• 제목/요약/키워드: children from low income families

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자녀에 대한 사교육과 체험활동 투자 패턴이 자녀의 학업성취 및 사회관계에 미치는 영향 (Influence of Investment Patterns Private Education and Field Study on Children's Academic Performance and Social Relations)

  • 박은정;이성림
    • 가정과삶의질연구
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    • 제33권1호
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    • pp.41-59
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study was to explore the patterns of investment on children, analyze the differences in academic performance and social relations by the patterns of investment on children, and variables that influence academic performance and the social relations of children. To achieve such research objectives, the raw data from the 2012 Korean Child and Youth Panel investigation were used for the research. The analytical subjects of this research were the parents and the third-grade students of a middle school and the analytical methods used were: frequency, percentage, average, standard deviation, Chi-squared test, ANOVA, Duncan's Multiple Range test, K-mean cluster, and multiple regression analysis depending on the research purpose. The results of the research are as follows. Firstly, as a result formalizing investment pattern on children, there were five patterns of: experience oriented investment, passive experience investment, private education oriented investment, aggressive investment, and passive investment patterns. Secondly, for the patterns of investment on children, the level of academic performance was found to be the highest within the aggressive investment and the experience oriented investment types. The social relation level was found to be the highest with the experience oriented investment, with it being low in private education oriented investment and passive investment patterns. Thirdly, for the factors influencing the academic performance of the children, it was found to be higher in aggressive investment, private education oriented investment, experience oriented investment and passive experience investment compared to passive investment. Some sociological factors were also found to be influential such as mother's age, father's education, sex of children, school area of children, type of house, and income. For the social relation level of the children, the factors of the aggressive investment, passive experience investment, and the experience oriented investment as well as the sociological factors by sex of children and income level are influential.

Food Safety Behavior of Low-Income Parents and Guardians of Infants in the U.S.

  • Kwon, Junehee
    • Journal of Community Nutrition
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    • 제4권2호
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    • pp.71-77
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    • 2002
  • The U.S. government have concerned about food safety over the last two decades. The concept of the continuum, “from farm to table” was created to explore ways to prevent foodborne illnesses in all stages of food systems. On the continuum, consumers were recognized as the last line of defense to prevent foodborne illnesses, and much efforts were made to educate them safe food handling. This research was conducted to investigate infant formula handling and hand-washing behaviors of low-income families, especially parents and guardians of infants. The subject was selected from participants of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children(WIC), a federal program for low-income families in the U.S. Stratified 200 local WIC offices were randomly selected based on the number of WIC participants in each state, and 20 randomly selected WIC participants from each selected office were asked to complete questionnaires. SPSS for Windows was used for statistical analyses including frequency, cross- tabulation, and chi-square analyses. A total of 87 WIC offices returned completed question-naires (N = 1,598), and 492 were parents/guardians of infants. Most respondents were white (51.3%), high school graduates (41.5%) , and participated in WIC>1 yew. Most respondents (80.9%) teamed about food safety from WIC, and only limited number of respondents (10.2%) used the Internet for food safety information. Most respondents stored prepared formula safely (94.6%) and discarded formula left in the bottle after feeding (84.5%) , but fewer used brushes to wash formula bottles (71.3%) and boiled water(15.2%) Chi-square analyses showed respondents in different race/ethnicity had different food handling behaviors. Respondents showed generally good hand-washing behaviors as 94.2% always washing hands after using restroom, 93.2% after touching meat items, and 87.l% before preparing foods. Fewer respondents, however, washed hands after changing baby diapers (77.0%) and touching pets (67.2%). Researchers concluded that WIC education on food safety was effective, as limited food safety education covered during WIC education were followed well (e.g., storing prepared formula and discarding leftover). However, results also indicated that there were many behaviors needed to be reinforced especially to overcome family tradition and culture on food handling behaviors. The WIC may serve as good food safety resources and education agents utilizing mandatory education sessions because the vast amount of food safety information on the Internet was not readily accessible for this low-Income Population.

