• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.105-115
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• 2010

This study explores the gender differences in the relationship between social support, social networks and drinking behavior and illustrates gender differences in drinking behavior in order to provide evidence in planning a community health promotion program. Data was collected from 444 surveys (Male=190, Female=244) from a total of 1,899 adult residents in 738 households in the "Y" Apartment Complex in the Gangnam area of Seoul, Korea. Results show significantly higher rates of drinking frequency and alcohol consumption volume in males. Women with high-risk drinking behavior have fewer social relationships than women with normal drinking behavior. Within social networks, friends were significantly associated with drinking behavior and alchol abuse. Drinkers had more friends than non-drinkers in both genders. However, in association with alchol abuse, while male abusers had less friends than normal male drinkers, women abusers had more friends, indicating women who have drinking problems have a stronger social network. This pattern suggests gender differences in the association between social networks and alchol abuse. Therefore in approaching drinking issues, social support and social networks act as a key factor. For men, alcohol prevention programs should be aimed at achieving healthy drinking behavior at the aggregate level including people in his social support and social network groups. For women, the priority is alchol abuse. More attention is required in revealing the context between female social networks and alchol abuse and in developing coping strategies other than drinking.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.358-367
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• 1998

The study purpose was to investigate psychosocial factors related to smoking among adolescent boys. The Theory of Planned Behavior provide the basis for the study. Twenty-five attitudinal beliefs, 9 normative beliefs and 20control beliefs were identified through questionnaire development. The data were analyzed using t-test and χ2-test. Thirty-three percent of 300 students were smokers. Most of the beliefs examined were significantly different between smokers(n=92) and nonsmokers(n=92). With respect to attitudinal beliefs, smokers responded less negatively on the items of bad health effects of smoking such as sore throat, headache, chest pain, risk of cancer and bad blood circulation(p<0.001), and decreased physical strength(p<0.05). Smokers believed less negatively on the items that smoking leads to bothering others, bad breath, yellow teeth and making them spend money(p<0.001). In contrast, smokers felt more positively on smoking as a means of stress management, relaxing, helping digestion(P<0.001). Smokers felt less pressure for not smoking from significant others. Especially mother, siblings, friends, girl friends, seniors of school were important sources of influence regarding subject's smoking. Smokers felt less confident in controlling the urge to smoke in several situations including; when they were with friends or asked to smoke by friends; after the meal, or drinking; when they were bored or stressed, upset, and when they felt unstable(p<0.001). Smokers also scored lower on specific skills to quit or control the urge to smoke as well as overall perceived control, compared to nonsmokers(p<0.001). These results suggest that interventions for adolescents incorporate diverse strategies to increase the perceived control over smoking in specific situations as well as overall perceived control, to help them realize and modify attitudinal beliefs, and to elicit support from significant others for not smoking. (Korean J Community Nutrition 3(3) : 358∼367,1998)

• 아동학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.165-176
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• 2017

Objective: Delinquent peers are important predictors of adolescent delinquent behavior. Few studies have classified individuals into groups based on patterns of delinquent behavior among youth and their peers. This study identified latent groups based on adolescent-peer delinquency and examined psychosocial characteristics of each latent group. Methods: First, the study employed latent class analysis based on a nationally representative data of South Korean middle school students (N = 2,277). Both adolescent and peer delinquent behaviors comprised 13 items in the questionnaire that was self-reported by adolescents. Second, the study used multivariate regression models to analyze psychosocial symptoms of latent groups and conducted Wald tests to compare differences among latent groups. Results: Patterns of adolescent-peer delinquency were classified into six latent groups. "Mutual total delinquent group (1.2%)" showed high rates in most delinquent experiences. "Mutual status delinquent group (5.7%)" mainly experienced status delinquency, "Mutual violence delinquent group (5.3%)" showed high rates of violent delinquency. "Peer-only total high delinquent group (3.8%)" reported friends to have engaged in all types of delinquency and "Peer-only total medium delinquent group (11.8%)" reported peer involvement in multiple status and few violent delinquency. Finally, "low risk group (72.2%)" reported low rates of delinquency for themselves and their friends. Regression analysis showed that every "mutual" delinquent group presented significantly worse psychosocial problems than the "low risk group." Conclusion: Using person centered latent class analysis, this study classified six latent classes while considering both delinquent agents and various types of delinquency and investigated specific groups with greater risk of psychosocial problems.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.179-194
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• 2002

