• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.1199-1210
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• 2012

This study investigated the influence of obesity on depression and stress by analyzing the results of the national survey on health and nutrition. Relationships between normal, obese, and severely obese groups were investigated. The results of the study are as follows. First, obesity caused by demographic variables showed a relationship to both gender and average monthly income. In the case of the seriously obese group, females had higher rates of depression than males, and the high obesity group had lower average monthly income than the normal and obese groups. Second, obesity caused by health-related variables found that high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes that was not angina-related displayed higher rates of depression in the serious obesity group than in the other groups. As for subjective evaluations of one's own health condition, the serious obesity group showed a high tendency to evaluate their own health conditions negatively. Third, the difference between depression and stress related to obesity level showed no difference between the normal weight group and the obesity group; however, the seriously obese group demonstrated relatively higher occurrences of depression and higher stress scores. Fourth, the result for depression and stress level caused by demographic variables, health-related variables, and obesity demonstrated a direct relationship to gender, subjective level of satisfaction with one's personal finances, average monthly income, subjective perception of one's own health and severely obesity status. More specifically, it was found that the ratio of depression and stress score was higher when the subject was female, among those whose subjective evaluation of their own finances and health condition was negative, and those who suffered from severe obesity.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.435-445
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• 2017

본 연구는 단순 의료이용의 차이를 확인하거나 제한적인 의료필요와 의료이용지표를 활용하여 의료이용의 형평성을 연구한 선행연구의 한계를 극복하기 위하여 수행되었다. 구체적으로 의료필요지표로 활동제한여부, 만성질환이환여부와 수, 주관적 건강상태를 활용하였고 의료이용지표로 외래와 입원, 응급이용횟수와 진료비를 활용하였다. 아울러 의료필요를 고려한 의료이용의 형평성을 분석하기 위하여 집중지수와 집중곡선, Le Grand계수를 활용하였다. 주요 분석결과, 첫째 단순한 의료이용 집중정도로 볼 때 저소득층의 의료이용량이 고소득층에 비해서 많은 것이다. 특히, 저소득층 입원이용이 외래나 응급이용에 비해서 크게 많았다. 둘째, 저소득층에게 의료필요가 집중된 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 저소득층의 건강상태가 좋지 않은 것이다. 셋째, 의료필요를 고려한 의료이용의 형평성을 확인하기 위하여 Le Grand계수를 산출하였다. 의료필요를 고려하더라도 고소득층의 의료이용량이 많았다. 즉, 단순한 양적인 의료이용은 저소득층의 이용이 많았지만, 의료필요를 고려한 의료이용횟수는 고소득층이 많은 것이다. 또한, 전체진료비는 활동제한여부와 만성질환수를 고려했을 때는 고소득층의 의료이용이 많았으며 주관적 건강상태와 만성질환이환여부를 고려하였을 때는 저소득층의 의료이용이 많았다. 따라서 대체로 저소득층이 건강상태에 비해 의료이용을 충분히 하지 못하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 한편, 저소득층의 주관적 건강상태와 만성질환이환여부 관련 의료필요에 비해 의료비지출이 많았는데 이는 저소득층이 스스로의 건강상태와 만성질환이환에 대한 인식을 소극적으로 함으로써 의료필요가 과소평가된 것이 원인으로 사료된다.

• 한국노년학
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.1-21
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• 2020

본 연구는 기초연금 수급이 고령자의 주관적 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는지 살펴봄으로써 대표적인 노후소득보장제도인 기초연금제도의 효과성을 탐색하는데 목적을 두고 있다. 연구방법은 독립변수의 관측되지 않는 이질성(unobserved heterogeneity)을 통제하기 위해 패널 자료를 이용한 고정효과 모형을 사용하였으며, 분석 자료로는 2008년부터 2016년까지의 고령화연구패널자료(KLoSA)를 활용하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 기초연금 비수급자의 삶의 질이 수급자보다 크게 높은 수준이었다. 둘째, 인구사회학적 변인들을 통제하였을 때 기초연금 수급자가 비수급자에 비해 주관적 삶의 질을 높게 인식하고 있었다. 셋째, 기초연금 수급자의 주관적 삶의 질은 경제적 만족도, 배우자 유무, 자녀의 경제적 지원, 주관적 건강상태, 일상생활활동의 제한, 성별이 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 성별, 소득계층별 분석 결과 기초연금이 주관적 삶의 질에 미치는 영향은 성별로는 차이가 없었고, 소득 상위 분위에서만 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이상과 같은 연구결과에 근거하여 다음과 같이 제언하였다. 우선, 기초연금제도 비수급자의 경우 경제적 상태 뿐 아니라 건강을 포함한 전반적인 삶의 질이 열악한 것으로 나타나, 기초연금 수급자로 대표되는 저소득 취약계층 노인들에 대한 다양한 측면의 사회적 지원이 필요하다. 두 번째로 기초연금은 낮은 급여수준에도 불구하고 고령자의 삶의 질에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나, 빈곤문제 해소와 궁극적으로 노후의 삶의 질 향상을 위한 기초연금제도 확대가 필요하다. 마지막으로 핵심 정책대상인 저소득계층에게 실질적인 효과가 미칠 수 있도록 기초연금제도의 급여수준 인상이 필요함을 제언하였다.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.91-103
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• 2010

