• Korean Journal of Child Studies
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.181-195
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• 2008

This study examined the effect of father's marital communication, self-esteem, and social support on 7 paternal involvement factors : leisure-life, proffering information, discipline, academic support, tradition-inheritance, material support, and everyday life. Instruments were the Korean Scale of Paternal Involvement (Kim, 2005), Marital Communication Scale (Olson, et al, 1987), Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965), and the Social-Support Scale constructed by the researcher. Subjects were 248 8th grade students and their fathers in Busan. Results showed that marital communication positively influenced degree of father's discipline and tradition-inheritance; father's self-esteem positively influenced degree of father's material support; father's social support positively influenced degree of father' leisure-life, proffering information, academic support, and everyday life of their adolescent children.

• Korean Journal of Child Studies
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.81-92
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• 2012

The main purpose of this study was to analysis of the structural relationship between early adolescents' social relationships, self esteem, life satisfaction, and school adjustment. Data harvested from the Korean Youth Panel Survey 2010 was analyzed by means of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results indicate that the model is appropriate in terms of goodness of fit and significant path based on the validation procedure. According to the model, the social relationships have some degree of influence upon self esteem which then goes on to have a subsequent effect on life satisfaction; which in turn have a further influence on school adjustment. Social relationships also have a direct influence on life satisfaction, school adjustment, and self esteem has a direct influence on school adjustment. The paper concludes with an outline of the implications of the present study for future studies on this subject.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.390-399
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to clarify variables dichotomizing adolescents into online game addiction-latency group and non-addiction group. Based on ecologic theory, individual system(self-esteem, self-control, depression, stress-coping strategy), family system(parental support), and social system(teachers' support and peer-group support) were suggest for variables affecting online game addiction of adolescents. 612 adolescents were tested for game addiction, self-esteem, self-control, depression, stress-coping strategy, and social supports from parents, teachers, and peer group. Independent t-tests showed between-group differences in self-esteem, self-control, depression, aggressive, and negative-avoiding stress-coping strategies, parental support, and peer-group support. Binary logistic regression analyses revealed that aggressive stress-coping strategy of social system and peer-group support of social system had significant influences on the division of the groups.

• The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.276-287
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• 2003

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of social voluntary activity on the identity of women's college students. universities are functionally constituted by teaching, researching and social service. Data for analysis are collected 439 students at K women's college in other to examine research questions, t-test and regression test. The results of this analysis are as follows : First, There was any gap in self-esteem, morality and social welfare ideology between the college students who had ever experienced social voluntary activity and who had not. Second, The personal characteristics did not give an impact, but their satisfaction was under the influence of institutional support for supervision and altitude of themselves for social service, which were part of the institution characteristics. Third, The social service effectiveness was not affected by the personal characteristics, except influenced by the instituitional characteristits such as degree of compensation an influence on self-esteem. also social welfare and morality were not affected. Fourth, There was any gap in self-esteem, morality and social welfare ideology between the impact of service satisfaction on service effectiveness.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.197-206
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• 2018

This study examined the fitness of a path model for the relationship among self-esteem, social support, self-efficacy, major satisfaction, and subjective happiness in nursing students. The subjects consisted of 416 nursing students, and data were collected during from 10 March to 10 April, 2017, through self-report questionnaires. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlations that used PASW 21.0, and AMOS 18.0. The result of this study can be summarized as follows. There were correlation self-esteem, social support, self-efficacy, major satisfaction, and subjective happiness of in nursing students. Second, There were self-esteem, social support, self-efficacy, and major satisfaction showed direct effects on subjective happiness in nursing students, while self-esteem, social support, and self-efficacy showed indirect effects on subjective happiness in nursing students. Third, self-esteem, social support, and self-efficacy showed direct effects on major satisfaction in nursing students, while self-esteem, and social support showed indirect effects on major satisfaction in nursing students. Self esteem, and social support showed direct effects on self-efficacy in nursing students. The hypothetical path model for subjective happiness of nursing students was proven correct. Based on the outcomes of this study, it is necessary to design an intervention program that emphasizes the enhancement of self-esteem, social support, and self-efficacy in order to subjective happiness of nursing students.

• Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.136-145
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• 2017

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the degree of suicidal ideation, social support and self-esteem on depression in middle school students. Methods: The study, based on a correlation study design, selected participants from five middle schools by convenience sampling. Data were collected from April 19 to June 13, 2015 from the 427 participants included in the study. The data were analyzed using SPSS / Win 20.0. Results: There was a significant correlation between depression, self esteem, social support, and suicidal ideation. Depression was negatively correlated with self-esteem(r=-.47, p<.001) and social support(r=-.45, p<.001), while being positively correlated with suicidal ideation(r=.64, p<.001). Conclusion: The findings indicate that depression in middle school students can increase the risk of suicide. Self-esteem and social support of middle school students are also important resources for reduce depression and suicide prevention.

• Korean Journal of Child Studies
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.17-34
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• 2010

This study was aimed to at examining whether the effects of cooperative learning on children's social competence and self-esteem would be different in terms of young children's intellectual ability. To this end, a total of 64 five-year-old children attending two kindergartens in Kyunggi-Do were selected to participated in this study. Each child was tested on the short form of K-WPPSI and fell into one of two levels (high or low). The children in the experimental group took part in thirty-five 30~40 minute sessions of cooperative learning, while the control group engaged in individual learning. The results were as follows : First, children who participated in cooperative learning achieved higher improvements in social competence and self-esteem than children engaged solely in individual learning. Second, there were no any significant differences in improvement in terms of social competence and self-esteem between the high and the low intelligence levels. On the basis of these results, it could be concluded that cooperative learning had a number positive effects upon the levels of young children's social competence and self-esteem.

• Korean Parent-Child Health Journal
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.64-74
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• 2005

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of self-esteem, family functioning, social support on health-promoting behavior and to investigate the factors affecting health-promoting behavior in adolescents. Method: The participants in this study were 181 students of high school located in Seoul and Daejon. The data were collected from November 1 to December 18, 2004. The date were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test or ANOVA, Pearson Correlation Coefficient and stepwise multiple regression. Result: Health-promoting behavior in adolescents was significantly different according to sex, grade, their father's school career and economic status. There was a Significant correlation between health-promoting behavior, self-esteem, family functioning and social support. Social support was a predictor of health-promoting behavior and accounted for 32% of the variance. Family functioning and self-esteem were also predictors of health-promoting behavior and accounted for 12% of the variance. Conclusions: This findings suggest that the program and strategies that increase health-promoting behavior by promoting self-esteem, family functioning and social support should be developed in adolescents.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.47-61
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• 2018

Purpose : The aim of this study was to test the mediating effect of resilience, self-esteem, and social support on the relationship between the mental health and well-being of high school students. Methods : This structured questionnaire survey was conducted with 409 high school students in G province. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 program with descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, regression analysis and sobel test. Results : As a result, there were significant correlations among mental health, resilience, self-esteem, social support, and well-being. Resilience and social support showed partial mediating effects on the relationship between the mental health and well-being of high school students. Self-esteem showed a fully mediating effect. Conclusion : Therefore, to reduce mental health problems among high school students and to enhance their well-being, it is necessary for schools to develop mental health education programs and to apply effective mental health improvement strategies using resilience, self-esteem, and social support as mediators.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.207-214
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• 2012

This research study examined the relationships among perceived social support, self-esteem, and depression. The study examined whether self-esteem mediates the relationship between social support and depression. This research study used a convenience sampling method, and the sample of this study was drawn from 7 child welfare facilities in Gyeonggi-Do. A total 240 surveys were completed. The research study shows that there were strong, significant relationship between most of the variables. There was a positive relationship between social support and self-esteem. Also, social support was negatively associated with depression. This research study also shows that self-esteem mediated the relationships between perceived social support and depression. Findings suggest that increased levels of social support were associated with increased self-esteem, which in turn decreased depression. Implications of the findings are discussed.