is added to this, it accounts for 51.2% of personal health maintenance practice. (R = 0.7158, R²= 0.5124, F = 61.4653, p< 0.001) 3) When the factor,“mutual relations between family members”is also included, it accounts for 53.7% of personal health maintenance practice. (R = 0.7324, R²= 0.5365, F = 44.7509, p< 0.001) 4) When the factor, “the degree of utilization and demand for health care facilities”is included, it accounts for 55.1% of personal health maintenance practice. (R = 0.7421, R²= 0.5507, F = 35.2430, p< 0.001).

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학령기 아동의 컴퓨터게임 이용 양상과 정신병리 (COMPUTER GAME PLAYING PATTERNS AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN)

  • 임성후;정성심;박정환;김지혜;홍성도
    • Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.19-26
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    • 2006
  • 목 적 : 본 연구는 학령기 아동들의 컴퓨터 게임 이용실태를 조사하고 컴퓨터게임 중독과 관련된 정신병리를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 서울시 강동구 소재 1개 초등학교 4, 5, 6학년 533명을 대상으로 하여 컴퓨터게임 이용실태에 대한 설문지를 이용하여 일반적인 이용실태를 조사하였고, 인터넷게임중독 척도를 이용해 컴퓨터게임 중독 위험군을 선정하였다. 또한 대상 아동들의 부모에게 아동 청소년행동평가척도(Korean-Child behavior checklist)를 작성하게 하여 이 척도의 하위척도인 사회능력 및 문제행동증후군 척도 점수와 컴퓨터게임 중독과의 상관성을 분석하였다. 결 과 : 응답자의 10.2%는 초등학교에 들어오기 전부터, 67.2%는 초등학교 저학년때 부터 컴퓨터 게임을 시작했으며 주당 게임 하는 일수는 평균 3.66일이었고 하루에 게임 하는 시간은 평균 1.89시간이었다. 컴퓨터 게임을 하는 이유로는 "단순히 재미있어서"라고 응답한 경우가 40.8%로 가장 많았으며 평균 컴퓨터게임중독 점수는 39.95였다. 남학생은 여학생과 비교했을 때 컴퓨터 게임을 시작한 시기, 주당 게임 하는 일수, 하루에 게임 하는 시간, 게임을 하는 이유, 그리고 컴퓨터게임 중독 점수에 있어서 통계적으로 유의미한 차이를 보였다. 컴퓨터게임 중독 척도 점수가 아동 청소년행동평가척도의 하위척도들 중 학업수행, 신체증상, 주의집중문제, 내재화 문제와 통계적으로 유의한 상관관계가 있었으나 로짓회귀분석을 시행했을 때에는 주의집중 문제만이 통계적으로 유의하게 컴퓨터게임 중독 위험군 여부를 예측할 수 있는 변인이었다. 결 론 : 초등학교 고학년 아동들이 어릴 때부터 컴퓨터게임을 접하여 평소 많은 시간 게임을 하고 있다는 것을 알 수 있었으며 여러 관련 변인 중 주의집중력문제가 학령기 아동에서 컴퓨터게임 중독과 유의미한 관련성을 보이고 있었다.

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후기 학령기 아동의 성지식 요구 (The needs for sex knowledge in the late schooler)

  • 이은주
    • Child Health Nursing Research
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    • 제6권2호
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    • pp.167-185
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    • 2000
  • The goal of this research was to provide the basic data of sexual education for late schooler by finding out what they want to know about sex, or to see, if any, its relevancy between female and male students and between each grade. The sample for this research was a total of 453 students in 4th, 5th and 6th grade from 12 different classes at two elementary schools which were located in C city and in B province. The children were requested to write down three points on what they want to know or to learn most about sex, and their answers were put through two analytical stages in order to classify and to examine. The followings are the conclusions from the data. 1. The female cluster took 44.2% out of the whole sample, and there were 151 students per each grade. The specific girl ratios for each grade were 42.4%, 50.3% and 39.7% respectively. 2. It was noted that a total of 1,195 questions were gathered from the students writings, 45% of the questions was raised by the female students. The 4th grade students raised 432questions (43.8% by the girl) while the 5th. and the 6th grade students raised 387 (53.2% by the girl) and 376 questions (42.3% by the girl) respectively. The average number of questions per students was 2.6 while the female students raised 2.8 questions which was more than the average 2.5 questions by male students. It was the 4th grade female student cluster, which raised the most question (3.0) while the 6th grade male students raised the least question (2.4) in average. 3. The questions raised by the children could be divided into seven categories of the knowledge need on sex. They were Reproduction (310 questions, 25.9%), Sexual Culture (230, 19.2%), Concept of sex (125, 18.0%), Changes of Puberty (172, 14.4%), Sexual Health (119, 10.0%), Anatomy and Physiology of Reproductive System (78, 6.5%) and Sexual Tendency and behavior (71, 5.9%). 4. 'Reproduction' was the most frequently raised questions not only by both sex groups but also by the 5th grade students. Both sexes in the 4th grade showed the highest interest in Sexual Culture while it was Changes in Puberty for the both sexes in the 6th grade. The knowledge need on sex of the children indicated what they understand sexuality. They apprehended sex as sex, gender and sexuality in an inclusive way. They showed a major interest in the biological sex and the sexual activities. It seems that the children managed to understand clearly the meaning of gender, furthermore, they even pointed out that the streotyped sex role, patrimonial system and the sexual discrimination were unreasonable. The students possessed not only the least but also the most negative understanding in regard of sexuality. Two suggestions were made from the above conclusions for the practical sex education as well as its research. 1. For the practice: The sex education for the elementary upper grade school student should be relevant with their cognitive characteristics, also it should be more specific on the reproductive organs of both sexes, the actual scenes of the pregnancy and child delivery procedures. The gender concept should be added to the biological sex education, which will lead them to understand the unreasonableness of today's male-superior phenomenon and correct them. It is also necessary to develop educational programs for this age group so as to help them to understand sex in the sense of sexuality as well. 2. For the research: It is not easy to draw out a through conclusion since this study was carried out as one-time data collection. Yet it is undeniably helpful for the sex education if we can understand what the children want to know about sex, how much they know about it by conducting deep-interview researches through a small number of sample.

