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메뉴The purpose of this study is to develop a ‘digital counseling competency scale’ that measures digital counseling competency for counselors and to verify reliability and validity. To this end, after constructing preliminary questions through literature research and expert interviews, exploratory factor analysis was conducted for 390 counselors and confirmatory factor analysis was conducted for 961 people. As a result of the analysis, 8 sub-factors and 42 questions were derived. In summary, in the exploratory factor analysis, 8 sub-factors explained 51.63% of the total variance, and the confirmatory factor analysis showed good model fit. The internal consistency of the digital counseling competency scale was .96, and the sub-factors showed the reliability of .78-.86. The result of the accredited validity showed a significant positive correlation of .31-.75. As a result of the predictive validity, a significant positive correlation of .35-.63 was shown. The significance and limitations of this study were discussed.
This study aims to explore the process of middle-aged women adapting to their bodies and the changes in their lives after undergoing a hysterectomy before menopause. Previous research on hysterectomy has primarily been conducted in the fields of medicine and nursing. However, in-depth studies on the physical, psychological, and social aspects experienced by middle-aged women after surgery remain limited. Therefore, this study seeks to gain a deeper understanding of these experiences and provide fundamental data to prevent maladjustment caused by physical loss. To achieve this, female participants in their 40s and 50s were recruited, including three married women (aged 56, 54, and 51) and one unmarried woman (aged 49), totaling four participants. In-depth interviews were conducted, and the collected data were analyzed using the narrative inquiry method. To compensate for the limitations of a small sample size, multiple preliminary interviews were conducted. Additionally, meaningful themes identified during the transcription process were further explored in subsequent interviews. The validity of the study was ensured through case analysis and repeated comparative analysis. The results revealed that participants’ experiences were categorized into pre-surgery, surgical process, and post-surgical loss experiences, leading to the identification of five major themes (“Despair and Regret,” “Relief and Emptiness,” “An Unfamiliar Body,” “The True Meaning of Womanhood,” and “Life, Adaptation, and Recovery”) and ten sub-themes. Analysis showed that married and unmarried women perceived the significance of the uterus differently, which influenced their psychological responses. Additionally, all participants experienced career changes after surgery and shared concerns about equating the uterus with femininity. However, they also acknowledged the difficulty of completely disregarding societal perceptions. Based on these findings, this study provides a comprehensive discussion on physical loss and the adaptation process, addressing the study’s limitations and suggesting directions for future research.
Prior research on spousal homicide has primarily focused on cases arising from domestic violence or marital conflicts, with limited attention given to cases motivated by financial gain and the factors influencing punitive judgments in such cases. Therefore, this study examined the interaction effects of defendant gender, defendant age, and juror gender on punitive judgments. 400 adults in South Korea participated in the study. The results indicated that female defendants were more likely to be convicted of intentional homicide than male defendants. Additionally, younger defendants received harsher sentences than older defendants. Regarding sentencing decisions, a three-way interaction effect was observed. Female participants imposed significantly longer sentences on younger male defendants. Despite not statistically significant, female participants tended to impose more lenient sentences on elderly male defendants than on elderly female defendants, whereas male participants revealed the opposite pattern. These findings suggest that punitive judgment in spousal homicide cases may be influenced by biases related to gender and age, highlighting the need for judicial discussions that consider these factors. Finally, this study discussed its limitations and suggestions for future research.
This study aimed to explore the effects of SNS appearance-related photo activities on disordered eating behaviors among women in their 20s, mediated by self-objectification and interoceptive awareness. Data were collected via self-report questionnaires from 300 female participants in their 20s (M = 25.29 years, SD = 3.06) recruited through the online survey platform. Structural equation modeling was conducted using SPSS 25.0 and Mplus 8.3. The results were as follows. SNS appearance-related photo activities sequentially influenced disordered eating behaviors through self-objectification and interoceptive awareness subscales, specifically attention regulation and trust, which are represented as bodily sensation awareness and management. Notably, enhanced bodily sensation awareness and management reduced disordered eating behaviors, indicating that specific subscale of interoceptive awareness may act as risk factors for psychopathology. This study provides valuable insights into the pathways through which SNS appearance-related photo activities influence disordered eating behaviors, offering foundational data for developing prevention and intervention strategies for eating disorders.
This study examines the emotional expressions of the generation MZ using app-based conversational data, which were classified by gender and emotion type and analyzed through LDA topic modeling. The analysis identified key topics related to sadness and anger for both genders, as well as happiness for females. Common issues among the MZ generation included family(particularly issues involving fathers), employment and workplace stress, companion animals, and shared living conflicts. Male-sadness topics highlighted concerns about personal, family, and friends’ health, employment stress, exhaustion from job responsibilities, and grief over the loss of a companion animal. Female-sadness topics similarly focused on concerns about family and friends’ health, grief over the death of a companion animal, and employment stress. Anger-related topics for both genders pointed to workplace stress, shared living conflicts, and anger toward irresponsible companion animal owners. Female-specific issues included discussions on coping strategies for depression through the app, as well as cultural trends such as SNS-driven consumption and marathon running.