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Weon-Hee Moon ¹, Myoung-Jin Kwon ², Kil-Soo Chung ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Nursing, Pai Chai University, Daejeon - 302-735, KR
2 Department of Nursing, Daejeon University, Daejeon - 300-716, KR
3 Department of Nursing, Kyung-in Women’s University, Incheon - 407-740, KR

Abstract

This study is a causal research conducted to identify the factors that influence the adjustment of college students to college life. The statistical analysis results of the questionnaire that was conducted on a total of 185 nursing students were as follows. (1) Adjustment had a strongly positive correlation with academic resilience (r = .717, p = .000) and self-efficacy (r = .427, p = .000), while having a strongly negative correlation with depression (r = -.328, p = .005). (2) The factor that had the largest positive impact on college life adjustment was academic resilience (β = 0.607, p = .000), with an explanatory power of 52.6 (F = 69.101, p = .000). Through this study, academic resilience was identified as having the most positive effect on college life adjustment. As a follow-up, in order to improve college life adjustment, a study to verify the mediating effects of academic resilience and a study to develop programs that would promote academic resilience are suggested.

Keywords

Adjustment, Depression, Nursing Student, Resilience, Self-Efficacy

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Hee-Sook Sim ¹, Weon-Hee Moon ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Nursing Science, Pai Chai University, Daejeon, KR

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between student adjustment to college and academic self-efficacy, perceived college stress, depression among college students. Data were collected 1,134 college students in a city of Korea. All scales used in this study statistically were reliable. The summarized results were as follows. High self-efficacy was related to better college life adjustment; adjustment had a strong positive correlation with academic self-efficacy (r = .586, p = .000). Perceived college stress (r = –.324, p = .000) and depression (r = –.267, p = .000) had negative correlations with college life adjustment. The largest positive impact factor on college life adjustment was self-efficacy (β = 0.531, p = .000), with the R squared of the model being 36.2 (F = 215.351, p = .000). Through this study, self-efficacy was found as having the most positive effect on college life adjustment in similar with previous studies. Moreover, this effect was regardless of the school grade. Students with high levels of academic self-efficacy had less stress and were better adjusted to college life. For further research, studies to verify the mediating effects of academic self-efficacy and to develop programs that would promote self-efficacy are suggested in order to improve college life adjustment.

Keywords

Adjustment, College life, College student, Self-efficacy, Stress, depression

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Mi Jin Kim ¹, Weon-Hee Moon ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Nursing Science, Daejeon Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon/ 35408, Korea
2 Department of Nursing Science, Pai Chai University, Daejeon/ 35345, Korea

Abstract

Objectives: This study is a research carried out to confirm the influences of the stress, self-esteem, and verbal anger behavior as the factors to impact on depression of Korean university students. Methods/Statistical Analysis: In order to get data, a survey was conducted to 180 college students in a city. Scales of Beck’s depression, Rosenberg's self-esteem, perceived stress, and Chambers’ verbal anger behaviors were used. In order to verify the correlations among variables were tested utilizing Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple linear regression analyses were performed using the SPSS/PASW 22.0 program. Findings: Findings from the analyses are as follows; (1) Depression had a very strong positive correlation with stress (r=.881, p<.001), while having a very strong negative correlation with self-esteem (r=-.715, p<.001) and a weak negative correlation with conductive verbal anger behavior (r=-.337, p<.001). But, depression was no correlation with destructive verbal anger behavior (r=.080, p>.050). (2)The high impact variable affecting the depression was stress (β=0.589), with the R squared of the model being 69.5 (F=102.505, p<.001).Depression among university students had a very strong positive correlation with stress. And self-esteem was identified as having the most negative impact on depression. Improvements/Applications: These findings will give useful information for constructing an intervening and preventative program focused on anger, stress, self-esteem and depression in the university students.

Keywords

Depression, Self-esteem, Stress, University Students, Verbal Anger Behavior.