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부적응 아동의 자아존중감 및 사회성 발달을 위한 미술상담 사례연구 (A Case Study of ART Counseling on Maladjusted Children's Self-Respect and Social Ability Development)

  • 홍미영;조붕환
    • 초등상담연구
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    • 제8권1호
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    • pp.109-122
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    • 2009
  • 본 연구에서는 초등학교 부적응 아동에게 미술상담 프로그램을 실시하여 자아존중감 및 사회성 발달을 도와줌으로써 부적응 아동의 학교생활 적응을 돕고자 하였다. 이러한 연구 목적을 달성하기 위하여 연구자가 담임을 맡고 있는 대전광역시 Y초등학교 6학년 중 학교생활적응 검사를 실시하여 총점이 100점 이하인 아동 중 최하점수인 아동 4명을 부적응 아동으로 선별하였다. 본 연구에서 실시한 미술상담 프로그램은 선행연구를 토대로 연구의 목적에 맞도록 연구자가 재구성한 것을 사용하였고, 2008년 9월 2일부터 10월 16일까지 주 2회(회기당 60분)씩 총 12회기로 실시하였으며, Y초등학교 6학년 1반 교실에서 방과후 시간을 이용하여 본 연구자가 직접 진행하였다. 연구 결과를 분석하기 위하여 첫째, 부적응 아동의 부적응 행동을 변화를 양적으로 비교하기 위하여 '학교생활 적응 검사'를 사전 ·사후 실시하여 그 결과를 비교.분석하였다. 둘째, 자아존중감 및 사회성 발달의 변화를 확인하기 위하여 사전 사후 검사를 실시하여 그 결과를 비교.분석하였다. 셋째, 부적응 아동의 심리 상태 변화를 분석하기 위하여 투사검사(KSD) 를 프로그램 실시 전과 후에 실시하여 그림 내각을 비교.분석하였다. 넷째, 매 회기마다 각 아동의 행동특성을 기술하는 질적 분석을 통하여 부적응 아동이 미술상담 프로그램 실시 전과 후에 어떠한 변화를 보였는지 비교하였다. 본 연구의 결과 미술상담 프로그램은 부적응 아동의 적응 행동을 감소시켰으며, 미술상담 프로그램은 부적응 아동의 자아존중감 및 사회성 발달에 효과가 있으며, 부적응 아동으로 하여 금 심리적으로 긍정적인 변화를 유도한다. 이상과 같은 결론을 종합해 볼 때 미술상담 프로그램은 부적응 아동의 자아존중감 및 사회성 발달을 도와주어 학교생활적응에 긍정적인 영향을 미쳤음을 알 수 있으므로 초등학교 교육현장에서 부적응 아동의 학교생활 적응에 효과적이라 생각된다.

