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- Developing Smoking Cessation Program for Female Smokers and Assessment of Its Impacts
- Kyung Hyun Suh
- STRESS. 2023;31(4):189-196. Published online December 28, 2023
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17547/kjsr.2023.31.4.189
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Female smokers find it challenging to quit smoking. The number of female smokers in Korea has not seen any decline. This study developed a smoking cessation program tailored for female smokers and evaluated its effectiveness.
Methods
The treatment group, which was subjected to the smoking cessation program, was composed of seven adult female smokers and five female college students who smoked. The control group comprised 7 adult female smokers and 5 female college students who wanted to quit smoking.
Results
Of the 12 participants in the control group, only 1 (8.3%) reported that she had maintained abstinence for 4 months and 1 week, while 5 (41.7%; 3 adults and 2 students) out of the 12 in the treatment group managed to abstain. For female smokers in this group, the motivation and empowerment to quit smoking increased significantly after participating in the program, and these positive effects were sustained for up to 3 months after the completion of the program.
Conclusions
Female smokers who participated in the program that was developed as part of this study exhibited a significant abstinence rate, and their motivation and empowerment to quit smoking improved. These results indicate that this smoking cessation program can be clinically useful in helping female smokers quit smoking.
- An Integrative Review of Psychosocial Intervention Programs for Infertile Females
- Youjin Shin, Soo-Hyun Nam
- STRESS. 2023;31(4):158-167. Published online December 28, 2023
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17547/kjsr.2023.31.4.158
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This study aims to analyze intervention studies conducted on infertile females in South Korea and research and research the core elements comprising these studies.
Methods
The integrative review was conducted based on the guidelines of Whittmore and Knafl, and included the following steps: problem identification, literature search, data evaluation, data analysis, and presentation. Next, six domestic databases were searched using keywords such as ‘infertility’, ‘intervention’, and ‘education’ in Korean and English, and published studies were reviewed according to specific criteria and quality assessment.
Results
Among 4,109 searched papers, 6 were selected for the final data analysis. A total of six interventions were conducted in the selected articles, and each strategy was variously categorized into cognitive, emotional, behavioral, relational, and physical aspects. All interventions were found to be effective in promoting psychosocial health in infertile females.
Conclusions
Despite the fact that female infertility is a major public health problem in Korea, the low number of articles reveals a relative lack of psychosocial intervention studies. Therefore, it is suggested that future studies incorporate physiological endpoints into psychosocial studies, and we hope that this study will serve as a basis for developing programs for infertile females in the future.
- An Integrative Review on Heart Health Promotion Programs for Female Workers
- Jihyun Moon, Soolgi Han
- STRESS. 2022;30(3):179-186. Published online September 30, 2022
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17547/kjsr.2022.30.3.179
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The study aimed to identify the core components and the limitations of the programs to improve the heart health among female workers.
Methods
An integrative review was used, and the research from 1984 to 2021.
Results
Seven studies of the heart health promotion program among female workers were included. All of the studies included physical activities and was found that most of the intervention were effective in promoting heart health. However, most of the studies did not mention the details of the intervention. Although studies reviewed in this paper included psychological factors as outcome measure, none of the intervention included psychological contents.
Conclusions
This review can serve as a guidance to develop the standardized heart health promotion programs among female workers including not only physical activities but also psychological contents.
- The Influence of Job Stress and Managerial Efficacy on Job Satisfaction among Korean Women Managers: Focusing on the Moderating Effect of Managerial Efficacy
- Ki Tae Park, Wonjung Noh
- STRESS. 2018;26(4):327-331. Published online December 31, 2018
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17547/kjsr.2018.26.4.327
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Background: For efficient management of an organization’s human resource, it is crucial to increase the job satisfaction of women managers, since it is closely related to an individual’s job performance and company’s one. In this regard, this research explores how women managers’ job stress and managerial efficacy affect their job satisfaction.
Methods: This research uses the fifth wave of Korean Women Manager Panel (KWMP) collected in 2015. The 1,537 women managers who work at a company with 100 or more employees are employed and the data are analyzed using ordinary least squares (OLS).
Results: Income, job stress, and managerial efficacy have a statistically significant effect on job satisfaction. In addition, managerial efficacy has a moderating effect between job-related stress and job satisfaction.
Conclusions: This study suggests the meaningful findings that in terms of boosting women manager’s job satisfaction, it is requested to promote their managerial efficacy at the human resource management level.
- Difference of Menstrual Problems according to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among North Korean Woman Defectors in South Korea
- HeeSook Kim, HyunKyoung Kim
- STRESS. 2017;25(4):294-298. Published online December 31, 2017
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17547/kjsr.2017.25.4.294
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Background: This study investigated the difference of menstrual problems according to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among North Korean woman defectors in South Korea.
Methods: The 127 North Korean women in government resettlement centers in South Korea responded to a Likert scale questionnaire of Impact of Event Scale (IES-R) on December 2012. Data was analyzed using mean and t-test.
Results: The mean number of menstrual problem was 1.5 (SD=1.5) in the non-PTSD group. The PTSD group had more menstrual problems (Mean=2.2, SD=1.5) than non-PTSD group and this difference was statistically significant (t=-2.32, p=0.022).
Conclusions: This study demonstrates that psychological intervention is necessary for North Korean woman defectors who have traumatic experiences and menstrual problems.
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