• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.380-388
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• 2015

This purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence on clinical competence of nursing students. A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by 175 Korean nursing students from September 5 to September 12, 2013. Data were analyzed by frequencies, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, multiple regression using SPSS Win 18.0. Critical thinking disposition showed a close correlation with emotional intelligence in nursing students(r=.582, p<.001). Critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence explained 36.7% of total variance of clinical competence in nursing students. Therefore, it is necessary to develop and implement the curriculum and program for improving critical thinking disposition and emotional intelligence of nursing students.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.300-307
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• 2015

This study examined the effects of the youth home environment on violent behavior and suicidal thoughts. The survey was conducted from March 5, 2014 to July 02 on a juvenile male and female target group of 430 people subjects. Frequency analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis, and multiple regression analysis were conducted using SPSS Win 18.0 with verification at the 5% significant level. The results of the study were as follows: First, the support of the father had a negative influence on violent behavior. Second, the support of both the father and mother, communication with the father and mother, and the mother's parenting attitude have a negative influence on suicidal thoughts. Third, the youth's violent behavior has a positive influence on the suicidal thoughts. This study provides essential data for making polices to resolve the youth crisis behaviors.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.11
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• pp.829-837
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• 2014

This study was conducted to investigate the factors that influence the psychosocial adaptation and quality of life of hemodialysis patients. The study participants consisted of 246 hemodialysis patients from 8 hemodialysis centers located in 3 cities ('K', 'P', and 'U') in South Korea. The questionnaire used for data collection was administered between April 1 and 30 of 2014. SPSS/WIN 18 program was used to perform descriptive, correlation, and stepwise regression analyses. It was found that stress response and acceptance were significantly correlated with psychosocial adaptation and quality of life. In the stepwise regression analysis, stress response appeared to be the most important influencing factor for psychosocial adaptation (${\beta}$=-.443, p<.001) and quality of life (${\beta}$=-.553, p<.001). Based on the study results, it is determined that in order to improve psychosocial adaptation and quality of life among hemodialysis patients, an intervention program to reduce stress response is needed, along with evaluating its efficacy.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.11
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• pp.820-828
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• 2014

This study was done to identify factors influencing suicidal ideation in middle school students. Data were collected by questionnaires from 673 middle school students in D metropolitan city. Measures were daily life stress, problem of life, social support, depression, and suicidal ideation. Data were analyzed using frequencies, means and standard deviation, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis with SPSS/WIN 19.0 version. The mean score for suicidal ideation of the participants was 1.22, out of a possible 5. There were significant differences in suicidal ideation according to religion, record, family structure, experience of school violence, and economy status. Suicidal ideation correlated positively with daily life stress, problem of life and depression and negatively with social support. According to the research, factors influencing suicidal ideation in middle school students were problem of life, depression, social support, daily life stress, and experience of school violence. Based on the outcomes of this study, it is necessary to design an intervention program that emphasizes the reducement of problem of life, depression, daily life stress, school violence and enhancement social support in order to prevent suicidal ideation in middle school students.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.14 no.11
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• pp.308-317
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting suicidal ideation in psychiatric inpatients. A total of 186 psychiatric inpatients participated in the study. Data were analyzed by frequencies, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and hierarchical multiple regression with SPSS WIN 18.0. Suicidal ideation showed significant differences according to marital status, diagnosis, and previous suicide attempt history. There were significant correlations among depression, self-esteem, spirituality and suicidal ideation. Depression and spirituality were identified as predictors affecting suicidal ideation. The regression model explained 52.4% of suicidal ideation. As a result, intervention program for decreasing depression and improving spirituality is essential to decrease suicidal ideation in psychiatric inpatients.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.337-349
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to provide basic materials to standardized cancer prevention programs for promotion of health of workers by identifying knowledge, attitude, and preventive health behaviors on the cancer and investigating factors influencing cancer preventive health behaviors in workers. This study included survey data of 723 workers from 9 work places in 5 areas and analyzed using SPSS/WIN 20.0. In the results, the mean score for knowledge about cancer was $10.52{\pm}4.02$(range: 0~30), the mean score of attitude toward cancer was $31.61{\pm}3.51$(range: 10~50) and the mean score of preventive health behavior for cancer was $62.37{\pm}9.05$(range: 19~95). 40.3% of preventive health behaviors for cancer was explained by perceived health condition, attitude toward cancer, age, smoking, drinking alcohol, exercise, and working hours per day. The results of this study can be used for developing cancer preventive health promotion programs suitable for workers' condition in workplaces.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.17 no.10
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• pp.41-53
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• 2017

