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Korean Journal of Psychology: General

ISSN : 1229-067X

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Vol.34 No.4

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PDF Citation Secular Changes in Behavior Problems of Korean Youths Based on the Korean-CBCL and -YSR
Min Young Kim(Huno Inc.) ; Jin Lee(Harvard School of Public Health) ; Young Ah Kim(Huno Inc.) ; Eun Hye Ha(Sookmyung Women's University) ; Kyung Ja Oh(Yonsei University) pp.769-793 https://doi.org/10.22257/kjp.2015.12.34.4.769
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The aim of this study was to see whether the prevalence of the behavioral and emotional problems of Korean youths has changed across the first and the second phases of the nation-wide standardization for the Korean-CBCL and -YSR. Instruments for the first- and second-phase were based on the original US 1991 and 2001 versions, respectively. Independent samples recruited respectively for the two phases of the standardization of the Korean-CBCL and -YSR were utilized. Measurement Equivalence tests supported that both CBCL and YSR measurement constructs have consistent meanings across the standardization phases. To compare CBCL and YSR scores of the two cohort groups, 600 cases (300 boys and 300 girls) between the ages of 12 and 17 years were randomly selected from each of the standardization samples. There was a significant decline in CBCL (parents report) while there was little change in YSR (self report) across the first and the second standardization phases. Pearson r correlation showed very high stability (rs>.90) in the rank ordering of item scores across the two phases. Implications of using CBCL and YSR as a clinical and research tool were discussed.

PDF Citation The Pilot Research for Development of the Creativity Promotion Program for Children with ADHD
; ; pp.795-810 https://doi.org/10.22257/kjp.2015.12.34.4.795
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This is the pilot study for development of programs that can draw and promote creativity with unique strengths of children with ADHD, by taking a view of their problem behaviors through the positive psychologic approach. A program that can promote creative personality, thought and motive was developed based on the strength development technique and narrative therapy. The creativity promotion program (n=21) and cognitive behavior program(n=20) were carried out targeting 41 children with ADHD in D City, Korea; after 8 sessions of those programs, levels of creativity and self-efficacy improvement and ADHD symptom reduction were analyzed. As a result of the covariance analysis, the group to which the creativity promotion program had been carried out showed more significant improvement in creativity and self-efficacy than the group of the cognitive behavior program; however, there was no significant reduction in the ADHD symptom. Lastly, significances and limitations of the study result and the follow-up study were discussed.

PDF Citation A Consensual Qualitative Research on the Characteristics of Social Support and Socially Anxious Experiences Among Undergraduate Males with Homosexual Orientation
; ; ; pp.811-841 https://doi.org/10.22257/kjp.2015.12.34.4.811
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This study aimed to examine socially anxious experiences and the characteristics of social support among undergraduate males with homosexual orientation by using consensual qualitative research method. Nine males ranging from 19 to 26 years old participated in the semi-structured interview. Data were collected through the primary researcher of the study, and analyzed by three coders and one auditor. Two domains, 9 sub-domains and 24 categories emerged from the data. Social anxiety reported by the participants embodied general characteristics of social anxiety, as well as unique qualities associated with homosexual orientation. Research participants pointed out that characteristics such as accurate understanding and acceptance of sexual orientation and lifestyles of individuals with homosexual orientation, provision of specific help or service that best suits their needs, considerate way of delivering social support that protects their sexual orientation from being exposed to others were perceived as supportive. Two primary paths of approaching supportive individuals or groups were reported: online and offline. Implications to intervene social anxiety of individuals with homosexual orientation, considerations on the unique sociocultural influence of South Korea on the research participants, and suggestions for future research were discussed.

PDF Citation Assessment of Actuarial Tools for the Prediction of Recidivism among Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders
; ; pp.843-862 https://doi.org/10.22257/kjp.2015.12.34.4.843
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There exists a high degree of interest in actuarial tools that may help predict the recidivism of juvenile offenders. Yet, it has rarely been a focus of debate among scholars whether to use weights and what kinds of weights should be employed when developing such a tool. The current study fills this research gap. Specifically, the present study examined and compared the predictive accuracy of five different actuarial tools created by different methods of calculating weights. The results revealed that weights calculated by multivariate logistic regression and the Nuffield method proved to be of the highest predictive efficacy. Based on the results, we offer policy and research implications for both practitioners and future researchers. In particular, we underscore the need to incorporate variables pertaining to the routine activities of the offender after release as well as qualitative variables that are not easily quantified if a researcher wishes to develop an actuarial tool with a high predictive efficacy.

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