Quality of Life of Multiethnic Adolescents Living with a Parent with Cancer

  • Ainuddin, Husna A.;Loh, Siew Yim;Low, Wah Yun;Sapihis, Musaropah;Roslani, April Camilla
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제13권12호
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    • pp.6289-6294
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    • 2012
  • Background: Research evidence suggests a debilitating impact of the diagnosis of cancer on the quality of life of the afflicted individuals, their spouses and their families. However, relatively few studies have been carried out on the impact on the QOL of adolescents living with parents diagnosed with cancer. This paper presents a sub-analysis on the impact of parental cancer (colorectal, breast and lung) on adolescents. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study on adolescents aged 13-18 years old. Upon ethical clearance obtained from UMMC Medical Ethics Committee, patients with colorectal, breast or lung cancer and their adolescent children were recruited from the Clinical Oncology Unit of University of Malaya Medical Centre. Respondents who gave consent completed a demographic questionnaire and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, via the post, email, home visit or meetings at the clinics. Results: 95 adolescents from 50 families responded, giving a response rate of 88 percent. The adolescent's mean age was 16 years (ranging between 13-18 years). Adolescents with parental cancer had the lowest mean score in emotional functioning (p<0.05). Male adolescents had significantly higher quality of life overall and in physical functioning compared to female adolescents. Adolescents with a father with cancer had better school functioning compared to adolescents whose mothers had cancer. Families with household income of RM 5000 and above have significantly better quality of life compared to families with lower household income. Conclusions: Adolescent sons and daughters of parents with a cancer diagnosis show lowered QOL, particularly with reference to emotional functioning and school performance. Addressing the needs of this young group has been slow and warrants special attention. Revisiting the risk and resilience factors of adolescents might also inform tailored programs to address the needs of this neglected adolescent population.

교구로봇활용을 통한 행동문제 개선 효과분석 (Effectiveness analysis of attitude improvement through educational robot utilization)

  • 조보름;조미헌;한정혜;김진오;박일우
    • 한국정보교육학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국정보교육학회 2011년도 동계학술대회
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    • pp.261-264
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    • 2011
  • 최근 우리 사회는 양극화 현상에 의해 빈부격차가 점점 심해지고 있으며, 가정간의 소득격차의 심화로 인해 빈곤 아동 문제가 사회적 문제로 대두되고 있다. 저소득층 아동은 가정해체와 부모의 가출, 경제적 어려움 등 부정적인 생활사건을 많이 경험하게 되어 불안, 공격, 위축 등의 행동 문제가 나타나며, 자존감이 낮아지고 학업성취도가 떨어지는 등 여러 문제들이 발생하고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 교구 로봇 활용을 통한 아동복지센터 아이들의 사전 사후 변화를 비교 분석해 보았으며 그 결과 창의성뿐만 아니라 행동문제 개선에 유의미한 효과를 주는 것으로 나타났다.

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미국 저소득 미혼모가구의 사회적 지지가 아동의 문제행동과 인지능력에 미치는 영향 (Direct and indirect effects of social support on young children's behavior problems and cognitive development in single-mother families with low income)

  • 변호순;최정균
    • 한국아동복지학
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    • 제36호
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    • pp.133-163
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    • 2011
  • 본 연구는 미국 저소득 미혼모가구의 사회적 지지가 아동의 문제행동과 인지능력에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 스트레스-대응모델과 가족과정모델, 사회적 지지에 관한 이론적 관점을 기초로 사회적 지지가 아동발달에 영향을 제공하는 직접효과와 미혼모의 양육스트레스를 매개로 한 간접효과를 분석하였다. 본 연구를 위해 미국 취약가족아동복지연구의 종단패널자료를 사용하였으며, 전체 1,315명의 저소득 미혼모가구와 빈곤아동이 분석에 사용되었다. 분석결과, 사회적 지지는 아동문제행동에 직접적인 영향을 제공하는 것으로 분석되었으며, 양육스트레스를 매개로 한 간접효과도 발견되었다. 반면에 사회적 지지는 아동인지능력에 직접적으로 유의미한 영향을 제공하지는 않으나 양육스트레스와 아동문제행동을 매개로 한 간접효과를 제공하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과를 토대로 저소득 미혼모가구의 경제적 환경을 개선하고 양육스트레스를 완화하기 위한 정책적 함의와 서비스방안에 대해 논의하였다.

