• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.676-684
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• 2021

This study aims to investigate the relationship between depression, internet addiction, and parenting style. The study also examines the mediating effect of parenting style between depression and internet over-dependency. For these purposes, 375 adolescent, excluding missing values, were finally analyzed from the 13th Korea Welfare Panel Study(KWPS). Correlation analysis, mediationg analysis performed using SPSS(21.0 version). The findings of the study were as follows. First, it was identified that parental participation significantly mediated the relationship between depression and internet over-dependency. Second, it was identified that child abuse significantly mediated the relationship between depression and internet over-dependency. Based on the study results, this research suggested the practice and policy implications to increase depression, especially parental participation, to the adolescent as well as to decrease their child abuse.

• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.21 no.10
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• pp.37-45
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• 2023

The purpose of this study is to provide basic data to increase life satisfaction of middle-aged people by verifying the influence relationship between appearance satisfaction and life satisfaction and the mediating effect of interpersonal relationships. The subjects of the survey were middle-aged people aged 50 to 64, and data were collected through online and offline surveys for 10 days from August 15, 2021, focusing on the metropolitan area. Frequency analysis, descriptive statistics analysis, correlation analysis, PROCESS MACRO Model Number 4, and Bootstrapping were conducted using statistical programs SPSS WIN 25.0 and PROCESS MACRO. The results of the study showed that first, the appearance satisfaction of the middle-aged had a positive (+) effect on life satisfaction. Second, interpersonal relationships had a partial mediating effect. Based on the results, it is meaningful in that it presented practical and policy suggestions that can increase appearance satisfaction and interpersonal relationships in improving life satisfaction of middle-aged people.