• The Journal of Korea CHUNA Manual Medicine
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.141-153
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• 2003

Objectives : The purpose of this study is researching for correlation between Moire topography results and questionnaire which include obesity rate, height, weight, posture, pain aspect (low back pain, headache, fatigue, neck pain etc), studying posture, school attendance method, menarche. Methods : The authors practiced Moire topography and questionnaire for primary & middle school 24,419 students [male 12,843, female 11,576] in Jeonbuk, korea in 2002. After we distinguished students who had abnormal finding in Moire topography and statistically analysed the data. Results : According to this research, the abnormal finding in Moire topography results was 37.3% (9,105 students), and students needed X-ray re-examination were 3.9% (953 students). According to statistical analysis, male/female and primary/middle school students have no difference in deformity degree of the body surface examined by Moire. Height and weight have low correlation with deformity degree of the body surface examined by Moire and menarche, pain aspect have no correlation. But, school attendance method by bicycle and $90^{\circ}$upright sitting in study posture is the best way to decrease the deformity degree of the body surface examined by Moire. Conclusions : Following this research, throughout Moire topography could detect trunk asymmetry that couldn't be found existing X-ray examination, and school attendance by bicycle and $90^{\circ}$upright sitting in study posture is good for school students to prevent back deformity.

• Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.333-343
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• 2013

It is important to prepare and execute the menu plan for proper and balanced intake of nutrients in the adolescence. This study investigated the new approach for planning menu by ordinary meal pattern based on cooked foods groups. The amounts of cooked foods in the menu plan assumed to be single serving size. The middle school second graders participated for the study. A total of 313 questionnaires were analyzed using CAN-pro 3.0 and SPSS WIN 12.0 program. The average content of energy in the menu plan was 2,453 kcal, the average ratios of energy contribution by carbohydrate, protein and fat were 54.3%, 17.9%, 27.8%, respectively. A total of 56.9% menu plans (94.9% of male and 8.7% of female students') were below the lowest limit of optimum carbohydrate energy ratio of 55%. A total of 29.1% menu plans (33.1% of male and 23.9% of female students') were exceed the highest limit of optimum fat energy ratio of 30%. The NAR of minerals and vitamins were all 1.0 except for calcium (0.92) and folate (0.88). When INQ of the individual cooked food groups were calculated, kimch was the highest in all minerals and vitamins examined, suggesting that kimch may be the best source for all minerals and vitamins, including calcium and folate with the minimum change in energy content. In conclusion, the menu plan by ordinary meal pattern in this study was low in carbohydrate, high in fat, and contained enough minerals and vitamins except for calcium and folate for middle school students.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.169-174
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• 2012

The hand hygiene behavior of 400 middle school students (grades 1-3) in Seoul and Gyeonggi-Do was studied to determine how stages of change were affected by food safety education, focusing on hand hygiene and general food safety. Subjects were 51.3% male and 44.3% of study subjects were first graders of middle school. Approximately 40% of subjects were at the stage of action, 42.7% were at the stage of contemplation, and 16.4% were at pre-contemplation. The most important factor that influenced proper hand washing was self efficacy ($P$ < 0.001). Proper hand washing was also correlated significantly with positive belief ($P$ < 0.01) and stages of change ($P$ < 0.01). After food safety education by high-school mentors, middle-school students who were in the stages of pre-contemplation (11.1%) and contemplation (88.9%) showed significant progression toward the action stage ($P$ < 0.001). Proper hand washing ($P$ < 0.01) and food safety knowledge ($P$ < 0.05) were also significantly increased after educational intervention.

• The Korean Journal of Community Living Science
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.335-351
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• 2008

Adequate nutrients intake and regular eating habit are so important for the students to develop physical and mental health, and they contribute significantly for the development of intellectual capacity. The intake of simple sugar contained in the processed foods is known to have been related not only with such physical problems as obesity and diabetes but also with hyperactivity during growing period. This study analysed the effects of carbohydrate processed snacks on the middle school students' emotional intelligence and intended to demonstrate the correlation and the influence of the foods. The subjects of this study were 476 the 1st grade middle school students sampled from two public middle schools of Gyeonggi Province, Korea. Questionnaire contained 47 questions including the kinds of sugar containing processed foods, the frequency of intake, the frequency of normal diet, and the emotional test. All data obtained in this study were processed by SAS 8.2 program. 77.9% of the students had snacks more than once a day and the favored foods were in the order of bread, cookies, fruit, milk and dairy products, flour foods, ramen and ice cream. Less of the sugar contained processed snacks consumed high emotional intelligence showed(p<0.001). And low intake of carbohydrate processed snacks linked with having more regular meals and the higher levels of emotional intelligence. There was no gender difference in consuming simple sugar containing processed foods, however, out of these foods, carbonated drinks, ramen and pizza affected significantly the emotional intelligence of the male students. It was found that sugar contained processed snacks affect the eating habits like meal skipping and the emotional intelligence. It is determined that the effects of carbohydrate processed snacks on emotional intelligence can not be denied.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.107-118
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of relationships with parents and self-esteem on application of family life part in Home Economics curriculum of the middle-school student. The subjects of this study were 900 students of first grade of middle school who reside in Seoul and 878 self reported questionnaires were used for final analysis. The major results of this study were as follows: First, male students showed more applications of a characteristic of adolescent in family life part in Home Economics curriculum than female students. Second, the most effective variables on middle-school students' application the family life part in Home Economics curriculum were relationships between parent and adolescent, self-esteem. Middle-school students' application of family life part in Home Economics curriculum were positively influenced by relationships between parent and adolescent and self-esteem.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.421-428
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• 2001

