• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.45-53
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• 2021

Purpose: We aimed to compare the prevalence rates and associated symptoms of constipation and fecal incontinence in children and young adults and evaluate how these patient groups cope with these disorders. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in which 212 children (8-17 years) and 149 young adults (18-29 years) from the general Dutch population completed a questionnaire about defecation disorders. Results: Constipation occurred in 15.6% of children and 22.8% of young adults (p=0.55), while the prevalence of fecal incontinence was comparable between groups (7%, p=0.91). The symptoms associated with constipation occurred as often in children as in young adults, while most fecal incontinence symptoms occurred more often in young adults. Approximately 43% of children had constipation for more than 5 years, while 26% of young adults experienced constipation since childhood. Only 27% of constipated children and 21% of constipated young adults received treatment (mostly laxatives). For fecal incontinence, 13% of children and 36% of young adults received treatment (mostly antidiarrheal medications or incontinence pads). Conclusion: In contrast to the general belief, the prevalence of defecation disorders and associated symptoms seem to be comparable in children and young adults. Only a few people with defecation disorders receive adequate treatment.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.31-49
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• 2020

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine cluster types according to the playfulness factors of young children and to predict the character strengths of young children which have an influence on the types of children's playfulness. Methods: Playfulness and character strength tests were administered to 237 young children. The playfulness groups were classified by cluster analysis and the logistic regression analysis. It was used to find the character strengths of young children that have a effect on the types of children's playfulness. Results: First, the children's playfulness groups were divided into a high playfulness group and a low playfulness group. Second, there was a significant difference in all character strengths according to the children's playfulness cluster, and the high playfulness group was statistically significantly high in all character strengths. Third, the children's character strengths influencing the high playfulness group were vitality and positivity, self-regulation, self-esteem, and sensibility. Conclusion/Implications: Based on these results, the necessity of supporting these character strengths was discussed in order to improve the playfulness of children in the education field.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.53-70
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• 2020

Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyze the mediating effects of mother's smartphone addiction on the relationship between mothers' parenting stress and young children's smartphone addiction. Methods: This study conducted a survey targeting a total of 327 mothers with young children between the ages of 3-5 years that were attending kindergartens and daycare centers in Gyeonggi-do, Gangwon-do, and the Busan region. After exploring the relationship between mothers' parenting stress, mothers' smartphone addiction, and young children's smartphone addiction based on the collected data, this study comparatively analyzed the complete mediation and partial mediation models by using the structural equation. Results: The mothers' smartphone addiction played a partial mediating role in the relationship between mothers' parenting stress and young children's smartphone addiction. In other words, the mothers' parenting stress and mothers' smartphone addiction were important variables for young children's smartphone addiction. Conclusion/Implications: This study aims to provide basiv data for the prevention of problems caused by young children's smartphone addiction, by exploring the paths of mothers' parenting stress and mothers' smartphone addiction which have effects on young children's smartphone addiction.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.611-620
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• 2016

This study examined how parent-child attachment, parental involvement in child rearing and instruction for children's effective use of a smart device reflect on young children's smart device overuse behavior. We collected questionnaires from 196 parents with children attending early childhood education institutions for the survey. Frequency analysis as well as Person correlation coefficient and regression analysis were conducted using IBM SPSS 21.0 statistics. The results showed that 91% of targeted young children were using a smart device and 78% first used them before age 5. As for time of use hours, 43.9% used their smart device from 30 minutes to 1 hour on average. In addition, parent-child attachment and father's involvement in child rearing were found to be inversely correlated to young children's smart device overuse. The result of hierarchical regression analysis on parent factors influencing young children's smart device overuse behavior indicated that mothers' contact-seeking behavior to young children, mother's involvement in learning and instruction for children's effective use of a smart device at home had beneficial effects. This study analyzed parent factors that influenced young children's smart device overindulgence. In addition, the baseline data of this study will be utilized to develop programs for the prevention and therapy to solve the smart device overindulgence as well as to establish young children's guidelines for using a smart device.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.397-406
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• 2016

