Korean Journal of Psychology: General
- KOREAN
- P-ISSN1229-067X
- E-ISSN2734-1127
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ISSN : 1229-067X
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Vol.29 No.1
Abstract
This study aims to examine the psychological characteristics of 1,465 North Korean female refugees educated in Hanawon(Settlement Support Center for North Korean Refugees) from the year of 2008, by analyzing their MMPI-2 profiles. The analysis represents that the average profile of the North Korean female refugees is within the normal range of validity and clinical scale. According to the multivariate cluster analysis of each T scores, these North Korean female refugees are divided into three groups. The first group, ‘Normal profile(Type Ⅰ)’ of which validity and clinical scales meet the normal range, accounts for 45.5%. The second group, ‘6-7-8 profile(Type Ⅱ)’ accounting for 27.0%, has high Pa-Pt-Sc scales. This group apparently shows paranoid tendency, suspiciousness, anxious mood, and derealization. The third group, ‘2-7-0 profile(Type Ⅲ)’, represents 27.4%. Their D-Pt-Si scales are elevated, which remarks their depressed and anxious mood, and social avoidance problems. The content scales are significantly high in the Type Ⅱ, compared to those of the Type I and Ⅱ. Particularly in the ANX, BIZ, TPA scales, the group of Type Ⅱ, shows over 65T scores. In terms of the PK scale, 2.4% of the Type I, 73.5% of the Type Ⅱ, and 30.3% of the Type III receive over 65T scores. This study illustrates the psychological characteristics of North Korean female refugees, particularly who are in the early stage of their settlement to the South Korean society. More than a half of them (54.4%) are in need of clinical care for their psychological problems. The reasons of these results are discussed in aspects of the psycho-social background of the North Korean female refugees, and the required attention in interpreting results of psychological tests and interventions for North Korean female refugees is mentioned. Finally, implications, limits and further issues for future studies were suggested.
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There is a recent upsurge of subjective well-being research in Korea, requiring psychometric evaluations of this construct's key measures. The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985), which measures the cognitive judgment of overall life satisfaction, has been translated and used widely in Korea without a thorough review. This review article evaluates the reliability and validity of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) measured in Korea. For this purpose, we found relevant data from 19 studies performed between 2003 to 2008, including a total of 4,342 Korean respondents. In short, SWLS displayed strong psychometric characteristics and revealed a one-factor structure, equivalent with the previous American findings. In addition, significant and adequate correlations were observed between SWLS and related variables, demonstrating that the SWLS has convergent and discriminant validity. The findings of the study will provide valuable information for research on subjective well-being and life satisfaction in Korea. Implications, limitations, and future research suggestions are discussed.
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Stigma toward people with mental disorders in our communities is a serious situation, which causes them to prevent from both improving their clinical symptoms and reintegrating into our communities. The purpose of this research was to assess how much college students want to interact with people suffering from mental disorders depending on the symptoms of disorders (depression, alcohol abuse, schizophrenia), gender of people with disorders, and contact (experience, frequency, perception) of respondents. Data were collected in a web-based survey with vignettes on social distance scale and a total 243 students was used in the final data analysis. This study’s findings demonstrated that students were more willing to react (1) with person in depression vignette (while one in schizophrenia vignette were rated the most negative scores), (2) with more female in the vignettes than man regardless of symptoms and social context, (3) when they have positive impression from the contact experience with people suffering from mental disorders. Research findings turned out that it is essential for persons working in rehabilitation fields to consider the strategy for reducing stigma toward schizophrenia and man with mental disorders. In addition, the interventions with personal contact that could result in positive impression may significantly influence reductions of social distance, which could help people with mental disorders reintegrate into our communities.
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This article aims to validate the concept of Kunja’s leadership. In study 1, we investigated discriminant and convergent validity of Kunja's leadership by comparing it with transformational leadership and authentic leadership on the basis of 494 full-time workers' data. The result supported our argument that Kunja's leadership would be different from transformational leadership and authentic leadership. In study 2, we tested the subscale's effectiveness of Kunja's leadership with 90 team level data gained from 18 Korean business organizations. The results of regression analysis supported research hypotheses: Each subscale of Kunja's leadership would positively affect subordinates' trust in their leaders after holding for transformational leadership and authentic leadership respectively. The implications of these results would be discussed in the conclusion.
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We investigated the work life of Female Merchandisers(FMD) taking a qualitative methodology (by Strauss & Corbin, 1990) in order to understand psychological factors and process for their job satisfaction and burnout which leads to high turnover rate in the industry. Eight FMDs working in 8 different mega-stores in the metropolitan Gwangju area were interviewed. The analysis of interview protocol turned up 201 concepts, 56 subcategories, and 22 categories. Two factors of work stress make the work highly stressful. Primary factor is relationship maintaining factor. This factor involves dealing with 5 different individuals each in different context (the other FMD in the same floor, the store manager, the manager of the outsourcing company which hires the FMD dispatches them to the store, the marketing manager of manufacturing company, and the customers). The secondary factor is task performance stress. The two factors are inextricably related to put great psychological strain which leads to burnout both physically and emotionally. Some moderating factors of the job strain and job satisfaction were identified such as loyalty to the manufacturers, self-efficacy, extrovert, and recognition by the store managers. The burnout, linked with the poor work conditions, puts the workers into considering turnover. Following the axial coding step, we identified the main theme as “survival in the flux of overloaded task in 5 types of work relationships managing concern.”
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The present paper introduced the principles, significance as well as the major contents of establishing the new KPA's Regulations of Reviewing Procedures for Research Integrity, which was made by KPA in 2009. KPA's Regulations of Reviewing Procedures for Research Integrity includes regulations on such unethical acts as plagiarism and double publication,, detailed regulations on publication, as well as the rules for reviewing procedures for unethical research acts. I also indicated the limits and the improvement to be needed in the future of this newly made Regulations. Finally, I also made some suggestions for future tasks for the improvement of the present Ethics Regulations of KPA, related to research ethics.
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The present paper provides a critical analysis on the KPA's(2009) review procedures for research integrity with a special emphasis on research misconduct and the assignment of publication credit. In so doing, several unresolved issues related to the definition and classification of research misconduct were identified, and recommendations were offered. Using relevant cases provided by Fine & Kurdek (1993), key issues in assigning authorship credit and determining order of authorship in publication were also discussed. Finally, general guidelines and suggestions for establishing and promoting research integrity in the psychological community were discussed.
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As professional and public attention is drawn to ethical principles of Human Subject Research, research institutes, universities, and academic associations as well as government have endeavored to set up an Institute Review Board(IRB) to regulate and monitor ethical standards and rules for operation. Despite increased need for IRB, access to IRB has been limited to researchers due to practical reasons. Department of Psychology at Yonsei University established the Departmental Review Board(DRB) as a substitute system to IRB in 2006. This article provided information about establishment and management of the DRB, as well as its accomplishments made during the past 3 years using objective data. The DRB rules, regulations and forms were attached in the appendix. Future directions and suggestions were discussed.