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남녀 대학 신입생의 건강실천에 따른 영양상태 (The Gender difference of Nutritional Status by Health Practice on the University Freshmen in Metropolitan Area)

  • 이승교;이영희;원향례
    • 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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    • 제17권4호
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    • pp.151-161
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    • 2006
  • This study was made to find out how health practice affect on nutrition status of the college freshmen in male and female. 400 freshmen students in 4year colleges were surveyed. Questionnaire and blood analysis were made. The contents of questionnaire contained general characteristics, health practice behavior, and food intake. The physical measurement included height, weight and blood pressure. The questions for health practice were about drinking, smoking, BMI, skipping breakfast and sleeping. Nutrient intake was expressed by DDS(Dietary Diversity Score by 5 food groups) and DVS (Dietary Variety Score) and 24-hrs recall method was used to find out the quantity of daily food intake. EAR% was calculated and NAR and MAR were produced. The results are as follows: 1) BMI was $22.77kg/m^2$ for males and $20.42kg/m^2$ for females. The ratio maintaining normal weight indicated by BMI of 18.5-23 was higher(p<0.001) for female students(63.2%) than males(56.5%). The ratio of overweight with over $23kg/m^2$ of BMI was 28.5% for males and 8.8% for females(p<0.001). 2)The ratio of drinking students was 59.4% for males and 40.6% for female(p<0.001). And the ratio of smoking students was 95.2% for males and 4.8% for females(p<0.001). 3) The ratio of poor health practice group was 35.7% for males and 25.5% for females, and that of excellent one was 25.4% for males and 33.1% for females(p<0.05). 4) In NAR, the lowest ratio was observed for the intake of Ca, Fe, Vitamin C and Vitamin $B_2$. The intake of Fe, Vitamin $B_2$ and phosphorus were different significantly according to sexuality. For Fe, female students showed lower level than male students(p<0.001). For Vitamin $B_2$, and phosphorus female students showed higher level(p<0.001). 5) In MAR, there was no difference according to sexuality in almost all of the ingredients. 6) For energy intake, male and female students showed 59% and 66% of EAR and it was insufficient for them. 7) For protein, more than 100% was obtained. The lowest ratio was observed for the intake of vitamin C 50.8%, Ca 53.6% and Fe 65.1% of EAR were obtained. The lowest intake ratio and for the intake of Fe female students obtained just 37.5% of EAR showing high risk of anemia. The intake of energy(p<0.001), phosphorus(p<0.01), niacin(p<0.05), Fe(p<0.001), and Vitamin $B_2$ (p<0.001) were different significantly according to sexuality. For Fe, female students showed lower level than male students(p<0.001). For energy, phosphorus, niacin, and Vitamin $B_2$ female students showed higher level(p<0.001) than male students. 8) For blood pressure, male students showed normal level of 120.7/79.1 mmHg, however, female students showed 114.5/75.4 mmHg lower than male (p<0.001). 9). In blood, for hemoglobin female students showed significantly lower level than that of male(p<0.001). T-Cholesterol and HDL-Cholesterol female students showed higher level than males (p<0.001), And for triglyceride male students showed higher level than females(p<0.001). Ca and Fe female students showed lower level (p<0.001).

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특정 대상에 대한 개인 수준의 문화적 성향이 사용자 경험에 미치는 조절효과에 대한 실증적 연구: 미국, 독일, 러시아의 4개 디지털 기기 사용자를 대상으로 (An Empirical Study on How the Moderating Effects of Individual Cultural Characteristics towards a Specific Target Affects User Experience: Based on the Survey Results of Four Types of Digital Device Users in the US, Germany, and Russia)

  • 이인성;최지웅;김소령;이기호;김진우
    • Asia pacific journal of information systems
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.113-145
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    • 2009
  • Recently, due to the globalization of the IT(Information Technology) market, devices and systems designed in one country are used in other countries as well. This phenomenon is becoming the key factor for increased interest on cross-cultural, or cross-national, research within the IT area. However, as the IT market is becoming bigger and more globalized, a great number of IT practitioners are having difficulty in designing and developing devices or systems which can provide optimal experience. This is because not only tangible factors such as language and a country's economic or industrial power affect the user experience of a certain device or system but also invisible and intangible factors as well. Among such invisible and intangible factors, the cultural characteristics of users from different countries may affect the user experience of certain devices or systems because cultural characteristics affect how they understand and interpret the devices or systems. In other words, when users evaluate the quality of overall user experience, the cultural characteristics of each user act as a perceptual lens that leads the user to focus on a certain elements of experience. Therefore, there is a need within the IT field to consider cultural characteristics when designing or developing certain devices or systems and plan a strategy for localization. In such an environment, existing IS studies identify the culture with the country, emphasize the importance of culture in a national level perspective, and hypothesize that users within the same country have same cultural characteristics. Under such assumptions, these studies focus on the moderating effects of cultural characteristics on a national level within a certain theoretical framework. This has already been suggested by cross-cultural studies conducted by scholars such as Hofstede(1980) in providing numerical research results and measurement items for cultural characteristics and using such results or items as they increase the efficiency of studies. However, such national level culture has its limitations in forecasting and explaining individual-level behaviors such as voluntary device or system usage. This is because individual cultural characteristics are the outcome of not only the national culture but also the culture of a race, company, local area, family, and other groups that are formulated through interaction within the group. Therefore, national or nationally dominant cultural characteristics may have its limitations in forecasting and explaining the cultural characteristics of an individual. Moreover, past studies in psychology suggest a possibility that there exist different cultural characteristics within a single individual depending on the subject being measured or its context. For example, in relation to individual vs. collective characteristics, which is one of the major cultural characteristics, an individual may show collectivistic characteristics when he or she is with family or friends but show individualistic characteristics in his or her workplace. Therefore, this study acknowledged such limitations of past studies and conducted a research within the framework of 'theoretically integrated model of user satisfaction and emotional attachment', which was developed through a former study, on how the effects of different experience elements on emotional attachment or user satisfaction are differentiated depending on the individual cultural characteristics related to a system or device usage. In order to do this, this study hypothesized the moderating effects of four cultural dimensions (uncertainty avoidance, individualism vs, collectivism, masculinity vs. femininity, and power distance) as suggested by Hofstede(1980) within the theoretically integrated model of emotional attachment and user satisfaction. Statistical tests were then implemented on these moderating effects through conducting surveys with users of four digital devices (mobile phone, MP3 player, LCD TV, and refrigerator) in three countries (US, Germany, and Russia). In order to explain and forecast the behavior of personal device or system users, individual cultural characteristics must be measured, and depending on the target device or system, measurements must be measured independently. Through this suggestion, this study hopes to provide new and useful perspectives for future IS research.

