• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.513-522
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• 2002

This study investigated stress and the extent of climacteric symptoms in mid-life men, and examined their relationship in order to better understand the stress and climacteric symptom experiences of mid-life men, and thereby attempted to offer basic materials for the development of a health improvement program that may help increase the quality of life of mid-life men. Three hundred mid-life men whose ages were between 40 and 59 and resided in the Seoul area were subjects of this study. The data were analyzed with the SAS PC program using descriptive statistics to analyze subjects' general characteristics and variables of stress and the extent of climacteric symptoms of the subjects. The relationship between stress and climacteric symptoms were examined by the Pearson Correlation Coefficient, and stress and the extent of climacteric symptoms in relation to the general characteristics were analyzed by T-test and ANOVA. The study conclusions are as follows: 1. Subjects general characteristics The average, age of the subjects was 46 and 47.0% of them reported ages between 40 and 45. Of the subjects, 98% were married. In marriage satisfaction, those who were generally satisfied with their married life comprised 62.0% of the subjects. In terms of level of education, 95.7% were educated above the high school level. In occupational background, 59.7% had occupations related to technologies. As for religion, 42.7% had no religion. In number of children, 67.3% had 2 children. In residential status, 79,3% were living in their own homes. In terms of living arrangements, 87.7% of the subjects were living in the form of nuclear families. 2. Stress and the extent of climacteric symptoms The level of stress was scored as $2.94{\pm}0.74$, and considering that the overall examination score is $27.16{\pm}1.32$, the subjects' stress level was not viewed as particularly high. The average score of the extent of climacteric symptoms was $35.37{\pm}0.27$. The extent of sub-domains of climacteric symptoms included skeleton symptoms ($39.37{\pm}2.81$), joint pain ($39.16{\pm}3.66$), vasomotor symptoms ($35.39{\pm}3.01$), other symptoms ($36.99{\pm}3.02$), psychological symptoms ($34.68{\pm}3.01$), urogenic symptoms ($35.03{\pm}3.27$), and cardiovascular symptoms ($33.70{\pm}2.78$). 3. General characteristics in relation to the stress level The subjects' general characteristics that were significantly related to the level of stress were marriage status (F=4.38, p=.001), marriage satisfaction (F=4.56, p=.001), educational background (F=2.68, p=.012), and age (F=2.48, p=.033). 4. General characteristics in relation to the level of climacteric symptoms The subjects' general characteristics that were significantly related to the level of climacteric symptoms were educational background (F=3.26, p=.007), age (F=2.58, p=.027), marriage status (F=2.62, p=.025), and marriage satisfaction (F=2.78. p=.032). 5. The correlation between stress and climacteric symptoms The subjects' level of stress and climacteric symptoms were significantly related to each other (r=0.578, p=0.000). The subjects' level of stress was correlated with sub-domains of the climacteric symptoms including psychological symptoms (r=0.579, p=0.000), joint pain (r=0.479, p=0.000), skeleton symptoms (r=0.477, p=0.000), other symptoms (r=0.467, p=0.000), vasomotor symptoms (r=0.4615, p=0.000), cardiovascular symptoms (r=0.458, p=0.000), urogenic symptoms (r=0.401. p=0.000). In summary, the climacteric symptoms suffered by mid-life men are positively correlated with their level of stress. In addition, the climacteric symptoms were affected by the level of stress.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.67-75
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• 2011

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze factors that influence the job satisfaction of physical therapists working in hospitals. Methods: The study was done using a self-administered questionnaire associated with job satisfaction, which was completed by 352 physical therapists working in hospitals. Results: The average job satisfaction score was 3.16. Sub-items scores for job satisfaction were higher for overall satisfaction (3.21) and lower for job satisfaction of achievement (3.12) than the average score. Job satisfaction of subjects showed statistically significant differences with regard to differences in sex, marriage, type of hospital, year of total career, type of patients and motivation level (p<0.05). The average job stress score was 2.38. The sub-items of job stress consisted of problems pertaining to physical environment (2.28), job demand (2.54), job autonomy (2.31), social support (2.14), job instability (2.36), organized management system (2.44), inner motive (2.24), and job culture (2.26). Multiple regression analysis revealed that job satisfaction became significantly lower with increasing levels of job stress. Conclusion: These results suggest that the job stress of physical therapists is closely related to their job satisfaction. An effort to reduce job stress may be helpful in improving the health and quality of life of physical therapists who work in hospitals.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 1986