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of child care center director's emotional leadership on childcare teachers' emotional intelligence and quality of life. For this purpose, this study conducted a questionnaire survey of 277 teachers working at child care centers located in K and J provinces. The data collected for this study were analyzed by frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, Pearson's product moment correlation, and multiple regression using SPSS Win 20.0. The results of the study are as follows. First, it was found that the child care center director's emotional leadership has a significant positive correlation with emotional intelligence, and has a 7.2% influence on child care teachers' emotional intelligence. Second, it was found that the child care center director's emotional leadership has a significant positive correlation with quality of life, and has a 9.9% influence on child care teachers' quality of life. Through these results, this study aims to provide basic data to prepare policy strategies for improving child care teachers' quality of life in terms of child care center director's emotional leadership and childcare teachers' emotional intelligence.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.342-349
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to compare nurses' image perceived by two group of nursing students as clinical practice experience and non-clinical practice experience. This study used 400 questionnaires from nursing students in C city to collect data from September 2 to September 9, 2014 The data were analyzed by SPSS/WIN 18.0 program using descriptive statistics, ${\chi}^2$-test, t-test, ANOVA, ANCOVA. According to the result, The nurse image was significantly different between the two groups(F=4750.2, p<.001). Also, the traditional image(F=3631.5, p<.001), social image(F=2872.5, p<.001), professional image(F=4022.9, p<.001), and personal image(F=1812.9, p<.001) of the nurse image sub-domain showed statistically significant differences. Therefore, In order to enhance the image of nurses after clinical practice of nursing college students, continuous efforts will be needed not only in clinical field and nursing college's efforts but also in policy support for nurses' independent work expansion.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.17 no.7
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• pp.236-252
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• 2017

This study is to investigate the effects of self-differentiation, marital intimacy, and marital conflict coping strategies on marital satisfaction for remarried married couples. The survey Was conducted from April 4, 2017 to April 25, 2017 for the subject remarried couples aged more then 30years living in Sooul, Gyeonggi province, chungchong province, Jeolla province and Kyeongsang province. 48 questionnaires are distributed and analyzed with SPSS WIN 21. Results of the analysis showed that the higher the level of self-differentiation of the remarried couple, the more positive influence of marital satisfaction on the emotional intimacy and sexual intimacy as the sub-factors of marital intimacy, (-), respectively. As a result of in-depth interviews, low levels of self-differentiation have negative effects on marital satisfaction and marital intimacy, resulting in a vicious cycle in marital conflict. And these results show the possibility of the unified construction of a marital satisfaction improvement program considering self-differentiation, marital intimacy, and marital conflict coping style.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.17 no.7
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• pp.425-436
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• 2017

This study was done to explore the correlation among internet game addiction, family functioning, offense experience, victimization experience, possibility of peer violence and to identify factors related the possibility of peer violence. Participants were 789 elementary school students with survey. SPSS/WIN(20.0 version) were used to analyze the collected data. Internet game addiction was negatively correlated family functioning and was positively correlated the offense experience, victimization experience, possibility of peer violence. Multiple regression analysis showed the factors as offense experience of peer violence and relationship with teacher significantly accounted for 63.1% of the possibility of peer violence. In conclusion, it is need to health education for prevention of internet game addiction and breaking offense experience. The activating relationship with teachers are alternative plan that prevent to possibility of peer violence.