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Relationships among Temperament, Multiple Intelligences and Play of Preschool Children (유아의 놀이와 기질 및 다중지능간의 관계)

  • Lee, Chae Ho;Choe, In Soo
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.29 no.6
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    • pp.121-133
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    • 2008
  • This study explored relationships among temperament, multiple intelligences and play characteristics of preschool children. Participants were 150 mothers of preschool children and 10 preschool teachers in Seoul. They responded to questionnaires; data were analyzed by correlation and multiple-regression major results showed there were positive correlations between emotionality sub-areas of children's temperament and play and between multiple intelligences and play as follows : (1) Cognitive play was predicted by linguistic intelligence and response of temperament, (2) Language play was predicted by interpersonal intelligence and physiology-regulation of temperament, (3) Social play was predicted by interpersonal intelligence and response of temperament, (4) Emotional play was predicted by logical-mathematical intelligence and emotions of temperament, and (5) Movement play was predicted by logical-mathematical intelligence.

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The Relationship between Children's Representation of Mother and Social Competence : Representation of Peers as a Mediating Variable (어머니에 대한 표상과 아동의 사회적 능력과의 관계: 또래 표상의 매개효과를 중심으로)

  • Jung, Myung-Jin;Kim, Kwang-Woong
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.523-534
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    • 2009
  • This study examined the mediating role of representation of peers on the relations between children's representation of mother and social competence. Subjects were 547 elementary school children. Baron and Kenny's model (1986) was used to investigate mediating effects. Results were (1) there were no differences in the representation of mother by gender. Girls had more positive representation of peers than boys. (2) Girls' representation of mother had more influence on social competence than boys'. (3) Girls' representation of peers had more influence on social competence than boys'. (4) Representation of peers mediated relations between representation of mother and social competence. Girls' representation of peers had more mediating effect than boys'.

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The Relation Between Affective Style Based on EEG Asymmetry and Personality on Stress

  • Seo, Ssang-Hee;Lee, Jung-Tae;Chong, Young-Suk
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.288-293
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    • 2009
  • This study investigates the relationship of affective style based on EEG asymmetry, personality, and psychological stress on stress. The experiment consists of three sessions: rest state, landscape scene, and horror film tasks. We used a short horror film to evoke stress. We classified affective style of the individual based on EEG alpha asymmetry: negative bias, positive bias and general. The participants in the negative bias group reported higher levels of stress on the neuroticism of the Big 5 model and Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale. These results demonstrate that participants with the propensity for negative affective style have a nervous temperament and are apt to be stressed.

A simple technique to fabricate a surgical obturator restoring the defect in original anatomical form

  • Shambharkar, Vaibhao I.;Puri, Santosh B.;Patil, Pravinkumar G.
    • The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.106-109
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    • 2011
  • Oral cancer treatment involves the surgical removal of all or part of the maxilla, leaving the patient with a defect that compromises the integrity and function of the oral cavity. The postoperative restoration of esthetics, deglutition, and speech shortens recovery time in the hospital and expedites the patient's return to the community as a functioning member. The surgical obturator is the proven treatment option in such situations. This article describes a simple technique to fabricate a surgical obturator that restores patient's original dentition and facial and palatal tissue form. The obturator fabricated with this technique utilizes the vacuum formed index of patient's original tissue form and duplicated partly in heat and partly in auto polymerizing acrylic resin. Duplication of the original tissue form helps patient to minimize the immense physiological trauma immediately after the surgical resection. The obturator fabricated with this technique supports soft tissues after surgery and minimizes scar contracture and disfigurement, and thus may have a positive effect on the patients' psychology.

The Relations Among Teachers' Beliefs Regarding Self-control, Preschoolers' Behavioral Self-regulation and School Readiness : The Gender Difference (자기조절에 대한 교사신념, 유아의 행동적 자기조절 및 학교준비도의 관계 : 유아 성별에 따른 차이)

  • Sung, Miyoung;Chang, Young Eun;Son, Seunghee Claire
    • Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.61-78
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    • 2016
  • The current study examined the relations among teachers' beliefs, behavioral self-regulation and school readiness of preschoolers. The study sample included 229 preschoolers aged 3 to 5 attending child care centers located in Seoul and Gyeonggi area of Korea. Using Structural Equation Modeling, the paths from teachers' beliefs to children's school readiness via the mediation of their behavioral self-regulation were examined. Children's self-regulation was directly assessed using Head-to-Toe Tasks. The results showed that teachers' stronger beliefs in and responsibility for children's self-regulation and interpersonal skills significantly predicted greater behavioral self-regulation among children, which in turn, significantly influenced greater social skills and work-related skills. The contribution of teachers' beliefs and behavioral regulation to social skills and work-related skills was positive and stronger for boys.

