• Journal of Smart Tourism
• /
• 제2권1호
• /
• pp.33-39
• /
• 2022

This research explores the public's perceptions of the appropriateness of the use of robots in museums and galleries. Using data from an international survey of 1589 participants, the data show that the perceived appropriateness of robot implementation in museums and galleries is driven largely by perceptions of the usefulness and emotional skills of robotic technologies, and their perceived advantages compared to human employees. Additionally, the findings suggest that the general attitudes towards service robots in tourism shape the attitudes towards robots in museums and galleries in particular. Furthermore, the findings reveal that the demographic characteristics of visitors are not related to their perceptions of robots in museums and galleries.

• 기술혁신연구
• /
• 제13권1호
• /
• pp.169-191
• /
• 2005

By analyzing a national survey of public understanding of science and technology, this paper attempts to examine public perceptions of scientists and engineers in Korea. A special attention is given to the gap in the view of scientists and engineers across generation, gender, and class fields (or major fields). This paper shows that generation has the strongest effect on public perceptions of scientists and engineers among all the socio-demographic factors examined in this study. Those over 50 are more likely to have the conventional idealized images of scientists and the stereotypical negative images of scientists simultaneously, while the 20s are less likely to accept the idealized image of scientists. The survey result thus may suggest that the younger generation began to depart from a patriotic and moral description of scientists and engineers-for the younger generation, science and engineering is losing moral respect but becomes perceived as an ordinary occupation. Contrary to the popular belief, however, gender has little effect on public perceptions of scientists and engineers. This finding questions the assertion that female students possess more negative attitudes toward scientists and engineers than male students, and thus are reluctant to develop careers related to science and engineering. By uncovering that class fields (or major areas) have no effect on the image of scientists, this study also call into question the assertion in the science wars that the inadequate appreciation of science particularly among those who do not major in science and engineering is responsible for inadequate support for science and technology.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
• /
• 제50권4호
• /
• pp.268-273
• /
• 2017

Objectives: Influenza is a significant worldwide public health issue. Knowledge and perceptions regarding the flu vaccination are associated with whether individuals obtain the vaccination. The purpose of this study was to examine how such perceptions were related to knowledge and self-efficacy regarding influenza and the flu vaccination in Vietnam and the US. Methods: College students (n=932) in Vietnam (n=495) and the US (n=437) completed a self-administered survey regarding knowledge and perceptions of influenza vaccinations in September and October 2016. Results: Vietnamese participants reported significantly lower levels of awareness about flu risk, higher levels of negative attitudes toward flu vaccination, lower levels of knowledge about the flu and vaccination, and lower levels of self-efficacy than US participants. Higher levels of flu and flu vaccination knowledge and self-efficacy regarding general responsible health practices were associated with lower levels of negative perceptions of flu risk and attitudes toward vaccination. At the same time, self-efficacy regarding responsible health practices was associated with higher levels of awareness of flu risk and lower levels of negative attitudes toward vaccination. Self-efficacy regarding exercise was associated with lower levels of perceptions of flu risk and higher levels of negative attitudes toward vaccination. Conclusions: Vietnam could benefit from influenza education based on this comparison with the US. In both countries, knowledge and self-efficacy were found to be important factors influencing perceptions of influenza risk and vaccination.

• 정보관리학회지
• /
• 제28권4호
• /
• pp.183-200
• /
• 2011

본 연구는 국내 학술지 중 상용DB를 통하여 원문서비스를 제공하지 않고 무료로 원문을 공개하는 309종의 학술지들이 어떤 이유로 무료서비스를 선택하였는지를 파악하기 위하여 학술지 편집인들을 대상으로 조사하였다. 또한 이들 무료 오픈액세스 학술지 편집인의 오픈액세스에 대한 인식과 지지도 및 지지이유에 대해서도 파악해보고자 하였다. 연구결과 오픈액세스를 선택한 이유는 학술논문의 무료이용 확대와 인용 확대의지, 해당 학문분야의 국제적 분위기 때문인 것으로 나타났다. 학술지 편집인들은 오픈액세스에 대하여 알고 있는 경우가 약 65%, 지지하는 응답자가 약 75%였다. 지지 이유로는 학술연구성과 공유, 동료연구자의 이용가능성 확대, 학술지 인지도 향상 등을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
• /
• 제23권4호
• /
• pp.172-182
• /
• 2020

