• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.25-33
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• 2005

This study examines socio-demographic characteristics of married couples and their desire for a second child. Questionnaires were completed by 355 married men and women who have only one child currently. The participants were classified into four groups by their desire, or a lack thereof, for a second child. Group I consisted of married people who wanted to have another child, and whose spouse wanted the same. Members of Group II were in a marriage where only the wife wanted to have another child. Members of Group III were in a marriage where only the husband wanted a second child. Group IV consisted of participants who did not want another child, and whose spouse agreed with thor The research questions were (1) how different those four groups are in terms of socio-demographic characteristics, (2) what are the reasons to stop having children and to have another child, and (3) what are the perceptions of the current low fertility rate in Korea, and the policies designed to increase birth rata The results indicate that wife' age, husband's educational level, expectant level of household economy, age at marriage, marriage duration and the time length between marriage and birth of the first child were significantly different among the four groups. The reasons to stop having children were expected constraint of privacy and time, physical and psychological burden and economic pressure. The most pronounced reason for wanting another child was the desire to give their first child a sibling. Group III had more serious disagreement about having another child than did Group II. There were significant differences among the four groups in the perceptions of possible consequences of the low birth rate. These perceptions included: undermined competitiveness of the nation and weakened family ties.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.639-653
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting the decisions regarding second births. Especially, analysis focused on the connections between desire for a second birth and the family factors such as family values and marital relations because they have been rarely known until now. Data was from 1,156 married women that had only one child and had been part of the national data collected by KIHASA in 2003. Major findings can be summarized as follows. First, it was found that value-related factors affect the likelihood of a second birth. The degree of parental responsibility is negatively related with the desire for a second birth. However, the perceived ideal number of children is positively related to it. Second, it was found that the quality of family relations influences the decision for the second birth. Particularly, marital satisfaction is likely to be the most important factor tending to mediate the effects of socio-demographic factors and value-related factors on the plan for a second birth. These results suggest that the effects of social norms on the number of children and timing of childbearing which exist in the family are becoming weaker. Nevertheless, the traditional value of children such as a preference for a son can still be found.

• Child Studies in Asia-Pacific Contexts
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.133-144
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• 2012

Research has shown that mothers' attitudes towards early English language and literacy learning are important for children's English language development. Some researchers have indicated that in Taiwan most parents have a positive attitude towards English instruction and are motivated to teach English at home to their preschoolers. There is, however, little current data available to explain the motivations behind such parents' decisions to teach English to their child in the home before the commencement of formal schooling. We conducted a thematic analysis of the written survey responses of 263 Taiwanese mothers who explained why they taught their preschool children English at home. The findings indicate that English is highly valued for children's school readiness, future career opportunities, and because of its status as a global language. The mothers' motivations for teaching English include the desire to cultivate the child's interest, a belief in 'the earlier the better" for second language learning, and a belief in the need to review and practice English. These findings have the potential to inform educational policies and implementation strategies, as they can reveal whether mothers' motivations align with national priorities for English language education.

• 산업진흥연구
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.71-75
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• 2022

본 연구는 산만 및 충동성향 6세 여아에 대한 아동중심놀이치료 이론을 기반으로 한 아동상담 사례이다. 아동의 산만 및 충동성향으로 인하여 어머니는 양육에 어려움을 겪고 있었다. 아동상담은 Full Battery 심리검사를 실시한 후, 2020년 11월 19일부터 2022년 6월 16일까지 주 1회 회기별 아동상담 40분 부모상담 10분씩 총 63사례회기 진행하였다. 아동은 상담과정에서 아동의 주도적인 놀이를 통해 애정욕구 및 공격적이고 충동적인 모습을 나타냈으며, 상담을 통해 안정감을 느끼며 산만 및 충동성향이 감소하는 행동을 보였다. 또한 아동은 부모에게 자신의 감정을 언어로써 구체적으로 표현하고, 초등학교 입학 후 학교적응이 원만한 모습을 보였다. 어머니는 아동양육이 전보다 훨씬 수월해졌다고 보고했으며, 한달에 한번 추후 상담을 하기로 결정하며 상담을 종료하였다. 본 연구는 유아기 아동상담의 시작으로 1년 8개월가량 진행된 사례연구로서, 그 결과로 아동이 초등학교에 입학하여 1, 2학년 시기 동안의 적응적 생활양식을 확인한 연구라는 점에서도 의의가 있다.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.221-232
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• 2017