Convergent and Discriminant Validity of the Toddler Behavior Assessment Questionnaire in Korean Children (걸음마기 아동 기질척도의 타당도 연구)

  • Park, Seong Yeon;Rubin, Kenneth H.
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.55-72
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    • 2007
  • Replication of the factor structure of the TBAQ(Toddler Behavior Assessment Questionnaire Goldsmith, 1988) in Korean 2-year-old children was examined by Multitrait Multimethod matrix of observed and reported child behavior. Participants included 113 toddlers and their mothers. Three factors comprising 63 items were identified and labeled as easy, difficult and fearful. On the Child Behavior Checklist(Achenbach & Edelbrock, 1983) difficult temperament was positively related to externalizing while fearful temperament was positively related to internalizing problems. Observation of inhibited child behavior in both unfamiliar social and nonsocial situations demonstrated a positive relationship to observed inhibition of fearful temperament. Easy temperament correlated negatively with both social inhibition and internal behavior problems. Results supported construct validity of TBAQ factors for Korean 2-year-old children.

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Study of industrial complex worker's consciousness for surrounding green area - Seongseo industrial complex to

  • Kim, Bum-Soo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.131-134
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    • 2003
  • To evaluate existence value of green area through industrial area worker's consciousness estimation, result that achieve is as following. According as green area amount of green area decreases, assessment about existence value of green area decreased. Environment that industrial complex worker can work in agreeable psychology need to increase green area in some form to be formed. Existence of green area enhances conscious value about visual improvement effect such as good environment, seasons change, and green quantity, and is judged that green area is exerting positive effect to consciousness regarding environment improvement effect such as cooling sensation, wind control, and noise decrease.

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Oncology Nurses’ Experiences of Counseling with Cancer Patients (종양간호사의 암 환자 상담경험)

  • Park, Eun-Young
    • Asian Oncology Nursing
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.128-137
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    • 2008
  • Purpose: To explore and describe the essence of oncology nurses' experiences of counseling with cancer patients. Methods: Qualitative research with a phenomenological study. Participants were 6 oncology nurses who had worked as a clinical nurse specialist or an education-counseling nurse. Data were collected through individual semi-constructed interviews and analyzed with a thematic approach according to Colaizzi's method. Results: Seven themes emerged from the data: harmony of education and counseling, burdening, useless self-blaming, getting more matured, experiencing rewards and meanings, internalized strategies for counseling, and needs for self growth. Conclusion: The study highlights the significant impact of counseling with cancer patients by oncology nurses. Oncology nurses experienced both positive and negative aspects of being involved in cancer care. They stated that they were personally growing and getting maturated with the counseling experience. Sometimes they felt sad when the patient's status was progressed. They learned and internalized counseling skill during the communication with cancer patients. They wanted to learn about the practical course of counseling and communication method and the psychology of cancer patients.

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Posterior density estimation of Kappa via Gibbs sampler in the beta-binomial model (베타-이항 분포에서 Gibbs sampler를 이용한 평가 일치도의 사후 분포 추정)

  • 엄종석;최일수;안윤기
    • The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.9-19
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    • 1994
  • Beta-binomial model, which is reparametrized in terms of the mean probability $\mu$ of a positive deagnosis and the $\kappa$ of agreement, is widely used in psychology. When $\mu$ is close to 0, inference about $\kappa$ become difficult because likelihood function becomes constant. We consider Bayesian approach in this case. To apply Bayesian analysis, Gibbs sampler is used to overcome difficulties in integration. Marginal posterior density functions are estimated and Bayesian estimates are derived by using Gibbs sampler and compare the results with the one obtained by using numerical integration.

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Adolescent Perceptions of Social Media in a Pacific Rim Community

  • Holmes, Robyn M.;Liden, Sharon;Shin, Lisa
    • Child Studies in Asia-Pacific Contexts
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.81-103
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    • 2013
  • This study explored social media use among 50 adolescents attending a public high school in a non-Western community. Adolescents participated in focus group interviews and completed a written self-report survey. Findings revealed that these teenagers use electronic communication forms such as phone texting and social networking sites to connect with friends and family. They show a preference for Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, do not engage in risky Internet behavior, and acknowledge both positive and negative aspects of electronic communication forms. In addition, their selection of electronic communication forms is dependent upon several factors that include the strength of the relationship and type of discourse exchange. For example, they reserve phone texting and cell use, which are more private communication mediums for family and friends. Electronic communication did not replace face-to-face interactions; rather it complemented and extended those interactions. Findings support existing literature on adolescent social media use and those shared with other collectivist cultural groups.