본 연구는 어머니의 양육효능감과 유아의 자아탄력성이 유아의 교육기관적응에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구 대상은 A시 소재 7개 어린이집에 재원중인 만 3,4,5세 유아 162명의 어머니와 담임교사이며, 자료수집기간은 2016년 6월 1일부터 6월 30일까지였다. 연구도구는 어머니의 양육효능감, 유아의 자아탄력성, 유아의 교육기관적응에 대한 총 73개 문항이었으며, 수집된 자료는 SPSS(window용) 22.0 통계프로그램을 사용하여 빈도분석, 기술통계, Pearson's correlation coefficient 분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 어머니의 양육효능감은 유아의 교육기관적응과 약한 정적(+) 상관관계를 보였다. 둘째, 유아의 자아탄력성과 교육기관적응은 전체 및 모든 하부요인에서 유의한 정적(+) 상관관계를 나타냈다. 셋째, 어머니의 양육효능감은 유아의 자아탄력성, 유아의 교육기관적응과 약한 정적(+) 상관관계를 보였으며, 유아의 자아탄력성은 유아의 교육기관적응과 강한 정적(+) 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이에 본 연구는 어머니의 양육효능감과 유아의 자아탄력성 및 유아의 유아교육기관 적응력이 서로 정적(+) 상관관계가 나타났는데, 특히 유아의 자아탄력성이 유아의 유아교육기관적응과 강한 예측 변인으로 나타나 유아의 유아교육기관적응력 증진에 유아의 자아탄력성이 영향을 끼친다 할 수 있다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.1-22
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of mother's characteristics, mediated by disciplinary methods and young children's emotional regulation, on young children's aggression. Subjects of this study consisted of 342 young children drawn from seven preschools in Cheongju city. The pilot study was used to examine the applicability of survey instrument. Data were analyzed by the method of frequency, percentage, Cronbach' ${\alpha}$, factor analysis, T-test. F-test, and Duncan post-hoc test using SPSSWIN program. The test of model was done with analysis of correlational matrix in LISREL VII package using a maximum likehood estimation. The results of this research were as follows: First, there were statistically significant differences in mother's characteristics consisting of neurosis symptom and extroversions, disciplinary methods consisting of coercive-punishment and indifferent-irresponsibility, young children's emotional regulation, and young children's aggression consisting of relation and overtness according to some socio-demographic variables. Girls had the higher emotional regulation than boys. Second, the direct effects of disciplinary methods and emotional regulation on boys' aggression were different in between relational and overt aggression. Third, the variables predicting boys' emotional regulation directly were the same in both relational and overt aggression. Forth, the direct effect of mother's characteristics on disciplinary methods was different in between coercive-punishment and indifferent-irresponsibility. Fifth, the indirect effects of mother's characteristics, mediated by disciplinary methods and young children's emotional regulation, on young children's aggression were partly supported in this study. Sixth, the theoretical model of the impact of mother's characteristics, disciplinary methods, and young children's emotional regulation on young children's aggression was different according to gender.

• 아동학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.139-161
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationships of mothers' parenting stress and young children's adjustment to the child care centers they attend. The subjects for this study comprised 401 young children from 1 to 4 years of age from 11 child care centers in C-si, Chungnam, and their mothers. The results of this study were as follows : First, there were no significant differences in the parenting stress of mothers related to whether they were working or not, the age of the children nor their gender Second, there were no significant differences in the adjustment of young children to their child care center related to their mothers' work status nor age of the children themselves. However, there was a significant difference in relation to the gender of the young children in that girls were better in their adjustment to the child care center than boys. Third, a negative correlation appeared between mothers' parenting stress and their young children's adjustment to the child care center in that the higher maternal parenting stress was, the greater the difficulties for their young children in their adjustment to the child care center. There were significant negatively correlations between most sub-factors of maternal parenting stress and the adjustment of those children to the child care center.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.127-139
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• 2014

This study was aimed to develop an integrative art program that incorporates both emotional and pro-social components for young children (age, 4-5 years). Furthermore, the effectiveness of this integrative program was examined with 39 young children who were divided into the experimental group and the control group of this study. To the experimental group, the integrative art program of interest in this study was provided over 8 weeks. The children of the control group were provided a similar program during the same period. To measure the levels of young children's emotional intelligence and those of their pro-social behavior were assessed by using the emotional intelligence questionnaire and the children's pro-social behavior assessment scale to collect the data. The analysis of covariance by SPSS 18.0 indicated that the young children from the experimental group exhibited higher total scores for emotional intelligence and pro-social behaviors than their counterparts from the control group. The results indicate that the integrative art program of interest in this study improved the young children's emotional intelligence and their pro-social behaviors. Along with main results of this study, implications for research and practice were discussed.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.1869-1873
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• 2008

본 연구는 가속도 센서를 이용하여 정신지체유아와 일반유아의 신체활동량을 비교 분석하는데 그 목적이 있었다. 연구대상은 정신지체유아 3명과 일반유아 3명을 대상으로 신체활동량을 분석하였다. 신체활동량의 계측은 횡축 가속도 최고치, 종축 가속도 최고치, 평균 열발산, 분당 보행 수, 피부 전도도이다. 정신지체유아를 교육하는 기관에서의 놀이활동 시간을 측정한 결과 횡축으로 움직였을 때($2.94{\pm}0.60$)와 종축으로 움직였을 때($4.97{\pm}0.65$) 일반유아들(횡측 종측 각각 $4.50{\pm}0.95$, $6.05{\pm}0.87$)보다 덜 움직이는 결과를 얻었다. 이는 신체적 일반 특성에서 운동능력이 부족함을 나타낸 것이다. 또한 평균 열발산과 분당보행수, 피부전도도가 일반 유아들보다 적게 나타났다. 이런 결과를 바탕으로 정신지체유아들의 교육에 있어서 정신지체유아들이 좀 더 흥미를 갖고 활동을 많이 그리고 빨리하도록 하는 교육 프로그램의 개발과 도입이 필요하다는 결론을 얻었다.

• 아동학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.69-87
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to develop a media literacy program for young children and explore its applicability and effects on young children's media literacy learning. Media literacy, as a concept combined literacy, or the ability to read and write, with media, is about more than just consuming information or understanding technological aspects of media, but is defined as expanded information and communication skills that are responsive to the changing nature of information in human environment. In order to develop media literacy program for young children, the goal and objectives, content areas, teaching methods and materials, and evaluation of media literacy program were searched and established. The subjects of this study consisted of a total of 51 children at age 5-6. The research had been implemented for 8 weeks integrated into daily activities of kindergarten children. Data were collected by interviewing with children using animations, and children-made-cartoons during the pre- and post-tests, and were analyzed quantitatively using rating criteria. The results of this study showed that there were significant differences found in children's abilities to reception, critical thinking, and creativity. This research made a major contribution to provision of a ground for developing an effective media literacy program for young children.