• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.425-431
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• 2014

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The study objectives were to examine the participation rate in food assistance programs and explore the factors that contribute to such participation among the Korean elderly population. SUBJECTS/METHODS: The study sample comprised 3,932 respondents aged 65 years or older who were selected from a secondary data set, the fourth Korean Welfare Panel Study (KoWePS). The factors, related to participation in programs were examined based on the predisposing, enabling and need factors of the help-seeking behavior model. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to select the best contributors among the factors related to program participation. RESULTS: The predisposing rate in food assistance programs was 8.5% (7.1% for men and 10.4% for women). When all variables were included in the model, living without spouse, no formal education, low income, having social security benefits and food insecurity in elderly men, and age, low income, having social security benefits and feeling poor in elderly women were significantly related to a higher tendency to program participation. CONCLUSIONS: The predisposing and need factors, such as living without spouse, low education level, food insecurity and feeling poor were important for program participation, as well as enabling factors, such as household income and social security benefits. A comprehensive approach considering these factors to identify the target population for food assistance programs is needed to increase the effectiveness and target population penetration of these programs.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.288-300
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the association of social participation and depressive symptoms with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among older adults living in urban and rural areas. Methods: This secondary, cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 66,765 adults aged ≥65 years (urban-26,485 and rural-40,280) who participated in the household and individual surveys of the Korea Community Health Survey 2019. Data on the main study variables including social participation, depressive symptoms, and HRQoL were collected from August 16 to October 31, 2019. Multiple linear regression was used to identify the factors affecting HRQoL in urban and rural older adults. Results: The proportion of social participation (χ²=354.69, p<.001) and the level of HRQoL (χ²=12.06, p<.001) were significantly higher in older adults living in urban area than those in rural area. However, there was no significant difference in depressive symptoms between older adults living in urban and rural areas. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that social participation and depressive symptoms were significant predictors of HRQoL in both urban and rural older adults. Conclusion: Our main finding highlights that active participation in social activities and management of depressive symptoms in older adults regardless of living arrangements are crucial to improve HRQoL in later life. Interventions to increase social participation include early assessment of depressive symptoms in the community to promote HRQoL. More longitudinal studies are needed to identify the factors associated with HRQoL between older adults living in urban and rural areas while considering neighborhood environment and living arrangements.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.1209-1219
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• 2016

In knowledge based society, lifelong learning is increasing in order to meet educational needs of adult learners. Credit Bank system which is credited by individual experience, learning and qualifications are also emphasized for continuing learning participation. However, in spite of the importance of concern in the Credit Bank System, adult learners expectation and value are not high. The purpose of this study is to analyze participation valence and learning flow of adult learner in the Credit Bank System. The result of this study is summarized as follows: first, adult learners participated in the Credit Bank System to get new knowledge and skill based on internal and external motivation and requirement not involved with individual degree. Second, adult learners participating in the Credit Bank System are experiencing learning flow realizing that behavior of participation is compensated, adult learners are concentrating and feeling with satisfaction and pleasure to study. Third, participation in the Credit Bank System based on adult learner's own right learning requirement have been analyzed as it has a positive effect to the learning flow and have indicated that adult learners having high level of valence experience, recognition immersion, behavioral devotion, and egoistic immersion. Based on the conclusion, further studies are suggested.

• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.355-380
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• 2012

Youth leadership development is crucial domain of youth development. The study was to analyze the influences of youth community participation and organizational engagements on youth leadership development. Community participation of youth was categorized fours factors; service activity, school engagement, conversation participation and political activity. The survey was employed by rural students in Daegu and KoungBuk area. Major findings of the study were as followed; First rural students' community participation of eup-myoun area were higher than that of outside area. Second, rural students' participating community organization of eup-myoun area were higher than that of outside area. Third, youth leadership skill was positively influenced by students school engagement. The study showed that youth leadership is positively influenced by community participation of rural students. The study suggested that rural youth should encourage to participate community organization and community activities for developing youth leadership skill.

