• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.291-299
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• 2020

The purpose of this study focuses on finding the influences of social capital on personal happiness by studying service industry employees. This current study utilized a questionnaire survey method which was used to collect the analysis data, from July 20 to August 10 in 2019. 281 questionnaires were gathered in Korea and the statistical analysis was conducted. This study recognized social capital as 3 independent variables and personal happiness as a dependent variable. Social capital is composed of the social network, social trust and social norms. First, the social network consisted of the satisfaction degree in one's social relations and the social interaction degree. Second, social trust is composed of the trust degree with ones neighbors in the same local area. Last, social norms are consisted of reciprocity, participation and a sense of belonging one feels in the same society. The findings of this study were as follows: first, it was found that social network, social trust, and social norms made affirmative influences on personal happiness of the employees. Second, the social network and social norms made statistically significant influences with personal happiness, but social trust was shown to not have similar influence.

• Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.111-119
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of laughter therapy programs on middle school students' happiness, self-esteem and school life adaptation. Methods: In total, 60 students (Experimental group= 30. Control group=30) were recruited to answer a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire was composed of questions about general characteristics, happiness, self-esteem and school life adaptation. The experimental group participated in a 45-minute laughter therapy program once a week for eight weeks, while the control group did not. Results: The scores of happiness(t=-4.68, p<.001), self-esteem(t=-3.38, p=.001), and school life adaptation(t=-3.76, p<.001) in the experimental group got significantly higher than the control group. Conclusion: Based on this study results, laughter therapy programs should be applied to improve happiness, self-esteem, and school life adaptation of middle school students.

• Korean Journal of Child Studies
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.223-236
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• 2012

The present study investigated the mediating effects of negative automatic thoughts on the relationship between the communication styles of fathers and their children's happiness. The participants consisted of 509 elementary school (225 5th, 6th graders) and middle school (284 1st, 2nd graders) students in Seoul and Jeonju city. The instruments used were the Parent-Adolescent Communication Inventory (Barnes & Olson, 1982), the Korean Children's Automatic Thoughts Scales (Moon, 2002), and the Happiness Inventory for Children (Lee, 2005). Data were analyzed by means of both descriptive statistics and regression analysis using the SPSS (12.0 version). The results indicated that the effects of a father's communication style on children's happiness was partially mediated by their negative automatic thoughts. In conclusion, negative automatic thoughts has a mediating effect upon a father's communication style as it relates to the happiness of their children.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.18 no.12
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• pp.159-166
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• 2013

The primary objectives of this study were to identify who is happier in workplace. To do this, this study proposed and analyzed a theoretical model consisting of demographic factors such as sex differences, age band, marital status, child quantity, religion, education level, position, job, income etc, psychological factors such as extroversion, neurosis, positive belief and happiness level. The major results of analysis reveal that first, both demographic factors and psychological factors have a positive effect on the happiness level of office-worker. Second, child quantity, neurosis and positive belief is an important factors in predicting office-worker's happiness. In conclusion, the implication of our research is to verify factors to promote the happiness level of office workers.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.109-120
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• 2019

This study analyzes how game play influences players' future happiness. Survey of 400 juveniles who attended G-star, a game show, was conducted to look into the influence of playing game with friends over players future happiness and their trust level towards others. The result suggests that playing game with friends and trust level towards others have positive influence on the future happiness level. In conclusion, playing game with friends has influence over players future happiness level with trust level towards others as a mediation variable.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.7
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• pp.585-596
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• 2016

This study was designed to examine the relationships among the levels of perceived stress, dietary behaviors, physical exercise, drinking, smoking, and relief from fatigue through sleep which affect the subjective happiness in adolescents. Based on the study findings, this paper proposes the basic data required for offering practical solutions to improve the subjective happiness of adolescents. IBM SPSS 20 and AMOS 23 were used to conduct frequency and descriptive analyses, in conjunction with Pearson's correlation coefficients, the AMOS bootstrapping method and phantom variables, for the raw data obtained from the 9,599 participants included in the 11th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey. Those factors having a direct effect on the subjective happiness of the adolescents were the level of perceived stress, relief from fatigue through sleep, physical exercise, dietary behavior and smoking. Perceived stress had an indirect effect on subjective happiness, and the analysis of the indirect effect and significance level of multiple mediators by means of phantom variables showed that, as well as perceived stress, relief from fatigue through sleep, physical exercise, dietary behaviors, and smoking also had indirect effects on subjective happiness. Consequently, a multidisciplinary approach is needed to optimize the subjective happiness in adolescents and financial support for environmental improvements is particularly necessary.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.223-228
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• 2023