The purpose of this study was to examine whether the Marital Satisfaction Scale(M.S.S) is properly applicable to Korean couples and further to be devoted to the designed of a marital satisfaction scale for Korea. The scale employed in this study was a Korean adaptation of the M.S.S., which originally included 73 items but was reduced to 48 through a study of its validity by Bowden. This scale was administered to 420 couples. One kindergarten, two elementary schools, one middle school, and four high schools, all of them located in Seoul or its satellite cities were selected for the present study. The results of the study were as follows. 1) Through item analysis, 85.4% of the total items showed a high index of discrimination, i.e, of more than +.40, which all was significant discrimination (P<0.001) excluding two items. 2)Factor analysis, which was oriented toward combining factors proper to theory, showed that the M.S.S. consisted of 6 factors and its total variance was 50.18%. The 6 factors were marital satisfaction (factor 1), marital social psychological companionship (factor 2), obstacles to marriage (factor 3), dissatisfaction of marital relationship (factor 4), attitude of the reasonable marital relationship (factor 5), and cognition of married life (factor 6), 3) internal consistency reliability of the M.S.S. was 0.951 and the reliability of the total items after excluding two through item analysis 0.956 and 0.949 respectively, which showed a high internal consistency 4) The marital satisfaction examined by the M.S.S showed significant differences according to sex, education , income, the duration of marriage, the number of children but no significant differences according to age, and family type. From these results, it will be concluded that the M.S.S is a reliable and valid psychological scale for examining marital satisfaction of Korean couples. The limitations of this study were as follows. 1) It can not be generalized to all Korean couples because the subjects was sampled from Seoul or satellite cities. 2)The factor analysis in this study was oriented toward combining factors proper to theory. However, it was very difficult to find out the factors because the components of the M.S.S. was more or less abstract. Thus, from these results some suggestions follow for developing the marital satisfaction scale proper to Korean couples systematically and scientifically. 1) The subjects must be sampled form urban as well as rural areas 2)Factor analysis in this study is oriented toward finding out factors of the M.S.S. Thus, it is needed to analyze the factor validity or construct validity by multitrait - multimethod of the scale with more theoretical conceptualization. 3) It is necessary to examine whether marital satisfaction shows difference according to couples and psychological variables besides objective demographic variables. 4) More research is needed before the M.S.S. con be adapted into a turely useful marital satisfaction scale for Korea.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.182-195
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• 2003

연구배경 및 목적: 결혼은 인생의 주요 사건 중의 하나로, 개인의 행복과 인생의 의미의 근원이며 결혼 생활의 적응은 개인의 대인 관계 및 정신 건강에 중요한 영향을 미친다. 성공적인 결혼 생활을 예측할 수 있는 몇 가지 요인이 있는데, 그 중에서 개인의 성격은 결혼의 안정, 만족, 행복을 달성하고 유지하는데 중요한 요인으로 작용한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 도시 지역의 기혼 여성을 대상으로 성격 차원은 부부간의 적응도와 어떠한 관련이 있는지 알아보았다. 방 법: 기혼 여성 170명을 대상으로 인구통계학적 자료, DAS, EPQ, BDI 및 STAI의 기술 통계치를 구하고 Pearson의 적률 상관을 통해 각 자료간의 상관 관계를 분석하였다. 위계적 중다 회귀 분석을 통해 불안과 우울을 통제한 상태에서 부부 적응도와 성격 차원과의 관련을 보았다. 결 과: 연령과 결혼 기간이 증가할수록 애정 표현과 응집도는 감소하였다. 학력의 증가에 따라 전체 부부 적응도와 만족도가 증가하였고, 가족 소득의 증가에 따라 전체 부부 적응도 및 만족도, 일치도, 응집도가 증가하였다. 부부만 사는 가족은 전체 결혼 적응도, 만족도, 응집도에서 부부와 자녀로 구성된 핵가족, 그리고 기타가족이 포함된 확대 가족과 유의미한 차이를 보였다. 정신병적 경향성이 증가할수록 전체 부부 적응도, 일치도, 만족도, 애정 표현, 응집도가 감소했으며 신경증적 경향성이 증가할수록 전체 부부 적응도, 만족도, 일치도, 애정 표현이 감소하였다. 외향성과 허위성은 전체 부부 적응도 및 하부 요인과 상관 관계를 보이지 않았다. 우울과 불안을 통제한 상태에서는 정신병적 경향성이 전체 부부 적응도, 만족도, 일치도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 결 론: 연령, 결혼 기간, 학력, 소득, 가족형태 등의 인구통계학적 변인들 및 정신병적 경향성, 신경증적 경향성의 성격 차원이 부부 적응도와 상관 관계를 보였으며, 신경증적 경향성은 우울과 불안 등의 정서 상태를 매개로 하여 부부 적응도에 영향을 미침을 알 수 있었다. 이를 통해서 개인의 성격은 부부간의 적응과 밀접하게 관련되어 있으며, 결혼 문제를 다룰 때 치료자는 개인의 성격 측면에 대해 고려할 필요가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 향후 정상 대조군과 정신과 질환군 간, 그리고 부부간에서는 성격 차원에 따른 부부 적응도에 어떠한 차이가 있는가에 대한 후속 연구가 있어야 할 것으로 생각된다.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.621-629
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• 2016