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the relationships among attitudes towards death, perceptions of hospice care, and hospice care needs as perceived by family members of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods: This study used a descriptive correlational method. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 114 participating families in the ICU at Dong-A University Hospital, from October 10 to November 1, 2019. The data were analyzed in terms of frequency, percentage, and mean and standard deviation. The t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation coefficients were also conducted. Results: Perceptions of hospice care showed significant differences according to age (F=3.06, P=0.031) and marital status (t=3.55, P=0.001). However, no significant differences in attitudes towards death or hospice care needs were found. A significant positive correlation was found between perceptions of hospice care and hospice care needs (r=0.49, P<0.001). Conclusion: In order for families to recognize the need for hospice care and to receive high-quality palliative care at the appropriate time, it is necessary to increase public awareness of hospice care through various educational and awareness-raising efforts, thereby providing opportunities for families of terminally ill patients to request hospice care.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
• /
• 제51권2호
• /
• pp.626-630
• /
• 2019

After several significant nuclear accidents, public attitudes toward nuclear energy technologies and facilities are considered to be one of the essential factors in the national energy and electricity policy-making process of several nations that employ nuclear energy as their key energy resource. However, it is difficult to explore and capture such an attitude, because the majority of prior studies analyzed public attitudes with a limited number of respondents and fragmentary opinion polls. In order to supplement this point, this study suggests a big data analyzing method with K-LIWC (Korean-Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count), sentiment and query analysis methods, and investigates public attitudes, positive and negative emotional statements about nuclear energy with the collected data sets of well-known social media and network services in Korea over time. Results show that several events and accidents related to nuclear energy have consistent or temporary effects on the attitude and ratios of the statements, depending on the kind of events and accidents. The presented methodology and the use of big data in relation to the energy industry is suggested as it can be helpful in addressing and exploring public attitudes. Based on the results, implications, limitations, and future research areas are presented.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
• /
• 제44권5호
• /
• pp.390-399
• /
• 2017

Background This article aims to investigate current perceptions of beauty of the general public and physicians without a specialization in plastic surgery performing aesthetic procedures. Methods A cross-sectional and interviewing questionnaire was administered to 290 people in Seoul, South Korea in September 2015. The questionnaire addressed three issues: general attitudes about plastic surgery (Q1), perception of and preferences regarding Korean female celebrities' facial attractiveness (Q2), and the relative influence of each facial aesthetic subunit on overall facial attractiveness. The survey's results were gathered by a professional research agency and classified according to a respondent's gender, age, and job type ($95%{\pm}5.75%$ confidence interval). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS ver. 10.1, calculating one-way analysis of variance with post hoc analysis and Tukey's t-test. Results Among the respondents, 38.3% were in favor of aesthetic plastic surgery. The most common source of plastic surgery information was the internet (50.0%). The most powerful factor influencing hospital or clinic selection was the postoperative surgical results of acquaintances (74.9%). We created a composite face of an attractive Korean female, representing the current facial configuration considered appealing to the Koreans. Beauty perceptions differed to some degree based on gender and generational differences. We found that there were certain differences in beauty perceptions between general physicians who perform aesthetic procedures and the general public. Conclusions Our study results provide aesthetic plastic surgeons with detailed information about contemporary Korean people's attitudes toward and perceptions of plastic surgery and the specific characteristics of female Korean faces currently considered attractive, plus trends in these perceptions, which should inform plastic surgeons within their specialized fields.

