• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 1999

Objectives. Few studies have attempted to explain the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity in Korea Especially the studies on same race with different SES at same time are good for SES influence estimation. The present study highlights the influence of SES of parents on adolescent obesity. The subjects are the same race, but live in different areas, with different SES, Seoul and Yangpung in Korea, and Yanbian in China. Methods. The cross-sectional study was conducted in Mar-Jun 1996. We carried out anthropometry, 24 hour-recall diet survey, self-reported questionnaire about sociodemographic characteristics and physical activity. For SES indicators, we used income and education of parents. Results. The relationship between SES of parents, defined as educational status, and obesity in boys in Korea and China is direct, but not significant. The relationship is inverse and nonsignificant among Korean girls, However, for the Korean girls in severe obesity, the relationship is significant. For the Korean-Chinese girls, there is an inverse relationship between the education level and obesity but a direct relationship between the income level of parents and obesity. For the Korean adolescent, there are a direct association between the SES of parents and the nutrients factors such as energy, protein, and fat intake. The energy expenditure of adolescent has no relationship with SES of parents. Conclusion. Among boys, the higher the SES, the greater the risk of obese. Among girls in Korea and Korean-Chinese, on the other hand, the lower the educational status of parents, the greater the risk of obese.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.153-165
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of socioeconomic status and the children's sex on mothers'teaching strategies and their children's responses during a cooperative problem-solving task. The subjects were 15 higher SES mothers and their 5-years-old children dyads. The mothers' teaching strategies and their children's responses were videotaped during a cooperative problem solving task and analyze using a scheme developed by Kermani and Brenner. The results of this study were as follows. First, the mothers with higher SES were more likely to promote 'independence' and less likely to 'verbal prompt'direct performance' than the mothers with lower SES. Second, the children from higher SES families were more likely to refuse their mothers' assistance. Third, the mothers of boys were more likely to use the 'direct teaching'and 'modify'strategies and less likely to use 'independence promoting'strategy than the mothers of girls. Finally, girls were more likely than boys to ask questions for assistance or assurance.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.319-329
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• 2015

Objectives: Parental socioeconomic status (SES) exerts a substantial influence on children's health. The purpose of this study was to examine factors determining children's private health insurance (PHI) enrolment and children's healthcare utilization according to PHI coverage. Methods: Korea Health Panel data from 2011 (n=3085) was used to explore the factors determining PHI enrolment in children younger than 15 years of age. A logit model contained health status and SES variables for both children and parents. A fixed effects model identified factors influencing healthcare utilization in children aged 10 years or younger, using 2008 to 2011 panel data (n=9084). Results: The factors determining children's PHI enrolment included children's age and sex and parents' educational status, employment status, and household income quintile. PHI exerted a significant effect on outpatient cost, inpatient cost, and number of admissions. Number of outpatient visits and total length of stay were not affected by PHI status. The interaction between PHI and age group increased outpatient cost significantly. Conclusions: Children's PHI enrolment was influenced by parents' SES, while healthcare utilization was affected by health and disability status. Therefore, the results of this study suggest disparities in healthcare utilization according to PHI enrollment.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.303-310
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• 2017

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of dental caries among an urban population. Methods: This study was conducted among 2000 people 15-40 years of age living in Kurdistan, Iran in 2015. Using a questionnaire, data were collected by 4 trained dental students. The dependent variable was the decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMF) index. Using principal component analysis, the socioeconomic status (SES) of families was determined based on their household assets. Inequality was measured using the concentration index; in addition, the Oaxaca analytical method was used to determine the contribution of various determinants to the observed inequality. Results: The concentration index for poor scores on the DMF index was -0.32 (95% confidence interval [CI], -0.40 to -0.36); thus, poor DMF indices had a greater concentration in groups with a low SES (p<0.001). Decomposition analysis showed that the mean prevalence of a poor DMF index was 43.7% (95% CI, 40.4 to 46.9%) in the least privileged group and 14.4% (95% CI, 9.5 to 9.2%) in the most privileged group. It was found that 85.8% of the gap observed between these groups was due to differences in sex, parents' education, and the district of residence. A poor DMF index was less prevalent among people with higher SES than among those with lower SES (odds ratio, 0.31; 95% CI, 0.19 to 0.52). Conclusions: An alarming degree of SES inequality in oral health status was found in the studied community. Hence, it is suggested that inequalities in oral health status be reduced via adopting appropriate policies such as the delivery of oral health services to poorer groups and covering such services in insurance programs.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제40권8호
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• pp.49-60
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to analyze effects of child's age, language ability, social competence, parenting style, and socioeconomic status on preschoolers' theory of mind. The subjects were selected randomly from kindergartens and composed of three hundred 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds and their parents and teachers. The data was analyzed by analysis of covariance and t-test. The major findings of this study were summarized as follows: it was found that language ability, parenting style, SES, and social competence had a positive effect upon preschoolers' theory of mind. This relation remained significant with children's age controlled. Children's theory of mind was more strongly related when their parents were highly affectionate with their children, children's language ability was greater, parents held higher socioeconomic status than those who had less prominent one, or children with higher social competence.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.13-25
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• 2012