This study investigates the incidence and risk factors of adolescents' unwanted sexual behavior for a sample of 769 adolescent males and females. Seven percent of the sample experienced unwanted sexual behavior. Female adolescents were more likely to be victims of unwanted sexual behavior Adolescents with an unwanted sexual behavior, as compared to those without, were more likely to have experienced pregnancy, to drink alcohol, to be sensitive to romantic circumstances, to love his/her parker, to have fathers with higher education, to have lower family income, to have friends with similar norms and attitudes, to be more experienced sexually, not to have both biological parent, to have parents who did not monitor their behavior closet, to get partner's pressure to get sexually involved, and to have higher devotion level toward parker or their relationship.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2004

This study conducted descriptive literature review on adolescent smoking and the related factors to realize significance of adolescent smoking onset in Korea and to identify risk factors of smoking incidence. Korean adolescent smoking status was generated based on the cumulated data of the Korean Association of Smoking and Health. Risk factors of adolescent smoking were identified based on 18 studies written in English, with cross-sectional research design and published as a peer-reviewed journal article between 1994 and 2003. The results were as follows. 1. Korean adolescent smoking rate was the highest among OECD affiliated countries; in particular, male adolescent smoking incidence was very serious. 2. Risk factors related to smoking of adolescent population were personal factor, friend factor, family factor, and mass-media factor. Demographic characteristics, attitudes on smoking, and willingness of smoking, and health behaviors were selected as personal factor of smoking. 3. Best friends smoking was a strong factor of students' smoking set. Prevalent popularity of smoking in peer-group allowed students to feel free to smoking. 4. Concerning family factor related to smoking status, parents' smoking and sibling's smoking were significant indicators of adolescent smoking status. 5. Seeing smoking behaviors and scenes through films, TV shows, drama, and advertisement was a significant risk factor of adolescent smoking status.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.219-230
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• 2018

본 연구는 일부 대학생들의 우울수준에 관련된 요인을 알아보기 위해 D광역시의 남녀 대학생 546명을 대상으로 2015년 10월에 자기기입식 설문지(self-administered questionnaire)를 사용한 설문조사를 실시하였다. 자료의 분석은 우울수준을 종속변수로, 관련변수들을 독립변수로 하여 변수들 간의 단변량 분석, 로지스틱회귀분석 및 다변량 회귀분석을 시행하였다. 연구결과, 조사대상학생들의 우울수준은 개인적인 속성, 가정생활 및 학교생활특성, 건강관련행위특성의 여러 변수에 따라 유의한 차이를 보였다. 조사대상학생들의 우울이 나타날 위험비는 가족 및 친구의 사회적지지가 높은 군에 비해 낮은 군에서, 자기존중감이 높은 군보다 낮은 군에서, 통제신념이 높은 군보다 낮은 군에서, 스트레스가 정상인 군보다 고위험스트레스 군에서 유의하게 증가하였다. 조사대상학생들의 우울수준에 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 종교유무, 가족 및 친구의 사회적 지지, 대인의존행동특성, 통제신념 및 스트레스가 유의한 변수로 선정되었다. 위와 같은 연구결과는 대학생들의 우울수준은 개인적인 속성, 가정생활 및 학교생활특성, 건강관련행위특성 등 다양한 요인이 관여하고 있으며, 특히 사회적 지지와 심리적 행동특성이 낮고, 스트레스가 높을 경우 증가한다는 것을 시사하고 있다. 따라서 대학생들의 우울수준을 감소시키기 위해서는 학생들이 경험하는 우울수준에 관련된 요인을 정확히 파악하고 그 요인들을 감소시키기 위한 노력이 필요하다고 사료된다.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제9권7호
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• pp.85-93
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• 2019