• 한국사회정책
• /
• 제23권1호
• /
• pp.257-285
• /
• 2016

이 연구의 목적은 복지수준에 대한 인식과의 관계에서 '정부의 질'을 비롯한 다른 경쟁변인들이 어떻게 복지태도와 연관되는지를 파악하는데 있으며, 복지수준 인식을 연계한 복지태도의 다면적인 성격을 체계적으로 이해할 수 있는 지식과 정보를 제공하는 데 의의가 있다. 분석 결과, 복지수준을 낮다고 인식하는 집단과 높다고 인식하는 집단 모두 복지태도의 공통적인 결정요인은 국가 부패로, 국가 주요기관과 공무원이 청렴하다고 인식할수록 복지확대에 찬성하는 경향을 보였다. 그러나 복지수준을 낮다고 인식하는 사람들 사이에서는 정의에 대한 인식이 복지태도에 중요한 영향을 미치는 반면, 높다고 인식하는 집단에서는 국가경제와 정부능력에 대한 인식에 따라 복지태도가 달라지는 차이를 보였다. 이 연구의 부가적 발견은 복지수준이 낮다고 인식하는 집단에서 학력과 도시규모, 자산과 같은 개인의 인구사회적 배경이 복지태도에 많은 영향을 미친다는 것인데, 학력이 높을수록, 도시화된 곳에 거주할수록, 자산이 적을수록 복지확대에 찬성할 가능성이 높았다. 고학력층에서는 복지수준이 낮으면 복지를 확대해야 한다는 합리적인 인식을 하지만 저학력층에서는 복지수준이 낮아도 복지확대를 해서는 안 된다는 모순된 태도를 취한다는 것이다. 또 복지수준을 낮게 인식해도 농촌에 거주하거나, 자산이 많을수록 복지확대에 반대하는 태도를 보인 것은 각각 기존의 공동체 가설과 자기이해 가설을 지지해 준다.

• Safety and Health at Work
• /
• 제13권1호
• /
• pp.59-65
• /
• 2022

Background: Healthcare workers' attitudes toward vaccination have been widely described in the literature, but a restricted amount of studies assessed healthcare students' knowledge, attitudes, and opinions on this issue. This study aimed to estimate the influence of a degree course on knowledge and immunization behavior among healthcare students and to compare medical students with students from other health profession degree programs to identify possible differences. Methods: A multicenter, cross-sectional study was performed in 2018 in 14 Italian Universities (3,131 students were interviewed). A validated questionnaire was used to assess knowledge, attitudes, and opinions toward vaccinations, with a specific focus on influenza vaccine and attitudes toward mandatory vaccination policies. Statistical software STATA® 14 was used. Results: Significant differences were recorded between medical students and other healthcare students. The intention to get vaccinated against influenza during the next season and having been vaccinated in the previous season was higher in the medical group (p < 0.001). In the group of students of other health professions, we registered a lower probability of identifying themselves as a high-risk group for contracting infectious diseases as a consequence of their profession and health status (aOR 0.49; CI95%: 0.40-0.60) and an increased likelihood of defining their level of knowledge on vaccine-preventable diseases and related vaccinations as "insufficient/sufficient/fair" (aOR 1.31; CI95%: 1.11-1.56). Conclusions: Results show several differences between medical students and students of other health professions when it comes to vaccination knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions, as well as a general low tendency to be vaccinated against influenza.

• 대한화학회지
• /
• 제55권1호
• /
• pp.104-111
• /
• 2011

이 연구의 목적은 고등학생들의 나노기술에 대한 인식과 태도를 알아보는 것이다. 고등학생들은 대체로 나노기술에 대한 인식이 높고, 태도도 긍정적이었다. 과학고등학교 학생들이 일반계 고등학교 학생들에 비해 나노기술에 대한 인식이 높고 좀 더 정확한 지식을 갖고 있었다. 고등학생들은 나노기술에 대한 정보를 TV와 인터넷을 통해 얻는 것으로 나타났으며, 교과서나 과학 수업을 통해서는 접하지 않았다고 인식하는 비율이 높았다. 나노기술과 같은 새로운 과학기술을 소개하는 방법으로 신문 및 방송 프로그램이 적당하다고 생각하고 있었으며, 나노기술과 같은 첨단과학 분야에 대한 궁금증이 생긴다면 인터넷과 과학교사를 통해 정보를 얻겠다는 비율이 높았다. 고등학생들은 대부분의 나노기술 응용분야에 대해 긍정적인 태도를 보였으며, 개인적인 정보를 담은 칩이나 인체에 직접 영향을 미치는 나노 미각 향상제 등에 대해 부정적인 태도를 보였다. 나노기술에 대한 정보를 얻을 수 있는 정보원으로 나노기술 연구자와 과학교사에 대한 신뢰도가 매우 높고 정부 및 공공기관과 인터넷에 대한 신뢰도가 낮은 것으로 나타났다.