This study analyzes the motivation for selecting child-care profession, job environment, director's transformational leadership associated with child-care center teacher's (lead teacher and head teacher) role performance. The subjects of this study were 336 teachers (lead teacher and head teacher) who worked in a child-care center located in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. Data were collected through self-report questionnaires. Collected data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS Statistics ver. 23.0 program using t-test, F-test, analysis of variance, post-hoc analysis (Duncan), Pearson's correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The results of the study are as follows. First, the study inquired on if the child-care center teacher's general characteristics (year) influence the child-care center teacher's role performance. Consequently, significant differences were not found in overall role performance according to teacher's career but not in the child-care center teacher's age, academic ability, and licensing. Second, the motivation for selecting profession (teaching aptitude, teacher's desire for social respect, and possibility of self-realization), job environment, and director's transformational leadership had a significant positive correlation with overall role performance. The motivation for selecting profession (without motives) had a significant negative correlation with overall role performance. Third, the strongest predictors of 'overall role performance' were teaching aptitude, variable of motivation for selecting child-care profession, and director's transformational leadership variable.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.109-123
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of emotional connection with parents, social support, and isolation on unmarried mothers' child-rearing efficacy. The subjects of this study were 194 unmarried mothers. Data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, Cronbach's ${\alpha}$, and Pearson's correlation using the SPSS 12.0 program. The test of the theoretical model was performed with an analysis of the correlational matrix in the AMOS 7.0 package for path analysis. The results of this study were as follows: First, the number of adult unmarried mothers was higher than that of teen mothers. Most unmarried mothers had a in low monthly income-, were unemployed, and received economic assistance from the government or social welfare institutions as a major source of their income. Their decision to have a child were for the following reason: the desire to have a child, fear of having an abortion, belief that abortion is a crime, and uncertainty about which decision to make, etc. Second, the women's emotional connection with their parents had a direct effect on social support. Social support had a direct effect on isolation:,- however, it did not have a direct effect on parenting efficacy. Third, the women's emotional connection with their parents had a direct effect on isolation. Isolation had a direct effect on parenting efficacy. Fourth, social support mediated by the women's emotional connection with their parents had an indirect effect on isolation and child-rearing efficacy. Isolation mediated the women's emotional connection with their parents and had an indirect effect on child-rearing efficacy.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.711-722
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to analyzed child care teachers' health state and a relationship between health promoting lifestyle and job stress of child care teachers. The subjects were 101 child care teachers in Busan. They responded to 'health state open ended question', 'health promoting lifestyle scale', and 'job stress scale'. For the analysis of the data, M(SD), frequencies, t-test, Pearson's correlation were run by using SPSS WIN computer program. The major findings of this study were as follows; First, the most uncomfortable symptoms of child care teacher's physical health state was respiratory organs and the main cause was classroom ventilation and dust. The most uncomfortable symptoms of child care teacher's mental health state was tension and the main cause was children's safety. Second, the mean scores of the variables were as follows : the mean score of health promoting lifestyle was 2.54. The highest sub factor of health promoting lifestyle was 'positive self recognition' and the lowest one was 'exercising'. The mean score of job stress was 2.80 and the highest sub factor was 'administration services'. They desire for a healthy life, but in reality, they are unsatisfied with their current health state and they are not able to practice certain actions actively to promote their health. Third, health promoting lifestyle was negatively correlated with job stress. The result of this study can be used as the basic data for reducing day care teacher's job stress, development of a program to promote day care teacher's health and improving day care teachers working environment.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.181-203
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 서울형 어린이집 공인인증을 통과한 보육시설의 종사자를 대상으로 서울형 어린이집 공인인증에 대한 인식을 알아보았다. 이를 위해 시설장 69명과 보육교사 240명, 총 309명을 대상으로 설문조사를 하였으며, 빈도분석, ${\chi}^2$ 검증을 이용하여 수집된 자료를 분석하였다. 그 결과 첫째, 시설장과 교사 모두 서울형 어린이집 공인인증 시행의 주요 목적은 보육서비스에 대한 효과적인 질관리 시스템 마련이며, 서울형 어린이집의 인증 대상으로 가장 적합한 시설은 민간보육시설이고 다음은 가정보육시설이라고 인식하는 것으로 나타났다. 서울형 어린이집 공인인증을 준비하는 것이 보육시설 평가인증에 비해 쉽다는 응답이 높았으며, 서울형 어린이집 공인인증을 통해 국 공립과 민간보육시설 사이의 선호도 차이가 해소될 것을 시설장과 교사 모두 기대하는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 서울형 어린이집의 운영체계에서 시설장은 맞춤보육서비스 평가 시 '계획서만 제출'하는 방식을, 교사는 '맞춤보육서비스 실시 후 평가'를 가장 원하는 것으로 나타났다. 안심보육서비스와 클린운영 영역에서는 시설장과 교사 모두 현재 제도에 대한 선호도가 높았다. 셋째, 서울형 어린이집 공인인증의 활성화를 위해 가장 필요한 것은 보육교사의 시간 외 수당에 대한 보완과 정부의 연속성 있는 보육정책이라는 응답이 높았다.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제66권1호
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• pp.191-219
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• 2014

