Differences in Job Performance and Perception by Each Business Area of Dementia Support Center: Focused on Occupational Therapists and College Students in Honam Region, South Korea

Abstract. Studied more extensively in Western societies, body image in other cultures is less researched. South Korea provides a unique context to examine body image given its flourishing plastic surgery industry, which is indicative of negative body image and plastic surgery acceptance. The current study examined whether relevant sociocultural factors in South Korea (i.e., fear of negative evaluation [FNE] and filial piety [FP]) play a role in the association between body image and acceptance of plastic surgery. College students in South Korea ( n = 227) completed self-report measures of body image, FNE, FP, and acceptance of plastic surgery. Students with plastic surgery experience reported greater FNE and acceptance of plastic surgery than those without. Significant negative indirect effects of body image on acceptance of plastic surgery through FNE were found in the full sample. FP was found to moderate the body image-acceptance of plastic surgery link such that for individuals low in FP, lower body areas satisfaction was associated with greater acceptance of plastic surgery. The findings highlight the importance of understanding body image within a cultural context and provide implications for body image concerns in South Korean individuals.

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Fear of terrorism and its correlates in young men and women from the United States and South Korea

Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research ◽

10.1108/jacpr-12-2019-0462 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 21-32

Author(s):

Fang Hong ◽

Yijing Lin ◽

Mikyung Jang ◽

Amanda Tarullo ◽

Majed Ashy ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Social Anxiety ◽

South Korea ◽

Moral Disengagement ◽

The United States ◽

Negative Outcomes ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

The Usa

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine associations between fear of terrorism and several predictors (gender and nationality) and outcomes (moral disengagement, authoritarianism, aggression and social anxiety) in the USA and South Korean young adults. Of particular interest were the potential moderating and mediating roles of moral disengagement between fear of terrorism and the other outcomes. Design/methodology/approach Samples of 251 college students from the USA and 211 college students from South Korea completed survey packets including measures of fear of terrorism, moral disengagement, authoritarianism, aggression and social anxiety. Findings US participants expressed greater concern about a terrorist threat to their country, while South Koreans worried more about terrorist threats to their family or themselves. Females in both countries reported greater fear of terrorism and social anxiety. In both countries, fear of terrorism was associated with aggression, social anxiety and moral disengagement. Mediation analyses showed that fear of terrorism exerted a significant direct effect and an indirect effect via moral disengagement on aggression and authoritarianism in the US sample. Moderation analyses revealed that moral disengagement moderated the relationship between fear of terrorism and social anxiety in the Korean sample. Research limitations/implications This study has the common limitations of cross-sectional studies; i.e. it cannot prove causal relationships. Practical implications The findings support Albert Bandura’s view that efforts to address the excesses of counterterrorism and other negative outcomes of fear of terrorism, attending to issues of moral disengagement may be helpful. Originality/value The authors findings provide support for the view that fear of terrorism is associated with negative psychological and social outcomes and that moral disengagement can play an important role in those negative outcomes. Moreover, it adds to evidence that the negative role of moral disengagement shows considerable generalizability across gender and two very different cultures.

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Comparison of Figure Cognition, Satisfaction and Dressing Desire between China and South Korea Female College Students

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.332-334.1567 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 332-334 ◽

pp. 1567-1571

Author(s):

Hai Yan Wang ◽

Yong Lim Choi ◽

Yun Jia Nam

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

University Students ◽

South Korea ◽

Statistical Methods ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Female College Students ◽

Statistical Software ◽

Female College

This document he 20-25 years old female university students from Jiangsu province in China and Seoul in South Korea were chosen as the subjects. The method of simple random sampling and analyzing questionnaires was employed and the questionnaire content are following: 50 questions referring body cognition and figure satisfaction and 11 questions investigating subjects’ acceptence of various clothing styles. Responses data were collected and processed by the SPSS (17.0 for Windows) statistical software and statistical methods of Descriptive analysis, Crosstabs, Mean multiple comparison (Duncan) was employed. This study focused on female college students’ self-figure cognition, self-figure satisfaction and dressing desire and would offer reference and advice about developing China’s and South Korea’s apparel trade.

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