문화변용이론의 시각에서 본 우리나라 공공도서관의 발전과정 (Growth of the Korean Public Library from the Point View of Acculturation)

  • 전명숙
    • 한국문헌정보학회지
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    • 제10권
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    • pp.39-70
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    • 1983
  • The concept of the public library defined by the Korean Library Association does not describe the current state of the Korean public library but describes the public libraries in the western society. Korean public library was formed after the western public library but it was modified and reconciled with the tradition of Korea. The difference between the concepts occured in the acculturation process of the Korean public library. According to the International Encyclopeadia of the Social Sciences, acculturation comprehends those phenomena which result when groups of individuals having different cultures come into continuous firsthand contact, with subsequent changes in the original cultural patterns of either of both groups. Korea opened its door to western world in 1876, and it began to contact with the western world. As the consequence, the concept of the public library of the West diffused to Lee Dynasty which were characterized by the confucianism and the extended family system. These two characteristics were against the public library concept and it could not function as it was and it had to be modified to fit to Korean society. The American public library was formed by the diffusion of English public library. The concept fitted in the colonial American society which was characterized by the Christianity and nuclear family system. Religion and family life were closely knitted together and they contributed much to the formation of the American public library. Also the society needed various information to form their new nation. The need of the public library grew and the public library repidly developed as the American society was urbanized and industrialized. The changes of Korean public library has passed the following process of acculturation. 1. The Korean culture contacted with Western world. 2. The public library concept diffused to Korea, but the people were illiterate and the need of the public library was for the preservation of the old books. The collection was not for people. 3. The function of the public library in Korea was altered slightly as several intellectuals who formed the first modern public library tried to literate Koreans as a means of liberation :from Japan through the library service. 4. The traditional libraries such as sodandg and hyangyo disorganized and finally disappeared as the traditional elements of the culture disappeared and the new cultural elements prevailed in Korea. 5. When the traditional elements of culture were disorganized, a reinterpretation of the diffused culture appeared. With the appearance of the vouth group which was not existed in the traditional society, cultural facilities for them were needed. They began to use public library as their reading rooms. This pattern has been institutionalized ever since in Korean public library. 6. When the new element of the culture spread, the traditional cultural elements react against this element. As the new public libraries sprung out, there were movements to restore the old Korean tradition of the family libraries and Hyangyo to counteract to the new libraries. This movements were not successful and they all disappeared as they could not keep up the rapid social change occurred in the Korean society. 7. In the process of the cultral change, cultural lag occurred between the public library and the users who could not adopt to the new library. This has been continued to the present time. 8. This diffused concept of the public library was modified and became native to Korean society. However, the acculturation of the public library concept has not changed the traditional ideas of Korean people and their behavior. The Korean society recently has been changing rapidly and the function of the Korean public library is improving accordingly; 1. The extended Korean family system is disorganizing. As the consequence, the public library could substitute the family system offering information and recreation service, etc. 2. The growth of educated population is requiring a variety of library materials. An individual library can not meet the needs of them and cooperative library service will be needed to share resources. The public library will become the center of the cooperative service. 3. The Koreans are watching TV more hours than they read printed materials. For them, the public library needs to collect audiovisual materials. Especially the teaching materials should be all audiovisualized for the effective teaching. 4. Technology is developing rapidly in Korea, especially computer technology is applied in many parts of the society. This will also influence library service. The public library will be developing as the centralized library computer system. When the Korean public library functions as the extended family system and the center of the cooperative library system, the Korean public library will be functioning as the public library defined by the Korean Library Association.

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