본 연구는 초기청소년 대상자의 건강위험 관련 요인 중 부적절한 생활습관과 스트레스, 그리고 건강상태를 비롯한 인구통계적 특성요인이 성별에 따라 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 확인하는 것이 연구의 목적이다. 초기청소년의 정신 및 신체건강에 대한 지각은 성별의 차이가 있으며, 그 결과는 남자와 여자 간의 행동패턴이 다르게 나타날 수 있다. 본 연구는 대구 경북지역 초기청소년들을 대상으로 독립변수들로써 건강위험특성 요인을 수면 및 신체활동, 개인위생, 잘못된 식습관으로 구분하였고, 인구통계적 특성요인으로는 부모, 가정환경, 친구, 학업, 외모, 학년, 소재지, 학교성적, 가정형편, 건강상태 등이 성별(남자, 여자) 차이에 영향을 미치는 결정요인을 분석하고자 하였다. 그리고, 로짓분석을 통해 초기청소년들 Odds Ratio를 분석, 각각의 영향관계의 차이점을 살펴보았다. 분석결과 수면 및 신체활동, 부모, 가정환경, 친구, 학업, 외모를 증가될수록 영향력이 남학생에게 심해질 가능성이 크고, 반대로 나머지 건강위험요인이 증가될 수 록 건강위험요인에 위협이 여학생에게 심해질 가능성이 크다. 초기청소년 건강행위험요인 사전예방 프로그램 개발과 현장에서 적용을 위한 기초자료를 제공하여 초기청소년의 성별에 따른 세분화된 프로그램의 모색이 필요할 것이다.

• International Journal of Human Ecology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.51-61
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• 2010

Using data from the 2007 SCF, this study examined the use of information source for investment decisions of elderly consumers. The results indicated that many elderly consumers (about 88%) involved savings /investment decisions. The elderly used 'Experts' (39.48%) as a major information source for their investment decisions, followed by 'Friends' (24.18%). The results of the multinomial logit analysis suggested that the perceived value, the cost for search, knowledge, risk and some of the demographic factors were significantly related to the choice of the information sources for investments by elderly consumers.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.4057-4062
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• 2012

Objective: To study the level of awareness and knowledge about cancers and associated risk factors among households in selected states of India. Methods: In the study 3070 households were interviewed from six states viz, West Bengal, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Mizoram. Results: Knowledge of cancers other than those related to tobacco was very low (prostate 8%, colon 11% ) among the communities, with a poor awareness of warning signs and symptoms. The knowledge varied from state to state. It is found that the major source of information related to cancers was television (38%) followed by friends and relatives (36%). Only about 15 % of respondents had knowledge about cancer awareness camps organized in their districts but they did not have knowledge about the organizers of the camp. Findings suggested a strong need for strengthening of DCCP. Conclusion: It is important to create awareness among community through educational programs on cancer prevention, preventable cancer risk factors, benefits of early diagnosis, and availability of screening facilities. Integration of District Cancer Control activities with NRHM could be the most cost-effective strategy to prevent cancers and rural population.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.149-161
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• 1992

The purpose of this study is to analyze information search activity in purchasing behavior of household electric goods. Qusetionare survey method was used in this research. The sample was taken from 302 housewives living in Seoul, from 9th of Nov. to 20th of Nov, in 1991. Used statical methods were Frequency, Percentage, Crosstab, Anova, and Regression Analysis. The major findings are summarized as follows : 1) Component elements of information search : The means of acquiring information is that friends, neighbors, sales are most. A cause of choosing information is the sequence of satisfaction after using, easiness of interaction. The time in choosing goods is more month. 2) Component element of information search as social economic status housewife : children numbers and means of acquiring information(P<.01), education and a cause of choosing information(P<.05), life cost per month and a cause of choosing information(P<.05), social economic status and a time information search are significant. 3) A perception of risk as searching information : Among searching content of information a price influence a perception of risk. 4) Content of searching information and satisfaction of purchasing experience : Best choice is significant as quality of goods, difference of quality is significant as safety and degree of offering information is significant as a brand. 5) Satisfaction of purchasing experience following practical use of information : Best choice is significant as viewing of an exhibit and opinion of user. Difference of quality is not significant as any vairable. Degree of offer information influence searching pamphlet, searching an advertisement and opinion of user. 6) A perception of risk following source of an information : A perception of risk is most influenced by pamphlet.