• 한국프랜차이즈경영연구
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.23-39
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• 2020

Purpose: Social Network Sites(SNS) have been grown up as a public communication channel consumer frequently participate in. Most of food service brands are utilizing social media for advertising recently. As a result of SNS marketing, food service brands anticipate positive outputs from SNS engagement and consumer brand engagement so that we need to verify structural relationship among SNS characteristics, SNS engagement and consumer brand engagement. Research design, data, and methodology: This study identifies that SNS characteristics have effects on SNS engagement and examines relationship between SNS engagement and behavioral engagement. We conceptualize SNS characteristics as information quality, hedonic level and interaction. Furthermore, SNS engagement is composed of SNS participation, positive word of mouth(WOM). In order to verify the purposes of this research, research model and hypotheses were developed. All constructs were measured with multiple items developed and tested in the previous studies. Sample data were collected from 433 online survey panels and analyzed by using SmartPLS 3.2.9. Result: The findings of this research are as follows. First, information quality is positively related with SNS participation. Hedonic level and interaction have impacts on SNS participation and positive WOM respectively. Second, SNS participation has positive effects on positive WOM. Third, both SNS participation and WOM influence behavioral engagement respectively. Conclusions: The implications demonstrate that SNS characteristics such as information quality and hedonic level and interaction exert effects for consumer to participate in SNS brand page. Meanwhile, hedonic level and interaction influence on positive WOM but information quality doesn't. SNS participation and positive WOM affect consumer to engage in specific brand behaviorally as well. Therefore, food service brand marketer is required to manage SNS information quality and hedonic level and interaction among members to encourage SNS participation and positive WOM. As SNS participation and positive WOM increases behavioral engagement of consumer, marketer needs to incentivize SNS participation and look after situation of positive WOM and respond swiftly.

• 정보화정책
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.59-84
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• 2011