This study examines the relationship between teacher-perceived teaching efficacy and happiness and teacher-infant interaction, and analyzes the effect of teaching efficacy and happiness on teacher-infant interaction. The purpose was to reveal that it was an important variable in the quality of action. Frequency analysis and descriptive statistics analysis were conducted for the Korean Children's Panel 7th year (2014) data, and Pearson's moment-moment correlation coefficient was calculated for correlation analysis between variables. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to examine the influence of teachers' teaching efficacy and happiness on teacher-infant and infant-infant interactions. The research results were as follows. First, teachers' teaching efficacy, teacher happiness, teacher-infant, and infant-infant interactions were all found to have significant positive correlations. Second, teachers' teaching efficacy was found to have a significant effect on teacher-infant and infant-infant interactions, and the influence increased when teacher's happiness was added. Therefore, we need to come up with a plan to increase teachers' teaching efficacy and teacher happiness at the same time so that the quality of teacher-infant and infant-infant interactions can be meaningfully improved.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.295-306
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to Happiness Sharing Kumdo Class Participating Adolescents' achievement goal orientation on ego-resiliency and quality of life and to provide guidance measures for the correct growth of vulnerable participants through the happiness sharing Kumdo class, which will be activated as a sports support program. To achieve the purpose of this research, 236 Adolescent participating in the Happiness Sharing Kumdo Class was selected and surveyed in Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon. Based on the data collected, the following results were derived by conducting frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. First, verification of the effect of achievement goal orientation of Adolescent participating in Happiness Sharing Kumdo Class on ego-resiliency showed that task-orientation has significant influence on diversity, future-orientation, and emotion control, and ego-orientation has significant influence on diversity and emotion control. Second, verification of the effect of achievement goal orientation of Adolescent participating in Happiness Sharing Kumdo Class on quality of life showed that task-orientation has significant influence on quality of physical, psychological, social, environmental and educational quality, and ego-orientation has a significant influence on quality of physical and environmental quality. Third, verification of the effect of ego-resiliency on quality of life by Adolescent participating in Happiness Sharing Kumdo Class showed that diversity has not significant influence all factors of quality of life, but future-orientation has significant influence on quality of psychological and environmental quality, and emotion control has a significant influence on quality of physical, psychological, social and educational quality.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.69-76
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of health control behaviors on the emotional happiness of the elderly. Among the survey instruments used in this study, emotional hapiness was the tool developed by Watson et al., 1978, and health control behavior was used by tools developed by Wallston et al., in 1988. Health control behaviors consist of three sub-factors: other health control behavior, accidental health control behavior, and internal health control behavior. The data collection period was collected from June 20 to July 5, 2018. A total of 152 participants were enrolled from 65 to 85 years old and were collected from six provinces of Korea (Seoul, Gangwon Province, Gyeongsang Province, Jeolla Province, Chungcheong Province, Gyeonggi Province) as much as possible. As a result of the analysis of demographic characteristics, the number of elderly people couple living was 47.4%, living alone was 21.1%, the number of people living with a couple and their children was 13.8%, the others were 10.5%. Based on the above results, 21.1% were living alone as an elderly person. And people who the highest monthly income of less than 1 million won was 36.8%, the usual meal type, 94.7% were very much eaten with vegetarianism smoking and drinking alcohol, and 94.7% did not smoke and 73.7% drank alcohol. In conclusion, Multiple regression analysis of health control behaviors on emotional happiness showed that health control behaviors had a 15% effect on emotional happiness. The following suggestions were made through the results of this study. First, the monthly income of the elderly is very low to maintain health, Second, the health of elderly people was maintained through friends and meetings. Based on these results, it should be used as a basic data for the program for the emotional happiness of the elderly.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.353-362
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of character strength and self-efficacy on subjective happiness of adult learners of distance nursing education. The subjects were 261 adult learners of Bachelor Science in nursing course for Registered Nurse of a national open university. The mean score of subjective happiness of subjects was a little lower. 'Transcendence and Humanity' among Character Strength was the highest and 'Justice' was the lowest. Multiple regressions showed that positive integrity, hardiness, and perceived health status explained 38.0% of subjective happiness and positive integrity was the main influencing factor. The learning supporting strategies focusing on reinforcing these factors are needed to improve the subjective happiness of nurses who are continuing their learning through distance education.