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Structural Equation Model Related to Cell Phone Addiction in Korean Adolescents (청소년의 휴대전화 중독 영향요인 모형구축)

  • Sohn, Shin-Young
    • The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.185-197
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    • 2016
  • Objectives : The purpose of this study was to identify the influencing factors of cell phone addiction in adolescents and to construct a cell phone addiction model for adolescents. Methods : Data from the 5th Korean Child-Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS) was analyzed with the SPSS 20.0 and 23.0 AMOS programs. Results : According to the model of this study, depression had statistically significant direct effects while emotional characteristics and parental abuse had statistically significant indirect effects on cell phone addiction in adolescents. School life adjustment had statistically significant direct and indirect effects on cell phone addiction in adolescents. Conclusions : Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to develop prevention and intervention programs to combat cell phone addiction in Korean adolescents.

Pathways from Maternal Parenting Behavior to Adolescents' Internet Addiction : Mediating Effects of Adolescents' Self-Control and Depression/Anxiety (어머니의 양육행동이 청소년의 인터넷 중독에 영향을 미치는 경로 : 청소년의 자기통제력 및 우울/불안의 매개적 역할)

  • Lee, Hye-Rinn;Doh, Hyun-Sim;Kim, Min-Jung;Park, Bo-Kyung
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.97-112
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    • 2009
  • This study examined pathways from maternal parenting behavior to adolescents' internet addiction through both self-control and depression/anxiety. Participants were 449 $8^{th}$ and $9^{th}$ graders in Seoul. They completed questionnaires on maternal parenting behavior, adolescents' self-control, depression/anxiety, and internet addiction. Data were analyzed by structural equation modeling. Maternal parenting behavior indirectly influenced adolescents' internet addiction through self-control and depression/anxiety. Self-control and depression/anxiety individually mediated between maternal parenting behavior and internet addition. However, maternal parenting behavior didn't directly affect adolescents' internet addiction. Self-control was influenced by maternal parenting behavior and also played a crucial role in preventing adolescents' internet addiction.

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Psychological / recognitive development of children and adolescents (소아 및 청소년의 심리/인지적 발달)

  • Song, Je Seon
    • The Journal of the Korean dental association
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    • v.54 no.11
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    • pp.908-916
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    • 2016
  • Psychological and cognitive development in child and adolescent periods is key knowledge for understanding children and adolescents' behavior and inducing their actions. So far, psychoanalytic approaches have been primarily researched by Freud's analytical tools and Piaget's analysis on cognitive developments have been mainly employed to explore children and adolescents' psychological developments. In addition, other various theories have been suggested in order to explain children and adolescents' psychological developments. However, in reality, it is difficult to integrate diverse theoretical lens to investigate children and adolescents' psychological developments. Considering this constraint, in clinical dentistry, the conventional theoretical instruments have been still widely employed to guide children and adolescents' behavior.

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A Case Study on Institutionalized Adolescents′Interpersonal Relationships (시설 청소년의 대인관계 특성에 대한 사례 연구)

  • 최나야;유안진;한유진
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.161-174
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate institutionalized adolescents'perception of meaningful persons and to analyze the features of their interpersonal relationships. 9 middle school students of 3 child welfare facilities were observed and participated in depth-interviews. Results indicate that there is a difference in adolescents'family image according to their experience before institutionalization. They want care-givers of institution to offer more emotional support to them. And they perceive much social support from other adolescents who're living with them. But, the findings suggest that their peer relationships have some limitations because of institutionalization itself and various restriction on their behaviors. Lastly, they want more intimate relationship with supporters in addition to financial sponsorship. In conclusion, institutionalized adolescents'interpersonal relationships are related closely to the environmental properties. Therefore, concerns should be directed toward improving the quality of social and psychological environment of institutions. And various programs should be provided to support institutionalized adolescents'social development.

Relationships between Guilty and Rule violation Acts (죄책감과 청소년의 규칙위반 행위와의 관계)

  • 하영희
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.115-126
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of hisstudy was to explore effects of adolescents age sex and parental types on the types guilty and correlations between the Rule violation types and guilty types. A All of 698 middle school students and high school students in Pusan were administered Questionaires. The major findings of this study were as follows: Younger adolescents reported more guilty feelings than older adolescents in all types of guilty. Female adolescents reported more in selfish type guilty than males. Parental induction induced adolescents reported lower rates of violation in all types of rule violation than older adolescents. Male adolescents reported more violation in public related rule violation and property damage rule violation than females. There were negative relation between all guilty types and all Rule violation, These results were discussed and its implication and following study were suggested.