There is growing evidence that substance use such as tobacco or alcohol consumption influences health disparity among adolescents. Previous research papers have shown an inconsistency in the relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and substance use in adolescents. However, little is known about socio-economic differences in unhealthy behaviors among Korean adolescents. The purpose of the present study is to explore associations between SES and substance use in Korean adolescents. The analysis was performed using data from the 2009 Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (YRBS), which included a nationally representative sample of middle and high school students. Drinking/heavy drinking and smoking/daily smoking behavior indices were used for dependent variables, and perceived economic status, family affluence score, parents' education were used for independent variables. Chi-square test were used to compare tobacco and alcohol consumption among 3 SES groups. Logistic regression models were used to identify statistically significant socio-economic factors after adjusting other covariates. Higher perceived economic status and higher family affluence were associated with higher rates of smoking, daily smoking, drinking, and heavy drinking, while lower level of parents' education was related to higher use of tobacco and alcohol. Socio-economic status significantly influences health behaviors in adolescents, and it may consequently affect health disparity in their adulthood. Therefore, there is a need of continuous monitoring and follow-up research of health disparity among adolescents.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2009

Ovjectives: As the attention devoted to children's mental health increases, medical costs and burdens mount as well. In the present study, we evaluated the association between socioeconomic status(SES) and major child psychiatric symptoms. Methods: The subjects of this study were children of recruited from a mental health screening program in the Seoul Sungbuk mental health center over the course of 3 months. To establish the SES of each child, we collected data about each child's medical insurance, years of parental education, household income, family structure and housing. 149 children & parents completed questionnaires including the Childhood Depression Inventory(CDI) and the Korean Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale(K-ARS). Results: The mean K-ARS-P score was $12.1{\pm}11.1$ and the suspected prevalence of ADHD was 20.8%(n=31). The mean cm score was $12.9{\pm}7.9$, and the prevalence of suspected depression was 16.8%(25). Depressive symptoms and ADHD symptoms were both more severe than those observed in a previous epidemiologic study in Korea. Depressive symptoms were more closely associated with family SES status. Conclusion: SES status is one of the most important risk factors in the development of major child psychiatric symptoms. In our study we found that depressive symptoms in particular were most tightly associated with psychosocial factors. Evaluation of the risk factors, early screening and intervention for low SES children would be valuable mental health management tactics to implement in a community mental health system.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.22-32
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• 1990

