Jeonghee Jeon

The findings from this study suggest that nursing interventions to reduce PMS in adolescent girls should address their daily hassles, test anxiety, menstrual attitude and BMI. Also, social support from their parents, friends, and teachers needs to be increased.

Purpose: This study assessed the levels of parenting efficacy, parenting stress, and acculturation stress of North Korean refugee mothers and analyzed their effects on parent-child relations.Methods: A descriptive study design was used. Data were collected during 2019, and 124 North Korean refugee mothers participated.Results: The mean score for parenting efficacy was 53.08 out of 90, that for parent-child relations was 37.84 out of 50, and that for parenting stress was 48.57 out of 90. The pare

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to provide base data for preparing plans that North Korean (NK) Refugees can adjust themselves to our society with a healthy mind after they get over their health problems using the Health Belief Model, knowing the relationship between individual characteristics and health beliefs, and health behavior. Methods: The subjects were 304 NK adult refugees in Hanawon. Data were collected by demographic questionnaire, health behavior scale, self-efficacy scale, per

Purpose: This study aimed to develop and examine the effects of a psychosocial adaptation program for North Korean adolescent defectors.Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted with 28 North Korean adolescent defectors who were recruited through alternative schools. The experimental and control groups consisted of 14 participants each. A program was conducted across eight sessions, each lasting about 90-120 minutes. The data were analyzed using the <i>x</i><sup>2&lt

PURPOSE: This study investigated the factors that influence parenting stress, including hardiness, parent-child interactions, and social support, to provide basic data for developing a program to reduce parenting stress in North Korean refugee mothers. METHODS: A descriptive study design was used. Data were collected between September and December 2021, and 123 North Korean refugee mothers participated. RESULTS: The mean scores were 69.42 out of 135 for hardiness, 48.45 out of 144 for interactio

The purpose of this study was to identify effects of parenting stress in North Korean refugee fathers on their parenting behavior. Methods: A descriptive study design was used. Data were collected during 2014 and 2015 in a settlement support center for North Korean refugees and 99 North Korean refugee fathers participated. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0. Results: Warmth encouragement parenting behavior received the highest score. The score for parenting stress was 81.98 out of 180, and 32.3%

PURPOSE: The study investigated the relationships between key variables, including the level of parenting knowledge, acculturative stress, depression, and the strengths and difficulties associated with their children's emotions and behavior, among North Korean refugee mothers who faced the challenging task of adapting to Korean society while raising their children. METHODS: A descriptive study design was used. Data were collected from 130 North Korean refugee mothers between September and Novemb

This study aims to identify the factors influencing somatization in adolescent girls. The participants were 866 adolescent girls in B city from 25, July to 30, September, 2013. The data were collected through self-reported questionnaires and analyzed by using PASW 18. There was a significant posi- tive correlation between somatization and their depression, academic stress, perfectionism. The most important influencing factor of the somatization was the depression. The findings of this study sugg

Purpose: The aims of this study were to construct a hypothetical structural model which explains the health risk behavior in female university students and to test the fitness with collected data. Methods: The participants were 210 female university students in B city. Data were collected from March 1 to April 20, 2014 using self-reported questionnaires and were analyzed using PASW 18.0 and AMOS 16.0 programs. Results: The overall fitness indices of hypothetical model were good (χ2=146, p<.001),

Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the essential structure of the lived experience of North Korean female defectors' experience of use for South Korean health care service. Methods: Eleven North Korean female defectors having experience of use for South Korean health care service were interviewed in depth from May to October in 2018. The data were analyzed with phenomenological research methods of Colaizzi. Results: The meaning of experiences of use for South Korean h

INTRODUCTION: Adolescent North Korean defectors are vulnerable due to harmful environments during defection, limited access to sex education in North Korea, and exposure to different sexual norms in South Korea. The purpose of this study was to investigate the sexual knowledge, attitudes, and sex education needs of North Korean refugee adolescents. METHODS: A cross-sectional, descriptive survey was administered to 102 North Korean refugee adolescents. RESULTS: The correct answer rate for questio

Currently the unofficial health care system is growing in North Korea as the socialist public free medical treatment system is not working properly due to the prolonged economic recession.In the Kim Jong-Un era, the North Korean government has been making investments in the medical sector recommending policies for the devel-opment of the health care system. Suggestions such as the establishment of a health care system and large scale hospitals have been discussed, but the public and private syst