본 연구는 경계선 지적기능 아동을 양육하는 어머니들의 체험을 통한 본질의 의미를 탐구하고자 하였다. 면접은 2011년 10월부터 2012년 7월까지 약 10개월 동안 8명의 경계선 지적기능 아동을 둔 어머니를 대상으로 2~3회에 걸쳐 면접한 뒤 Van Manen(밴 매넌)의 현상학적 연구방법으로 경험의 본질을 탐색하였다. 그 결과 경계선 지적기능을 가진 아동을 둔 어머니들의 양육경험의 현상은 '못하는 아이에서 느리게 가는 아이로의 이해' 과정이었다. 양육경험의 본질은 '소유가 아닌 바라보기'인 것으로 해석되었다. 이 의미는 Tennyson(테니슨)이 주장한 소유의 개념이 아닌 송미파초(松尾芭蕉)(바쇼)의 '바라보기'이다. 하지만 궁극적인 개념은 Goethe(괴테)의 존재의 개념에서의 '바라보기'이다. 경계선 지적기능 아동을 둔 어머니들은 아동을 키우면서 자신의 틀 안에서 키우고 싶었지만 많은 갈등과 마음 속 전쟁을 치르면서 내 아이가 아닌 아동 그 자체를 바라보아야 한다는 것을 알게 되었다. 못하는 아이가 아니라 느리게 가는 아이라는 것을 인식하게 되었다. 그러기 위해서는 무엇보다 엄마의 욕심을 내려놓고, 아이를 이해하며, 아이와 보폭을 맞추어 가면서 스스로의 존재에 대해서도 인식해야 함을 경험한 것이다.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.222-228
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• 2023

There are two categories of online crimes related to children and adolescents: those committed by adolescents and those committed against children and adolescents. While recent trends in criminal law show consensus on strengthening punishment in cases of crimes against children and adolescents, there are mixed stances in cases of juvenile delinquency. One perspective emphasizes strict punishment, whereas the other emphasizes dispositions aligned with human rights. While various forms of online crime share the commonality in that the main part of the criminal act occurs online, they can be categorized into three types: those seeking financial gain, those driven by sexual motives, and those engaged in bullying. Among these, crimes driven by sexual motives are the most serious. Second-hand trading fraud and conditional (sexual) meeting fraud fall under the category of seeking financial gain and occur frequently. Crimes driven by sexual motives include obscenity via telecommunication, filming with discrete cameras, child and adolescent sexual exploitation material, fake video distribution, and blackmail/coercion using intimate images/videos ("sextortion"). These crimes lead to various legal issues such as whether to view vulgar acronyms or body cams that teenagers frequently use as simple subcultures or crimes, what criteria should be applied to judge whether a recorded material induces sexual desire or shame, and at what stage sexual grooming becomes punishable. For example, sniping posts, KakaoTalk prisons, and chat room explosions are tricky issues, as they may or may not be punished depending on the case. Particular caution should be exercised against the indiscriminate application of a strict punishment-oriented approach to the juvenile justice system, which is being discussed in relation to online sexual offenses. In the punishment case of online crime, juvenile offenders with a high potential for future improvement and reform must be treated with special consideration.