부모의 사회적인 통제와 A형행동양상과의 관계를 조사해 보기 위해서 대구시에 소재하는 3개의 대학 재학생을 대상으로 1988년 10월과 11월 초순에 걸쳐서 설문지조사를 실시했는데 분석에 이용된 인원은 803명이었다. A형 행동양상은 Student Jenkins Activity Survey(SJAS, 축약형)로 측정을 했으며, 부모의 사회적 인 통제는 Bernstein 과 Brandis의 Index of control and communication을 이용했는데 중앙값으로 이분화되었다. 대상인원의 평균 연령은 20.7세(표준편차 2.2)였고, SJAS의 총점은 평균 5.6, 표준편차 2.7의 분포를 보였으며 중앙값은 5였다. 출신지, 성별, 사회경제적인 지위를 기반으로 시행한 층화분석에서, TABP와 사회적인 통제와의 연관을 보면 남자 농촌 출신자에서 부모의 사회적인 지위가 낮은 군에서 비차비가 2.49, 사회경제적인 지위가 높은 군에서는 0.40의 비차비를 보였다. 여자 농촌 출신자에서는 사회경제적인 지위가 낮은 군에서 1.02, 높은 군이 0.35의 비차비를 나타내었다. 남자 도시 출신자에서 낮은 사회경제적인 군에서 1.27, 높은 군에서 1.29의 비차비를 나타내었고, 여자에서는 높은 지위군이 0.85, 낮은 지위 군이 0.67였다. 층화분석시에 95% 신뢰구간에 1을 포함하지 않아서 통계적인 유의성을 보였던 비차비는 없었다. 출신지별로 본 다중지수형회귀분석에서 농촌 출신자에서는 부모의 사회경제적인 지위와 사회적인 통제의 상호작용항이 통계적으로 유의한 3.99의 비차비(95% CI, $1.03{\sim}15.46$)를 보였을 뿐이며, 도시 출신자에서는 통계적으로 유의한 변수는 없었다. 이러한 결과는 한국에서의 사회적인 불이익집단인 농촌 출신자들의 교육에 의한 사회적인 상류층으로의 이동과 전통적인 유교 사회에서의 학업의 성취가 유교적인 선의 하나로 인식되고 있음을 반영해 주는 것으로 한국에서의 A형행동양상은 서구와는 다른 사회문화적인 구조에서 유래한다고 볼 수 있을 것이다.

• 사회복지연구
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.217-245
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• 2010

본 연구의 목적은 한국 사회에서 '왜, 그리고 어떻게 부모의 학력과 직업지위라는 비경제적 자원이 자녀의 교육성취로 전환되어 나타나는지' 를 밝히는 것이다. 본 연구는 사례연구 방법을 사용하여, 부모의 교육수준과 직업지위가 높은 중산층 가정과 상대적으로 낮은 노동자 및 저소득층 가정으로 나누고, 다시 각 집단에서 높은 학업성취를 이루어 명문대에 입학한 사례와 학업성취도가 낮았던 사례를 분류하여 총 29개의 사례를 비교·분석하였다. 사례를 분석한 결과, 고학력 중산층과, 저학력 노동자 및 저소득층 사이에는 교육에 관한 가치관과 교육열망, 자녀를 공부시키는 방식 및 양육관행 등에서 차이가 발견되었다. 사회계층에 따라 교육열망과 양육관행에 차이가 나타나는 것은 일차적으로, 그들이 사회구조 속에서 겪은 생애경험이 다르기 때문이다. 본 연구는 면접 자료를 분석하는 과정에서, 학력수준이 다른 사회계층 사이에는 학력자본의 가치를 몸으로 느끼는 정도가 사회통념과 다를 것이라는 가설을 구성하였고, 이를 학력 가치 체감(體感)의 역설이라 이름 붙여 하나의 가설로서 제기하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.203-212
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• 1996

주의력결핍 과잉행동장애아(ADHD)와 품행장애나 반항성장애와 같은 외면성 증후를 공존질환으로 갖는 주의력결핍 과잉행동장애아(ADHD + CD/ODD)간에 사회경제적지위, 부모 학력수준, 생활 스트레스 사건, 친인척의 정신병력을 내용으로 하는 가족 배경과 부모의 결혼 만족도, 양육자 스트레스, 양육태도 등의 심리사회적 변인에 차이가 있는지 검증하였다. 연구결과, ADHD+CD/ODD집단이 위의 가족배경에서 가장 열악한 수준을 보이고 있었고, 부모의 결혼적응도에서도 ADHD+CD/ODD 집단이 가장 낮았으며, 양육자 스트레스에서는 ADHD+CD/ODD>ADHD>통제집단 순으로 높았으며 부모가 지각한 양육태도에서 임상집단의 어머니들이 증오적, 거부적 의존성을 포함하는 양육태도를 가지고 있었으며, 아동이 지각한 부모의 양육태도에서는 임상집단의 부모가 아동에게 더 거부적이고 지배적이고, 모순적인 양육태도를 지닌 경향성을 알 수 있었다.