• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2012

Information about the characteristics of street-living versus shelter-residing youth is vital for tailoring prevention and intervention efforts to the unique needs of runaway and homeless youth. The present study compared two samples of youth [street-living (n=73) versus shelter-residing (n=205)], between the ages of 14 to 17 years, on behavioral and emotional factors and service use. Based on the different characteristics of the two groups, the predictors explaining the living status of the runaways and homeless youth were explored. In general, street-living youth reported more severe substance use, depressive symptoms, and risky sexual behavior, but less lifetime service involvement compared to shelter-residing youth. The factors that predicted shelter-residing status were related to younger age, prior service care experience, more knowledge about HIV, and engaging in less delinquent and risky behavior. Given the little overlap among youth in service involvement and the greater severity faced by street-living youth, the conclusions highlight the need for increased funding and attention towards facilitating the ability of street-living youth to find and enter mental health and reintegration services.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.27-40
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• 2019

As reliance on information and communication becomes widespread, a variety of information dysfunctions such as hacking, viruses, and the infringement of personal information are also occurring. Korean adolescents are especially exposed to an environment in which they are experiencing information dysfunction. In addition, youth cybercrimes are steadily occurring. To prevent cybercrime and the damage caused by information dysfunction, information security practices are essential. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to discuss the factors affecting the information security practices of Korean youths, considering information security education, perceived severity, and perceived vulnerability as leading factors of the theory of planned behavior. A questionnaire survey was administered to 118 middle and high school students. Results of the hypothesis test show that information security education affects perceived behavior control, and perceived severity affects attitude. Subjective norms, information security attitudes, and perceived behavioral control were found to influence adolescents' practices of information security. However, perceived vulnerabilities did not affect youths' information security attitudes. This study confirms that information security education can help youths to practice information security. In other words, information security education is important, and it is a necessary element in the information curriculum of contemporary youth. However, perceived vulnerability to youth information security threats did not affect information security attitudes. Consequently, we suggest that it is necessary to strengthen the contents of the information security education for Korean youths.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.144-154
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of problem behaviors, cultural identity and acculturation of North Korean (NK) refugee youth and to suggest an appropriate approach for helping them to adjust to our society based on these findings. Methods: The subjects were 117 NK adolescent refugees in Hanawon. Data were collected by a demographic questionnaire, Youth Self Report (YSR), the South-North Korean cultural identity. Results: Problem behaviors of NK refugee youth were the highest in anxiety/depression and withdrawal behavior and were followed by internalized behavior, aggressiveness, overall problem behavior, externalized behavior, delinquency and positive behavior in that order. Acculturation was the highest in 'separation' followed by 'integration', 'assimilation' and 'marginalization' in that order. No significant relationship was found between acculturation types and problem behaviors except positive behavior. Conclusion: This study provides some important information that we have to develop specific strategies and interventions primarily focused on withdrawal, anxiety/depression, and internalization for the adjustment and mental health of NK refugee youth. It is necessary to explore further research related to cultural identity, acculturation processes, and the correlation between acculturation types and problem behaviors.

• 한국비블리아학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.175-196
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• 2017

청소년들의 스마트폰 어플리케이션 이용이 증가함에 따라 이를 정보요구 해결에 활용하는 가능성이 높아졌다. 그렇지만 기존의 정보행태 연구에서는 정보원으로서의 스마트폰 어플리케이션에 대한 논의는 거의 없는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 청소년의 정보요구 해결을 위한 스마트폰 어플리케이션 이용행태를 조사하였다. 중, 고등학교에 재학 중인 학생 114명의 설문을 이용하여 분석하였다. 그 결과 학생들은 스마트폰 어플리케이션에 대한 인식 및 이용률이 높았으며, 다양한 정보요구를 정보, 오락, 커뮤니케이션 어플리케이션을 활용하여 해결하고 있었다. 특히 정보요구 영역에 따라 사용하는 어플리케이션 유형의 선호도가 다른 것으로 나타났다. 또한 청소년들은 어플리케이션을 선정하는데 있어 무료, 쉬움, 개인정보 정책, 타인의 평가, 품질, 비영리단체, 디자인, 미디어 추천 등을 고려하고 있었다. 본 연구결과의 이론적 가치는 정보원으로서의 스마트폰 어플리케이션의 역할을 확인한 것이며, 실무적으로는 청소년을 위한 정보, 미디어, 모바일 활용능력 교육 프로그램 개발 및 어플리케이션 개선과 개발에 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.285-298
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• 2001

Rural youth welfare was defined to provide the preventive services as well as the protective and curative services such as education, job training, youth activity, delinquency prevention, etc. for rural youth who live in rural society, including who go out to metropolitan city for study. Based on this concept, the rural youth related facilities and problems were investigated in the area of education, culture and leisure, career, and problematic behavior. The results were identified that the efforts of government and rural related institutions were in sufficient to establish and improve the facilities for rural youth, and the gap between rural and urban youth facilities was extended increasingly, in spite of seriousness of those rural youth problems. Some of policies and programs were proposed in order to improve rural youth welfare; 1) To establish at least one activity facility in every Eup ; 2) To convert the public culture facilities such as museums, fine art museums, exhibition facilities, etc. into the culture and art facilities for rural youth; 3) To establish rural youth job information center in the agricultural technology and extension center; 4) To convert school to rural youth education and cultural center; 5) To establish the comprehensive welfare facilities for rural youth in metropolitan city.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.177-199
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to examine generational differences between the youth and the middle-aged in attitude and voluntary behavior toward the elderly, to analyze the socio-demographic and psychological characteristics influencing attitude and behavior toward the elderly, and to find out whether the attitude of the youth and the middle-aged toward the elderly was the decisive factor in their behavior toward them. For this study, we surveyed 252 youth (between the ages of 20 and 30) and 314 middle-aged people (between the ages of 40 and 60). The major results were as follows: First, the psychological factor had a stronger influence on the positive attitude toward the elderly than did the socio-demographic factor. The psychological factor had an especially significant impact on the attitude of the middle-aged population. Second, youths' attitude toward the elderly influenced their behavior toward them; whereas, for the middle-aged, the socio-demographic characteristic was a decisive factor. Third, the youths' area of residence was an important factor in their attitude toward the elderly; the youth in the metropolitan area had a more negative attitude than did their counterpart. Therefore, it is necessary to develop programs to improve the negative attitude toward the elderly for the youth residing in the metropolitan area. The middle-aged need more easily accessible voluntary work programs by which a positive attitude toward the elderly leads to immediate action.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.113-124
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• 2013