Objectives: This study was designed to understand the association between sociodemographic characteristics, health behaviors and channels retrieved for health information. Methods: Questionnaire survey was performed from April 2007 to May 2007 through household visiting. Sample was selected according to gender, household income, and residence district. We got 1,009 respondents and subgroups were as follows; 508 people had health insurance, 250 people were medical indigent group, and 251 people were medicaid beneficiaries. Results: People seemed to be separated into subgroups by channels used for health information. One was active and the other was passive group. Characteristics of passive group were older age, worker or inoccupation, less income, subjective poverty, lower education, loss of spouse, medical indigent or medicaid group. They usually got health information through mass media like TV and radio or medical professionals. Characteristics of active group were younger age, professional, more income, subjective affluence, higher education, single or married, and member of health insurance. They mainly got health information through printed media like newspaper or the Internet. Conclusion: We suggest to provide health information through various channels customed to individual needs and literacy. Public health stakeholders seems better to focus on people with low education, insufficient health literacy, poor health status, and short information technology.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.201-212
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• 2003

This study analyzed the objective indicators of household economic structures, such as income, expenditure, and debts, as well as a subjective evaluation of economic standards, and compared the households of commuting couples (so called Weekend couples) with those of non-commuting couples. Findings of this study are as follows. First, both husbands and wives in commuter marriages had a higher level of education, were younger, had poorer health, and had shorter working hours than the couples in non-commuter marriages. Second, commuting couples had a significantly higher income than non-commuting couples. In addition, commuting couples had a greater amount of savings, had a higher cost of living, and lower debts than non-commuting couples. Third, commuting couples evaluated their status of household economy more negatively than non-commuting couples. Despite the fact that the commuting couples were more affluent in terms of the objective indicators, including income, savings, and assets, their level of health and psychological well-being were compromised. Lastly, factors determining commuter marriages were the number of years the husband has spent in his job, and the husband's level of education. The shorter the tenure of the husband's job, and the higher the level of husband's education, the more likely the couple was in a commuter marriage.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.221-230
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• 2020

Background: The purpose of this study is to identify the factors affecting the depressive mood experience of adults in their 20s. Methods: This study is a descriptive survey that conducted a secondary analysis using data from the 2017 Community Health Survey, which is conducted annually in Korea. The study targets 21,324 adults in their 20s. Data analysis was conducted after creating a composite sample plan file that reflected layering variables, colony variables, and weights. Results: Factors affecting the depressive mood experience were suicide thought experience, subjective stress level, gender, monthly household income, smoking status, subjective health level, breakfast status, participation in social activities, and whether the Internet, games, and smartphone interfered with daily life (p<0.05). Conclusion: It is necessary to establish and realize a system that enables early detection and support of depression and suicide high-risk groups at the individual, home, community, and national levels.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.95-117
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to examine the level of anxiety about economic change in middle-aged and elderly people and to analyze the factors that influence this anxiety. The data, derived from Korean General Social Survey(KGSS) were collected from Survey Research Center of Sung Kyun Kwan University. The samples included 821 people over the age of 40, including 529 middle-aged people who were from 40 to 59, and elderly people who were over 60. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the research model. The findings from the analysis showed that age and subjective economic status had crucial effects on the entire group's anxiety about unemployment and poverty, housing prices, financial markets, and economic recession in the older life. For the middle-aged group, age in particular had crucial effects on all the components of its anxiety about economic change. For the elderly group, geographical region was the most critical factor that affected its anxiety about economic change, the elderly people who were living in metropolitan area and towns had more anxiety than those who were living in rural areas. In particular, region was the only factor that affected the elderly group's anxiety about financial markets, and economic recession. These results showed that specific age of middle-aged and elderly people had the crucial effects while their sex, educational level, and the employment status of their spouse had no effects on their anxiety about economic change. Objective economic indices such as their earned-income and other income including savings and pensions had no effects on their anxiety level. While as noted above subjective economic indices such as their standard of living compared with their parents, projected economic status, and level of socio-economic success had an effect on anxiety about economic change.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.131-145
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• 2014