인터넷정보는 네티즌들의 정책과정참여와 정부신뢰에 큰 영향을 미칠 것으로 추론되며, 그 영향은 인터넷정보의 질을 높게 인식할수록 클 것이다. 이를 실증적으로 규명하기 위해 인터넷정보의 질을 구성하는 요소를 파악하고, 인터넷정보의 질에 대한 네티즌의 인식이 정책과정참여와 정부신뢰에 미치는 영향을 분석했다. 전국의 20-30대 네티즌을 대상으로 2010년 11월 20일부터 2010년 11월 30일까지 온라인 설문조사를 실시하였으며, 회수된 300부 중 불성실 응답을 제거하고 연구대상으로 적절하지 않은 자료를 제외한 266부의 데이터를 토대로 분석하였다. 분석결과는 첫째, 인터넷정보의 질에 대한 긍정적 인식은 온라인 정책과정참여를 증가시키는 반면에 오프라인 정책과정참여를 약하게 감소시킨다. 둘째, 온라인 정책과정 참여는 오프라인 정책과정참여를 활성화시키고 있다. 셋째, 오프라인 정책과정참여는 정부신뢰에 부정적인 영향을 강하게 미치는 것으로 나타난 반면에 온라인 정책과정참여의 정부신뢰에 대한 영향은 나타나지 않았다. 이러한 결과는 인터넷정보의 질이 향상되면, 오프라인 정책과정참여는 조금 약화되는 반면에 온라인 정책과정참여는 상당히 활성화될 것임을 의미한다. 이어서 온라인 정책과정참여는 오프라인 정책과정참여를 대폭 증가시킴으로써 정부신뢰를 크게 약화시킬 개연성이 있음을 의미한다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.74-83
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to identify the educational and ecological factors (environment and infra-structure) associated with workers' participation to safety and health education at work (SHEW) based on the PRECEDE constructs. A total of 590 workers (484 in manufacturing and 106 in construction companies) finished the self-administered survey. Survey packets were delivered to the safety and health manager (SHM) in survey companies and the SHMs conducted the self-administered survey in their companies. The questionnaire includes demographics, epidemiological constructs, and educational and ecological constructs based on the PRECEDE model. Participation to SHEW was better in the manufacturing sector than in the construction sector (p<.001). Environmental, reinforcing, and enabling factors were better in the manufacturing companies than in the construction companies. Male worker, better perceived efficacy of SHEW, higher social support for SHEW, assignment of SHM at work, and better safety and health management level at work were significantly associated with workers' better participation to SHEW (p<.05). Those factors accounted for 45.9% of total variance of workers' participation to SHEW.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.553-566
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of ski class satisfaction on re-participation of ski focused on double mediations of professor and education images. The results of this study were summarized in the following. Firstly, the satisfaction of ski class was statistically positive effect on re-participation of ski. Second, the indirect effect of the satisfaction of ski on re-participation of ski through the image of professor was statistically positive significant. Third, the indirect effect of the satisfaction of ski on re-participation of ski through the education image was statistically insignificant. Lastly, the indirect effect of the satisfaction of ski on re-participation of ski through the image of professor and education image was statistically insignificant. This result indicated that there was no the relationship of satisfaction of ski and re-participation through the double mediations which were professor and education images.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.395-405
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 올바른 정치문화 정착과 형성을 위해 시민들의 정치의식과 정치참여행동의 구조적 관계를 분석하고자 연구를 시도하였다. 이를 분석하기 실증분석을 시도하였고, 이에 따른 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 가설 1인 시민들의 정치의식과 정치신뢰의 관계를 분석한 결과, 선거 의식 수준과 자기 효능감이 높을수록 정치에 대한 만족도와 정치에 대한 평가가 높아졌다. 둘째, 가설 2인 시민들의 정치의식과 사회소속감의 관계를 파악한 결과는 선거 의식 수준과 사회에 대한 인식수준이 높을수록 사회소속감이 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 가설 3인 정치신뢰가 정치참여 행동에 미치는 영향을 분석한 결과에서 정치 만족도와 정치평가가 높을수록 적극적 정치 참여와 소극적 정치 참여의 참여행동이 높아진 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 가설 4인 사회소속감이 정치참여행동에 미치는 영향은 시민의 사회소속감이 높을수록 적극적 정치 참여와 소극적 정치 참여의 정치참여 행동 수준이 높아지는 것으로 조사되었다. 따라서 시민들의 선거인식과 정치가에 대한 인식 등 정치의식이 높을수록 정치에 대한 신뢰도와 정치참여행동 역시 긍정적으로 영향을 받는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2010

Objectives: The Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) payment system, which has been mplemented in Korea since 1997, is based on voluntary participation. Hence, the positive impact of this system depends on the participation of physicians. This study examined the factors determining participation of Korean obstetrics & gynecology (OBGYN) clinics in the DRG-based payment system. Methods: The demographic information, practice-related variables of OBGYN clinics and participation information in the DRG-based payment system were acquired from the nationwide data from 2002 to 2007 produced by the National Health Insurance Corporation and the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service. The subjects were 336 OBGYN clinics consisting of 43 DRG clinics that had maintained their participation in 2003-2007 and 293 no-DRG (fee-for-service) clinics that had never been a DRG clinic during the same period. Logistic regression analysis was carried out to determine the factors associated with the participation of OBGYN clinics in the DRG-based payment system. Results: The factors affecting participation of OBGYN clinics in the DRG-based payment system were as follows (p<0.05): (1) a larger number of caesarian section (c/sec) claims, (2) higher cost of a c/sec, (3) less variation in the price of a c/sec, (4) fewer days of admission for a c/sec, and (5) younger pregnant women undergoing a c/sec. Conclusions: These results suggest that OBGYN clinics with an economic practice pattern under a fee-for-service system are more likely to participate in the DRG-based payment system. Therefore, to ensure adequate participation of physicians, a payment system with a stronger financial incentive might be more suitable in Korea.