The Influence of Maternal Educational Level on the Oral Health Behavior of Korean Adults

  • Young-Eun Jang;Su-Kyung Park
    • 치위생과학회지
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    • 제23권4호
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    • pp.312-319
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    • 2023
  • Background: Parental attention is crucial for preventing childhood oral diseases. Mothers play a significant role in maintaining their families' oral health, and their educational level influences their children's oral health behaviors. This study investigates the impact of mothers' educational levels on adult oral health behaviors using data from a national survey. Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional analysis of secondary data. The data used were obtained from the 8th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Descriptive statistics were calculated to identify participant characteristics. Next, t-tests and one-way analysis of variance were conducted to examine the effects of the explanatory variables on the distribution of the dependent variable. Finally, logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the influence of the explanatory variable on the dependent variable, using "no education" as the reference value, and calculate the odds ratios. Results: Children of mothers with a college education or higher had a 1.13 times higher likelihood of receiving oral examinations than those whose mothers had no education. Children whose mothers graduated from college or higher had a 2.23 times higher probability of receiving preventative dental treatment than those whose mothers had no education. Children whose mothers graduated from college or higher had a 1.92 times higher probability of receiving scaling than those whose mothers had no education. Children whose mothers graduated from high school had a 1.35 times higher probability of receiving scaling than those whose mothers had no education. Conclusion: Developing oral health programs is important for low-educated and low-income parents to change theirs and their children's oral health behaviors/attitudes. This will help reduce oral health disparities among adults raised by parents of higher and lower socioeconomic statuses. Therefore, a comprehensive approach is essential for adults to maintain good oral health, regardless of variations in their parental educational levels during childhood.

성인자녀의 부모 동거 현황 및 분석틀의 탐색 (A Study on the Current Situation of Adult Children Cohabiting with Their Parents and an Exploration of the Frame of Analysis)

  • 최연실
    • 가정과삶의질연구
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    • 제32권4호
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    • pp.75-89
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study is to explore whether the phenomenon of both married and unmarried adults' cohabiting with their parents in Korean society is "unilaterally parasitic" on the child's side, or is "interdependent", characterized by expectation and dependence from the parent's side. As a result of this study possessing the characteristics of theoretic research, the following propensities of parent-dependent adults have been discussed. First of all, it was discovered that the ratio of adult children dependent on and cohabiting with their parents is considerable. Second, parents cohabiting with their adult children have unfavorable sociological features, such as high age, low level of education and income, and lower standards of education and income, compared to parents in normal households. Third, it was found that parent-dependent adults in Korean society maintain a relatively high rate of financial activity and stable employment-based occupation status. Fourth, it was shown that the level of satisfaction on the relationship between parent-dependent adults and their parents was discovered to be high, which is contrastive to the prediction of negative results based on some previous researches. Single adult children's age, their level of education and financial activity status, and their parents' age and level of education were deducted as variables related to the level of satisfaction of the relationship between parents and their children. It seems that the issue of married and unmarried adults' cohabiting with their parents in Korean society should be approached from various perspectives such as political, economic, socio-cultural and developmental aspects. On the basis of this fundamental awareness and several of the materials, it is pertinent that approaches to both married and unmarried adults' cohabiting with parents in Korean society should be distinguished from approaches to those in Japanese or Western society because it reflects the uniqueness of Korean society. In the phenomenon of married and unmarried adults' cohabiting with their parents in Korean society, there are several factors besides the economic factor, especially the socio-cultural factor that have the characteristics of mutual dependence between parents and their children rather than those of unilateral parasitism, in contrast with the phenomenon in Japanese or Western society. This research was aimed to contribute by establishing basic data for policy making by providing necessary information to treat the issues of instability and anxiety related to families and reflection on the matters of generations and parent-child relationships in current Korean society.

MMTIC를 활용한 집단상담 프로그램이 저소득층 초등학생의 심리적 안녕감, 자아존중감 및 우울에 미치는 효과 (The Effect of the Group Counseling Program Based on MMTIC for Psychological Well-Being, Self-esteem and Depression in Elementary School Students from Low Income Families)