This study examines the effects of maternal behaviors and children's self-control ability on their subjective well-being. Data were collected from 416 fifth- and sixth-graders residing in Kwangju, Korea. Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ and the hierarchical regression analysis method were employed for a statistical analysis. According to the results of the hierarchical multiple regression analysis, children's self-control ability best explained their subjective well-being. For individual factors, motivational self-control had the greatest effect on subjective well-being, followed by behavioral self-control, cognitive self-control, the level of income, gender, and the employment status, in that order. The results for effects of maternal behaviors and children's self-control ability on children's subjective well-being highlight. The important roles played by the mother and the child's self-control ability in improving the child's subjective well-being. The study contributes to the literature by providing fundamental insights into children's higher quality of life.

• 한국인구학
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.89-109
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• 2006

‘중산층’은 경제적 요소뿐만 아니라 생활기회, 교육수준, 직업적 지위 등 비경제적인 요소를 포함하는 계층범주이다. 중산층의 객관적 판별기준으로는 화이트칼라와 구중간계급 계층, 2년제 대학이상의 교육수준, 월평균 300만원 이상의 소득, 30평 이상의 주택 거주 등이 있다. 주관적 측면에서의 중산층은 중간계층 귀속의식과 중산층 귀속의식으로 측정될 수 있다. 이 연구에서 객관적 기준으로 측정힌 중산층 규모는 약 66.9%로 2000년 전후의 다른 조사와 비교해 최근 중산층이 크게 감소했다는 증거는 없다. 주관적 지표로는 중간계층 귀속의식이 약 74%, 중산층 귀속의식이 약 20%로 나타나, 과거 다른 조사에 비해 다소 낮았다. 중산층 귀속 여부를 종속변수, 객관적 지표 및 주관적 지표를 독립변수로 한 로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시한 결과, 중산층 귀속의식은 주택 소유 변수에 의해 매우 큰 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 한편, 소득, 교육, 직업 등의 객관적 지표보다는 소득수준과 재산정도에 관한 주관적 평가가 더 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 사회적 양극화를 극복하고 균형있는 사회를 만들기 위해서는 중산층 규모 확대와 더불어 상대적 박탈감 해소 노력이 요구된다. 그런데 최근 한국사회는 중산층의 확대와 계층 양극화가 동시에 진행되는 것으로 보인다. 이러한 계층의 양극화는 객관적인 조건의 변화보다는 주관적인 인식의 변화를 보여주는 것으로, 중산층에 대한 인식의 기준이 상승하는 동시에 다른 사람이나 집단에 비해 자신이 더 나아지지 못했다는 상대적 박탈감이 작용한 결과로 보인다. 본 연구에 따르면 이러한 양극화의 해소를 위해서는 주택문제의 해결과 아울러 소득 및 재산과 관련하여 사람들이 느끼는 상대적인 박탈감의 해소가 주요한 과제이다.

• 한국가족관계학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.25-45
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• 2016

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore socio-demographic factors, personality factors, socio-psychological factors, and relationship factors related to happiness of young children's fathers. Method: Subjects of this study were fathers who had 3, 4 and 5 years old children attending childcare centers. Data were analyzed by SPSS 18.0 program. Results: First, father's subjective well-being was predicted by father's extraversion of personality, job satisfaction, satisfaction of economic status, marital intimacy, and relationship with child. Marital intimacy was the strongest predictor of father's subjective well-being. Second, father's global life satisfaction was associated with occupational status, family monthly income, father's extraversion of personality, satisfaction of economic status, marital intimacy, and relationship with child. Father's global life satisfaction was explained by satisfaction of economic status the most. Third, father's meaning of life was related to father's educational level, father's extraversion of personality, job satisfaction, satisfaction of economic status, marital intimacy, and relationship with child. Father's meaning of life was explained by relationship with child the most. Fourth, father's positive emotion was predicted by father's extraversion of personality, job satisfaction, satisfaction of economic status, marital intimacy, and relationship with child. Extraversion of personality was the strongest predictor for father's positive emotion. Fifth, neuroticism of personality and marital intimacy were related to father's negative emotion, and neuroticism of personality was the strongest predictor for father's negative emotion. Conclusions: The findings of this research provide the fundamental source for increasing father's happiness which can be used to establish the educational programs, counseling, and policy on general public's happiness.