The Development of Gratitude in South Korean Youth

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-101
Author(s):  
Ebony D. Leon ◽  
Yue Liang ◽  
Soeun Lee ◽  
Sung-Ae Kim ◽  
Lisa Kiang
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Korean Children ◽  
South Korean ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Korean Youth

Guided by Kağıtçıbaşı’s work on cultural values, the current study sought to examine the gratitude expressions, wishes, and spending preferences of South Korean children and adolescents. Participants included ( N = 229) 7- to 14-year-olds ( M = 10.79, SD = 2.19; 54% girls; 55.3% middle class) from Kimpo, and Seoul, South Korea. Regression analyses revealed that older Korean youth were less likely to express concrete gratitude than were younger Korean youth. In addition, older Korean youth were less likely to give their money to charity or the poor. With regard to wishes, Korean youth who wished for the well-being of others were more likely to also give their money away to others. This study contributed to the gratitude literature by considering how gratitude, wishes, and spending preferences may manifest themselves in an understudied group, young Koreans.

Necropolitical metamorphoses

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-69
Author(s):  
Sang-Keun Yoo
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Environmental Toxicity ◽  
Unequal Distribution ◽  
South Korean ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Political Conditions ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Distribution Of Power

This article analyses and compares two films by South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho: his 2006 sf film Gwoemul (The Host; South Korea 2006) and his most recent film Gisaengchung (Parasite; South Korea 2019). I interpret these two films through the lens of outbreak narrative and socio-environmentalism. I argue the films foreground the way each class has a different power and ability to defend itself against environmental toxicity, even though our bodies share the same porosity to it. The films show that with the unequal distribution of power and wealth, the rich and necropolitical nation-states use outbreak narrative to (re)constitute communities based on class lines, drawing imaginary lines between them. As a fictionalised enemy, poor communities are pushed away to uninhabitable places - the exceptional places made for emergencies. Bong shows that those pushed away to live minimal lives metamorphosise into parasites in the mental, behavioural and somatic senses, and further demonstrates that the current economic and political conditions offer no possibilities of solidarity. The paper concludes that his films demand that humanities scholars rethink our approach to environmentalist discourses, reminding our audiences that environmental justice for the poor can never be achieved without changing the necropolitical system of politics and economics.

A kindergarten-based child health promotion program: the Adapted National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Mission X for improving physical fitness in South Korea

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 52-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jungwon Min ◽  
Gilsook Kim ◽  
Hyunjung Lim ◽  
Nubia A. Carvajal ◽  
Charles W. Lloyd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Normal Body Mass Index ◽  
Childhood Health ◽  
Korean Children ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Nasa Mission

Background: Effective and sustainable intervention programs are needed to promote physical activity (PA) in children. Objectives: To adapt the NASA Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut program for use with South Korean children, and to evaluate its feasibility and effectiveness for promoting children’s physical fitness. Methods: Children 5 years old ( n = 212) and their parents were recruited from three kindergartens in three cities to participate in a 6-week intervention program in fall 2014. We assessed the children’s PA and related changes, and parental changes in attitude and beliefs, after participation in the intervention. Results: Girls reported less PA than boys (40.7 vs. 59.0, p < 0.01). Children with a normal body mass index (BMI) were more likely to be active than underweight children (< 10 percentile) or overweight children (⩾ 85 percentile). After the intervention, about one-half of the children had increased their level of PA (49.4%), increased interest in PA (59.1%) and found psychological need satisfaction in exercise (52.6%). The majority of parents became aware of the necessity of childhood PA (94.2%), their child’s PA capability (64.3%), and the relationship of PA with their children’s self-esteem (79.9%). Conclusions: The adapted NASA Mission X program was feasible and effective in promoting PA in kindergarteners, and also improved their parents’ attitude and beliefs about children’s PA in South Korea. This study provided a model for promoting childhood health through child care and educational settings.

scholarly journals Comparison of Solar Radiation and Myopia Occurrence in South Korean Children

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Hun Gu Choo ◽  
Sang Hoon Rah ◽  
Soo Han Kim
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Sunshine Duration ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Spherical Equivalent ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Korean Children ◽  
Entire Cohort ◽  
South Korean ◽  
The Mean

Purpose. To investigate the association between regional solar radiation and myopia occurrence in South Korean children. Materials and Methods. A population-based cross-sectional study using data of 1218 children aged 7–9 years from the Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey was conducted from January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2012. Myopia prevalence and the mean spherical equivalent were estimated; myopia was defined as spherical equivalent refraction <−1.5 D. Data regarding solar radiation and sunshine duration were collected from 21 national monitoring stations in South Korea. Multiple logistic regression analyses and multiple linear regression analyses were used to evaluate the associations. However, the most important covariate, the time spent outdoors, was not measured and could not be used. Results. In the entire cohort of 1218 participants, solar radiation and sunshine duration were significantly associated with the mean spherical equivalent (P=0.001 and P=0.014, B = 0.088 and B = 0.069, respectively) and solar radiation was significantly associated with myopia prevalence (P=0.008). And, a negative but not statistically significant association between sunshine duration and myopia prevalence was observed (P=0.064, respectively). Conclusions. Solar radiation and sunshine duration are associated with the mean spherical equivalent and myopia prevalence in South Korean children.

scholarly journals Economic potential and marketing trend of bamboo in Nepal: A case study from Rautahat District

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-75
Author(s):  
R. K. Jha ◽  
J. N. Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Private Land ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Poor Class

Bamboo is a versatile gift of nature. It has direct link to the socio-economic and cultural conditions of the Nepalese people. The aim of the study was to assess the status of bamboo production in private land, its contribution to socio-economic condition and marketing trend of bamboo culms and bamboo products. This study was conducted in 10 Village Development Committees (VDCs) of Rautahat District during July to October, 2010. Data were collected through household (HH) survey using semi-structured questionnaires, key-informant survey through interviews, focus group discussion, market survey, and bamboo stock measurement. Two wards in each VDC were selected purposively based on availability of bamboo. The HHs in the selected wards were categorized into three well-being classes (rich, middle and poor) through participatory approach. The average number of bamboo clumps per HH was found to be 3.4 in the three categories of HHs within the study area; 5.7 (highest) in the rich-class HHs followed by 3.9 in the middle-class HHs and 0.5 (lowest) in the poor-class HHs; there were, on an average, 80 culms per bamboo clump in the study area. On the contrary, the income from the bamboo sector was found to be just opposite- 73.85% in the poor-class HHs followed by 2.37% in the middle-class HHs and 0.85% in the rich-class HHs. The prices of bamboo culms, basket and Nanglo winnow were found to have increased by 51.6%, 41.0% and 36.4% respectively during the last 4 years- from 2006/07 to 2010. No fixed market, no fixed price and no guarantee in sealing the products were found to be the major problems for market development of the bamboo products in the district. Awareness-raising through trainings and study-tours on plantation techniques to the bamboo-growers as well as the craft-makers and production of high-prized products are essential for increasing bamboo plantations and for the development of bamboo market in the district so as to make bamboo-culm supplier in the near future. The findings of this study will help the concerned agencies to inform about the status and future prospects of bamboo sector in the district.Banko Janakari; A Journal of Forestry Information for NepalVol. 25, No. 1Page: 63-75

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