Objectives: The objective of this study was developing a community-based HIV prevention program to enhance the safe sexual behavior among rural Ethiopian female youth. Methods: A community-based HIV prevention program was developed using the Cox's Interaction Model of Client Health Behavior. The program development was carried out in four phases using a mixed research method: need-assessment which consisted of three steps (secondary-data analysis, key-informant interview, and focused-group interview); identification of preliminary program contents; expert's review of the program contents for the validity and cultural acceptability of the program; and refinement of the proposed program contents. Results: The HIV prevention program developed in this study consisted of three modules; the first module was for enhancing the youth's self-esteem, the second was for providing the youth with information regarding HIV/AIDS and safe sexual behavior, and the third was for improving the youth's communication skills and refusing skills. Conclusions: The need assessment and expert's review was very effective way to reflect sociocultural factors of rural Ethiopia for developing HIV prevention program for female youth. Further research is desirable for verifying the effectiveness of the developedprogram.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.462-476
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• 2007

This study aimed to develop a nutrition education internet program for correcting the eating-out behaviorial problems of youth. A survey was performed to investigate the eating-out behavior patterns of youth by questionnaires. A nutrition education program was developed on the basis of the survey results, and evaluated by teenagers. The results of the developed homepage are summarized as follows: The contents of this program (www.health14.net) consist of '${\times}$ Health (Teenager, My Health, Healthy life, Beautiful life)', '+ Nutrition (To find slow foods, Fast foods campaign, Selecting fast foods, The best menu for eating-out, Recipes for health, Golden bell nutrition quiz)', '${\div}$ Information (Diet mini-homepage, Q & A, My knowhow, Game, Community)' and 'Basic Menu (home, Log in, Information and news, Mini-homepage, Site map, Free bulletin board)'. It can be used as educational material for dietary behaviorial changes in school. Also teachers and parents could get information on eating-out menus. Through this site, we anticipate contributing to nutritional health promotion by correcting the eating-out habits of youth.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.405-428
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• 2019

본 연구는 중고등학생들이 학업을 수행하면서 경험하게 되는 정보와의 상호작용이나 그 양상을 설명하는 정보행동을 파악하였다. 또한 청소년들이 친구들과 함께 협업하는 경우, 정보의 수집, 이용, 공유, 생성하는 행위, 또 그 행위에 영향을 미치는 그들의 사회/문화적인 요소 등 전반적인 내용을 탐구하였다. 연구질문은 '급진적 변화 이론(Radical Change Theory)'을 참고로 구성되었으며, '디지털 시대 청소년의 정보 행동과 디지털 시대의 급진적인 변화 유형'을 증명하는 것으로 구성되었다. 연구결과 중고등학생들의 협업정보행동 실태는 우리 교육현실이 여실히 반영되었으나, 학생들은 다양한 정보원에 접근하여 활용하고, 의견 공유 방식을 다양화하고, 성인과는 다른 채널을 발굴하여 정보 행위에 활용하고 있었다. 기대만큼은 아니지만 협업의 경험이 개인의 성장에 도움이 되었다는 의견을 제시하였다.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.230-243
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 자주적인 소비 주체인 청소년을 대상으로 가공식품 섭취실태와 구매행동대한 인식을 분석함으로써 청소년을 위한 식생활 교육프로그램 개발 연구의 기초자료를 제공하고 학교현장의 가정과 교사들이 효과적인 식생활 교육을 할 수 있도록 조력하는 것에 그 목적을 두었다. 가공식품 선택 시 고려사항으로 맛이 있는 것과 가격이 싼 것 순이었으며, 표시정보 확인 시 중요하게 보는 것은 유통기간과 가격 순으로 높게 나타났다. 가공식품 구입 시 식품첨가물 표시정보는 56%가 확인하지 않으며, 절반 이상의 학생들이 식품첨가물이 적게 든 것을 구입하려는 노력은 하지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 조사대상자의 일반적인 특성에 따른 차이를 분석한 결과, 학교에서 배운 영양지식 활용정도는 여학생일수록, 학년이 낮을수록, 가공식품 구입비용(1일)이 낮을수록 학교에서 배운 영양지식을 더 잘 활용하는 것으로 나타났다. 청소년들은 합리적인 가공식품 구매행동이 아닌 단순하고 본능적인 구매행동을 하고 있어 가공식품 섭취와 관련된 청소년 식행동에 대해 기초적인 영양 교육부터 선행되어야 할 필요가 있다. 또한 실생활에서 활용 가능한 가공식품 관련 영양교육이 더욱 체계적이고 효율적으로 진행되어야 하겠다.