The purpose of this study is to tender as the basic data for practice of environment on the consciousness and practice of life environment on technical teacher in middle school and colleage students. For this purpose, the data were collected by using questionnaire distributed to 102 technical teacher in middle school and 103 male colleage students in Jan. and Aug., 2000. The major findings of this research are as follows; 1. It was found that the teachers had consciousness in industrial environment pollution but the students has the causes of house or car. All of the subjects set to the environment information through T.V. programs and the efficacy is highest. Also the teachers set to the environment information through environmental organization and books. The teachers had concern of high level and higher than the students on the life environment. Specially the awareness of life environment was upper to the average and higher than students. 2. The assessments of the earth life environment was 69.17(M), the oceanic environment was highest and water environment was lower. The assessments of the Korea life environment was 60.67(M) were lower than the assessments of the earth life environment, all items were lower than earth lie environment. Generally leachers has positive assessments to earth and Korea life environment than male students. 3. The teachers have high practice apparence on the life environment than the students. Also the teachers had upper to the average on the practice degree, and the practice degree lower than practice awarences. But all items on practices degree was higher than student's.

• Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.93-105
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to investigate violences of youth and to develop the prevention in community. The data were collected from 809 middle school students in Seosan city and Taean-gun and were analyzed by SPSSWIN 10.0. The statistical technique used for this study were crosstabs, ANOVA, and frequencies. The results were as following; 1) Youth has suffered from more linguistic violences than physical violences 2) Male youths have undergone linguistic violence and robberies, while female youths haves experienced stepchild, 3) Fitty percentage of youth violence was occurred by acquaintances or students in school 4) Experiences of violences were relative to peer groups. 5) Youths required that violence clubs should be dismissed for reducing school violences.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.71-94
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• 1991

The purpose of this study is to investigate the desirable method of courtesy education for middle school students. The major research questions of this study are to identify and test the follows： 1) The influence of the environment (grade, sex, the educational background of father, the educational background of mother, the scale of family, the presence of grandfather, the presence of grandmother, students’age ranking among their brothers and sisters, religion, academie record) on the middle school students’ knowledge and attitude on courtesy. 2) The influence of the courtesy education on students’knowledge and attitudes on courtesy. 3) The degree of change on their knowledge and attitudes after courtesy education. The response were given by 485 middle school students and their mothers in Wanju county Chonbuk province. Frequences, Percentages, Means and Standard Deviations were calculated, T-test and Pearson Correlation Coefficients were used for data analysis. The result of this study are as follows, 1. The influence of environment： 1) Higher grade students gained more score of courtesy test than lower grade ones. 2) Female students gained more score than male students. 3) The students who had higher academic record gained more score of courtesy test than any other students. 2. The influence of courtesy education： Most of educated groups changed significantly due to courtesy education. It showed that courtesy education contributed to improve their knowledge and attitudes on courtesy. 3. After courtesy education： On the one hand, the most changed attitude was bow-courtesy area and then good-manners area, conversation-courtesy area, etc. On the other hand, the basic spirit area on courtesy changed less than any other areas. It means that long-term courtesy education should be done in order to change students’ attitudes on courtesy basically, even though they could improve their knowledge and attitudes externally in a short time.

• Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.177-186
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• 2001

This study was conducted to contribute to the basic data for decisions on environment policy improvement in health promotion, and school sanitation for students in elementary, middle and high schools, by analysing their cognitions and attitudes toward school environmental sanitation. This study was carried out with 1200 male and female students in elementary, middle and high schools in industrial, residential and heavy traffic areas for one month, from July 10 to August 11, 2000. The results of the survey follows. The most serious environmental problems in schools are the toilets, quality of drinking water and the classroom conditions. As for the priority areas for improvement, toilets topped the list followed by the classroom environment, and then by the quality of drinking water. Lack of administrative and financial support, the headmasters' disinterest, lack of interest by the students and parents, lack of awareness among teachers and insufficient effort were cited as the main reasons.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.38 no.12
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• pp.1732-1739
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to analyze factors that influence consumption pattern of snacks of middle school students. The subjects of study were 607 middle school students (male: 316, female: 291) in Ilsan area. The subjects were surveyed by a self-administered questionnaire about anthropometrics, mother's employed status, parents' education level, and snack consumption pattern. Male students showed higher consumption in 'milk and milk products' (p<0.05), 'instant noodles' (p<0.01), and 'cereal' (p<0.05). In the other hand, female students showed higher consumption in 'biscuits, cookies' (p<0.01) and 'candy and chocolates' (p<0.01). Subjects in underweight group showed higher frequency in the consumption of 'biscuits, cookies' (p<0.05) and 'candy and chocolates' (p<0.001) compared with normal weight or overweight subjects. The subjects with mother not having a job showed higher consumption of snacks under controlling parents (p<0.001), and higher consumption in 'fruit and fruit juice' (p<0.05) and 'milk and milk products' (p<0.01) compared to the subjects with mother having a job. The subjects with parents having higher education level showed higher of consumption in 'fast food'. These results suggest that general characteristics of the subjects and characteristics of family environment may affect consumption pattern of snacks in middle school students.