  • 김행미;채명정
    • 한국응용과학기술학회지
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    • 제36권3호
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    • pp.954-965
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    • 2019
  • 본 연구는 저소득층 초등학생을 대상으로 MMTIC를 활용한 집단상담 프로그램을 시행하여 심리적 안녕감, 자아존중감 및 우울에 미치는 효과를 검증하고자 시도된 비동등성 대조군 전 후 설계 유사실험 연구이다. J-do, J시에 거주하는 저소득층 가정 내 초등학생 5~6학년을 대상으로 편의표집 하였으며 실험군 28명과 대조군 28명이었으며, 2016년 8월 3일부터 8월 31일까지 주 2회(1회 60분), 10회기 동안 MMTIC를 활용한 집단상담 프로그램을 시행하였으며 심리적 안녕감, 자아존중감 및 우울의 변화를 비교하였다. SPSS 18.0 프로그램을 이용하여 왜도와 첨도, 실수와 백분율, ${\chi}^2$-test, t-test로 분석하였고, 심리적 안녕감과 자아존중감은 유의하게 향상되었으며 우울 점수는 감소하였다. MMTIC를 활용한 집단상담 프로그램은 저소득층 초등학생의 심리적 안녕감과 자아존중감 향상 및 우울 감소를 통해 정서적 안정을 증진시킬 수 있는 효과적인 간호중재로서 활용이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

모-아 상호작용증진을 위한 치료놀이 효과 : 저소득 가정을 중심으로 (The Effects of the Theraplay on the Affection Improvement between Mothers and their Infants : Around Low-income Families)

  • 김경신;이영환
    • 한국보육지원학회지
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    • 제9권1호
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    • pp.5-23
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    • 2013
  • 본 연구는 저소득 가정 영아의 발달에 위험이 되는 요인을 예방하기 위하여 영아와 어머니의 상호작용 증진을 위한 집단치료놀이 프로그램을 구성하고 실시하여 그 효과를 검증하는데 목적이 있다. 이를 통해 모-아 상호작용의 변화와 어머니의 양육 효능감의 변화를 알아보고자 하였다. 첫째, 사전, 사후 MIM을 분석한 결과, 구조, 도전, 개입, 양육 4가지 차원에서 모두 유의미한 차이가 나타났다. 또한 모-아의 MIM을 분석한 결과 모든 사례에서 사전에 비해 사후검사에서 상호작용이 증가한 것을 알 수 있다. 둘째, 양육 효능감을 살펴본 결과, 전반적인 양육효능감과 의사소통능력, 학습지도 능력에서 유의미한 차이가 나타났다. 이를 통해 모-아의 집단 치료놀이 프로그램이 모-아의 상호작용 증진에 효과가 있음을 알 수 있다.

경북농촌지역 중식지원 초등생의 영양상태에 관한 연구 (Nutritional Status of School Lunch-Supported Elementary School Children in Gyeongbuk Rural Area)

  • 박나영;최영선
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • 제41권4호
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    • pp.341-352
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    • 2008
  • The number of school lunch-supported children who belong to low-income families has been rapidly increased in Korea. This study was aimed at evaluation of nutritional status of school lunch-supported elementary school children. One hundred school lunch-supported children and 119 non-supported children of fourth to sixth year class in 3 elementary schools in Gyeongbuk rural area were selected, and surveys were conducted twice, i.e., once during school term and once during summer vacation in 2006. Food consumption survey during school term was carried out through an interview by dieticians at school-lunch time using a 24-hour recall method, and the survey during summer vacation conducted by recording food intakes for three days by children. Nutrient intakes were calculated using CAN-Pro 3.0 program. School lunch-supported children showed higher rate of skipping breakfast and rather irregular meal time as compared to non-supported students. Eating alone was more frequent in school lunch-supported children than in nonsupported children. The average nutrient intakes and nutrient adequacy ratios were lower in supported children than in non-supported children. During term, percentages of nutrient intakes provided by school-lunch were higher in supported children than in non-supported children. Intakes of energy nutrients were within acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges, but proportion of carbohydrate intake increased during vacation. Analysis of patterns of food intakes based on major food groups (dairy, meat, grain, fruit, vegetable) indicated that meals during term were more balanced as compared to meals during vacation. In conclusion, food behaviors and nutrient intakes of school lunchsupported children were inferior to those of non-supported children during term and during summer vacation. They were provided with more nutrient intakes from school lunch during term as compared to non-supported children. Therefore, it is necessary not only to keep meal support program during vacation but also to provide a proper nutrition education as a part of school lunch program to improve nutritional status and food behaviors of school lunch-supported children.