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Analysis on Factors Affecting Depression of Multicultural Adolescents (다문화 청소년의 우울에 미치는 영향요인 분석)

  • Sohn, Shin-Young
    • The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.101-111
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    • 2019
  • Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine factors influencing depression of multicultural adolescents and to develop health education program of multicultural adolescents' depression. Methods: This study used data from the 6th MAPS( Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study). Data were analyzed with t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and multiple linear regression. Results: The significant predictors of depression of multicultural adolescents were social withdrawal, self-esteem, cultural adaptation stress and parental support. Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to develop programs to improve depression of multicultural adolescents.

Current health issues in Korean adolescents

  • Hong, Chang-Ho
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • v.54 no.10
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    • pp.395-400
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    • 2011
  • During the adolescent period, they experience rapid physical, emotional, cognitive developments while they establish their lifestyle and habitual routines that strongly influence adult health and life. Recent rapid economic growth in Korea, and the earlier onset of physical, sexual, and psychological maturation of adolescents, has resulted in changes in the health status of adolescents from many years ago. Risk-taking behaviors such as drinking alcohol, smoking, and sexual experiences are critical issues that affect the health of, adolescents. Therefore, it is important for pediatricians to note the that risk-taking behaviors of adolescents in Korea that are caused by individual psychosocial factors. This review article illustrates the current health status of Korean adolescents and provides an overview of risk-taking behaviors, to inform pediatricians about some of the key issues.

A Review on the Relationship of Milk Consumption, Dietary Nutrient Intakes and Physical Growth of Adolescents (청소년의 우유 섭취,영양 섭취 및 신체 발달간의 관계에 대한 고찰)

  • Kim, Sun-Hyo
    • Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.9-16
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    • 2010
  • Adolescents grow rapidly and have lots of schoolwork for entrance examination, so good nutrition is very important to them. However, adolescents tend to have a poor dietary behavior including frequent consumption of empty calorie foods and skipping breakfast. In particular, frequency of drinking milk has been low among Korean adolescents, thus their dietary calcium intakes has been low. Undesirable dietary behavior of adolescents is a risk factor for poor nutrition, obesity and chronic disease of them. Milk is a good source for calcium, high quality of protein, vitamin and bioactive compounds including anti-obesity component, thus it has been reported that milk helps improvement of dietary nutrient adequacy and physical growth, increment of bone mineral density, and prevention of obesity and chronic diseases. Therefore, milk consumption of adolescents should be encouraged in order to help their nutritional status, physical growth and health.

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Psychological Independence of Adolescents : Influences of Mothers' Attachment Experience, Psychological Control Behavior, and Adolescents' Attachment (어머니의 애착경험 및 심리적 통제행동과 어머니에 대한 청소년의 애착이 청소년의 심리적 독립성에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Ji-In;Park, Seong-Yeon
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.175-189
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    • 2008
  • This study examined influences of mothers' attachment experience and separation-anxious psychological control and of adolescents' attachment on adolescents' psychological independence. Participants were 302 high school students (106 boys; 196 girls) and their mothers. Data were collected via questionnaires. Data analyses were by Pearson's correlation and Hierarchical Multiple Regression. Results showed that 1) Mothers' attachment experience with their mothers was positively related to girls' attachment to their mothers; mothers' separation-anxious psychological control was negatively related to adolescents' attachment. 2) Adolescents' attachment to their mothers predicted their emotional and functional psychological independence negatively. 3) Mothers' psychological control was negatively related to functional independence of boys but positively related to emotional independence of both boys and girls.

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A Study on the Teenagers’Management of Pocket Money (제주도 중.고등학생의 용돈관리에 관한 연구)

  • 성화선;김정숙
    • Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.89-108
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    • 2000
  • The objective of this study is to analyze variables that have significant effects pocket money management of adolescents. and to provide useful information for parents and educators who educate adolescents. Data obtained from questionnaires returned by 1,200 adolescents who were randomly selected from middle and high Schools in Chejudo. The data were analyzed by using SPSS Win Program. 40.3% of the adolescents were satisfied with their pocket money. Monthly average pocket money of them was 305.00₩, middle school students were 19.780₩. high school students were 41.230₩ male students were 32.880₩. and female students were 28,130₩. Pocket money expenditure of adolescents differed significantly according to gender. school, region. and pocket money. 43.3% of adolescents had experiences in doing part time for making pocket money. Gender, school, and pocket money have a statistically significant effect on it. The strongest predictor of pocket money management of adolescents is their consumer socialization. Pocket money management of them mostly was influenced by family. friends. school. and mass media.

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