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Weon-Hee Moon ¹, Myoungjin Kwon ²

Affiliations
1 Associate Professor, Pai Chai University, Dept. of Nursing, KR
2 Assistant Professor, Daejeon University, Dept. of Nursing, KR

Abstract

Background/Objectives: As a study of secondary analysis that analyzed the 13th (2017) Korean Adolescents’ Health Behavior Online Survey data second time, this is a descriptive study performed for the purpose of identifying the major factors having influence on the subjective happiness perceived by the youth.

Methods/Statistical Analysis: The subjects of the 13th (2017) survey were 64,991 students from total 800 schools and out of them, 62,276 students from 799 schools participated showing 95.8% of participation rate. For the general, physical and psychological factors, the complex sample frequency analysis and for the major factors having influence on the subjective happiness, the complex sample regression analysis were used.

Findings: The age, grade, economic level, frequency of having breakfast per week, experience of receiving treatment by the violence, frequency of physical activities more than 60 minutes per week, fatigue recovery with the sleep, weight control effort, BMI, smoking, stress, subjective cognition of body type, subjective health, suicidal ideation and the agony counselor were drawn as the major factors having statistically significant influence on the subjective happiness received by Korean youths.

Improvements/Applications: To enhance the happiness of the youth, the happiness enhancement program about breakfast management prevention of violence, physical activities more 60 minutes per week, sleep and fatigue recovery, weight control, smoking, stress management, suicidal ideation, counseling with the family as counselor, etc. is need to be activated.

Keywords

Youth, Happiness, Health Behavior, KAHBOS, Affecting Factors.

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Weon-Hee Moon ¹, Jeong-Yeon Kim ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Nursing Science, Pai Chai University, KP
2 Department of Medical Administration & Information, Health Institute of Technology, KP

Abstract

Background/Objectives: To find relationships among stress, self-differentiation, and adjustment to college life in the college students and verify the mediated effect of self-differentiation between stress and adjustment to the college life.

Method/Statistical Analysis: Data were collected from 1,192 attending college students and analysed using SPSS Statistics 22. T-test and ANOVA were used to confirm the level of stress by the adjustment level to the college life, differences of self-differentiation, adjustment level to the college life by the levels of stress and self-differentiation.

Findings: Even with the same level of stress, there were differences in the adjustment to the college life by degree of self-differentiation. The stress and self-differentiation of the college students were significant predictors for the adjustment to the college life by 15.8%, which showed higher level of the adjustment to the college life as the stress was lower and self-differentiation was higher, demonstrating partial mediated effect of self-differentiation between the stress and adjustment to the college life.

Improvements/Applications: Based on these study results, controlling stress by enhancing self-differentiation is considered to be helpful for the adjustment to the college life.

Keywords

Adjustment,college Life, Stress, Self-differentiation, College Students, Mediation Effect.

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Jin-Hee Kim ¹, Weon-Hee Moon ²

Affiliations
1 Dept. of Nursing, Daejeon Institute of Science and Technology, KP
2 Dept. of Nursing Science, Pai Chai University, KP

Abstract

Background/Objectives:With the rapid economic development and changes in living conditions in south Korea, the frequency of chronic diseases has been gradually increasing due to westernized eating habits and decreased physical activities. This study is a descriptive secondary analysis designed to provide basic data necessary to maintain healthy life for patients of osteoarthritis patients by analysing the risk of metabolic syndrome affecting osteoarthritis in Koreans.

Method/Statistical Analysis:Secondary analysis was conducted on the 6th KNHANESraw data provided by the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare. A total of 4,571 adults aged 19 or older who received both health and medical examinations were selected for analysis.

Findings: 10.8% of total subjects were identified to have osteoarthritis. Logistic regression analyses after adjusting age, sex, education levels, smoking and drinking revealed that the odds ratio of osteoarthritis increased depending on waist circumference of the persons reviewed in the study (OR 1.474, 95% CI=1.121-1.938) in the metabolic syndrome components.

Improvements/Applications:In conclusion, this study showed the waist circumference only of other components of metabolic syndrome was significantly related to osteoarthritis in Korean adults. Therefore, this study suggested that intensive management of obesity including abdominal obesity be useful to prevent risks of osteoarthritis.

Keywords

Metabolic Syndrome, Osteoarthritis, Korean National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey, KNHANES.

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