This study investigated the moderating effects of marital fondness and admiration as well as the father's involvement in child rearing on the association between parenting stress and marital satisfaction for a comparison of unemployed and employed mothers. The subjects were 159 unemployed mothers and 103 employed mothers with children under 3 years of age. The major findings of this study were as follows. First, unemployed mothers who had a lower level of marital fondness and admiration were dissatisfied with their marriage when they had higher parenting stress. Marital fondness and admiration are necessary for unemployed mothers in their transition period to parents. Especially, it is important for fathers to understand challenging conditions and encourage and support the spouse. However, there was no moderating effect of the father's involvement in child rearing in the association between parenting stress and marital satisfaction. Second, employed mothers who had a lower level of father's involvement in child rearing were dissatisfied with their marriage when they had higher parenting stress. The father's involvement in child rearing is necessary for employed mothers in their transition period to parents. Furthermore, it is important to implement policies at the national level to support childcare hours for balanced work and life. However, there was no moderating effect of marital fondness and admiration for the association between parenting stress and marital satisfaction.

• 한국가정과교육학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.51-73
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• 2014

이 연구의 목적은 결혼이주여성을 대상으로 가정생활의 향상 및 실천 능력의 증진을 위하여 가정생활문화교육 프로그램을 개발하고 그 효과성을 검증하는 것이다. 가정생활문화교육 프로그램 내용은 가정교과서의 가정생활문화 단원을 바탕으로 구성되었다. 프로그램 내용의 타당성은 2명의 전문가에게 검증받았다. 연구대상자는 서울시 J구에 거주하는 14명의 결혼이주여성이며, 프로그램은 서울 J다문화가족지원센터에서 2014. 9.16-10.7일까지 총 3일에 걸쳐 진행되었다. 프로그램의 평가는 객관적 평가와 주관적 평가(반구조화된 면접 및 설문조사)를 통해 실시하였으며, 객관적 평가 문항은 선행연구 및 가정교과서를 바탕으로 연구자가 구성하였고, 그 내용은 전문가 2인으로부터 검증받았다. 이 연구의 주요한 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 고등학교 가정교과서 '가족이 여는 행복한 가정생활문화 단원'을 중심으로 총 8회기로 구성된 가정생활문화교육프로그램을 개발하였다. 둘째, 결혼이주여성을 위한 가정생활문화교육 프로그램은 우리나라 전통문화의 이해 및 자신들 모국의 가족문화의 이해를 도모할 수 있도록 하였고, 나아가 가족생활문화의 다양성을 존중하는 태도를 기르고자 하였다. 셋째, 프로그램 효과성 결과를 살펴보면, 사전-사후 검사를 통한 객관적 평가에서 프로그램의 효과성이 통계적으로 유의한 것으로 나타났다. 또 주관적 평가 결과, 모든 참여자가 프로그램 목표달성, 프로그램 내용과 활동의 적절성, 운영만족도에서 4.0점 이상의 높은 만족도를 보였다. 반구조화된 면접을 통한 주관적 평가의 결과, 결혼이주여성들은 가정생활문화와 관련 심화된 내용을 지속적으로 배우고 싶다는 의지에서 가정생활문화교육에 대한 높은 욕구를 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 연구결과는 가정교과를 활용한 가정생활문화교육 프로그램이 결혼이주여성의 건강한 가정생활문화 구현에 주요한 역할을 할 수 있음을 시사한다.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.63-77
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• 2008

This study was performed to develop the basic framework of multicultural art education programs for female foreign immigrants married to Korean males. First, these programs aim to lessen their cultural variance in acculturizing in Korea, and thereafter enhance their emotional stability and improve their creative ability to integrate cultural diversity into family life. The primary objective of this study was to offer a suitable education program and evaluation criteria for the program; the research has been done through person-to person interviews with 53 subjects using a series of questionnaires composed of 8 five-point Likert-Scaled items. As for the process of the interview, the subjects were asked about their satisfaction with each program item twice in order to comparetheir impressions before and after program participation. The satisfaction scores were analyzed using frequency distribution. In addition, the program effects were also evaluated by coordinators and developers from their subjective comments through periodical evaluation meetings. From the results, it is observed that art education programs are beneficial for improving female immigrants' emotionaland cultural integration. In addition, experts determined that the programs were helpful for improving their human relationship and acculturization in Korea. Finally, it is concluded that multicultural education programs are a primary fundamental infra-structural way of integrating diverse cultures and improving communication exchanges, and therefore, improve family stability among the multicultural families in Korea.

• 한국인구학
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.185-208
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• 2012

본 연구는 여성결혼이민자의 사회연결망이 한국생활 만족도에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 사회연결망을 가족 연계, 정서적 연계, 모임 수준으로 구분했으며, 2009년 전국조사 자료를 이용해 다중회귀분석을 실시했다. 분석결과에 따르면 가족연계 변인 중에서는 모국가족 접촉 빈도가 생활만족도에 영향을 미쳤으며, 동거가족 크기는 유의한 효과를 나타내지 못했다. 본국 가족의 지지망은 물리적 제약에도 불구하고 작동하고 있는 한편, 한국 '가족'은 지지망으로 작동하는데 한계를 보였다. 또한, 정서적 연계 분석에서는 '교량적 강한 연계의 힘'이 부각되었다. 이 점은 종족 및 문화적으로 이질적인 사람과 가족관계를 형성하고, 이를 기반으로 생활해야 하는 여성 결혼이민자에게 나타나는 특성으로 보인다. 모임 분석에서는 본인가족과 배우자가족 모임 변인의 효과가 강조됐으며, 국적별로 분리했을 때 다소 흥미로운 결과가 발견되었다. 즉, 한국 거주 기간이 가장 긴 일본 출신의 경우 비가족 모임 연결망도 통계적으로 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 결혼이주 초기에는 가족연결망이 생활만족도에 중요한 영향을 미치지만, 결혼이주 기간이 늘어날수록 다른 사회연결망의 효과 역시 유의미해지는 것으로 해석된다.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제49권
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• pp.225-263
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• 2002

This study examined reasons for marital satisfaction among men and women, and explored how sources of marital satisfaction varied with gender. Data were drawn from a sell-administered questionnaire study in which 173 married people residing in Seoul participated. Although the majority of both men and women in this study were at least somewhat satisfied with their marital life, men were, on average, more satisfied with their marriage than were women. Content analysis of reasons for marital satisfaction, obtained through an open-ended question, revealed that both men and women mentioned most frequently as their sources of marital satisfaction in this order: spouse, family, and children. However, while a large proportion of men's reasons for satisfaction concerned spouse, particularly affective relationship with their spouses, women's reasons indicated more diverse sources of marital satisfaction, including spouse, family, children, stability of living and of economy. Analysis of specific reasons for satisfaction in each source revealed that marital satisfaction was intimately connected with one's experience of happiness, love, stability, harmony, and peace, and that respondents experienced such positive emotions, leading to marital satisfaction, not only through relationship with their spouses, but also through other sources, such as children, family members, and respondents themselves. Moreover, good personality and health of spouse, family members, and children were frequently cited as reasons for marital satisfaction, and these reasons were more common among women's responses. Based on these results, both universal and cultural characteristics of marital satisfaction were considered, and gender differences in satisfaction with marital life were discussed. Finally, implications for clinical social work practice from this study were provided.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.137-145
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• 2009

The purpose of this research to improve old age for marriage and the effect the development of the program is to validate. This program of eight to 60 years old elderly couple in 2008 was 8 in the 10 weeks. To verify the effectiveness of the program prior to the inspection of post-verification. According to the results of analysis, old age in conjugal relations, the area between the pre-post meaningful communication efficiency, the couple agreed, and the couple satisfaction, couple came to feel affection, and expression did not show a meaningful difference. The study on the future social welfare and family welfare-related practices and more effective old age, researchers developed a program to improve the couple relationship is important to emphasize is this.