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The purpose of this study is to analyze the mediated moderating effects of GRIT in the relation of youth workers' occupational stress and career resilience on organizational commitment. The subjects of this study were 349 youth workers working in youth activity facilities and youth institutions in Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions. The period of this study is from March to April 2023. The results derived from this study are as follows. First, the analysis of the effect of job stress on organizational commitment among youth workers revealed that the job stress perceived by youth workers significantly influences their organizational commitment. Specifically, as the level of job stress increases, the level of organizational commitment decreases. Second, an analysis of the mediating effect of career resilience between job stress and organizational commitment among youth workers confirmed that career resilience, as perceived by youth workers, mediates the relationship between job stress and organizational commitment. This implies that job stress not only directly effects organizational commitment but also indirectly influences it through career resilience. Third, the analysis of the moderating effect of GRIT on the relationship between career resilience and organizational commitment among youth workers showed that GRIT significantly effects the relationship between job stress and career resilience. In other words, as youth workers perceive higher levels of job stress, their organizational commitment tends to decrease, but GRIT plays a mitigating role in this process.

In this study, we sought to examine the impact of high school students' academic/grade stress on Internet over-dependence and to verify whether school bonding and career maturity play a parallel mediating role between the two variables. For this purpose, a mediation analysis was conducted using PROCESS macro model 4 on 320 high school students using data from the 16th Annual Children's Supplementary Survey of the Korea Welfare Panel. The main results are summarized as follows. First, Internet over-dependence was positively correlated with academic/grade stress and negatively correlated with school bonding and career maturity. Second, academic/grade stress had a positive effect on Internet over-dependence. Third, in the relationship between academic/grade stress and Internet over-dependence, the mediating effect of school bonding was not significant, but the mediating effect of career maturity was significant. Based on the results of this study, an intervention considering academic/grade stress, school bonding, and career maturity was proposed as a way to prevent high school students' over-dependence on the Internet.

This study aimed to explore significances of child integration case managers and improvement measures for the Dream Start project. In order for this, in-depth interviews were conducted with six child integration case managers, who are core personnel in the Dream Start project, and analyzed their experiences using constant comparison methods. The analysis revealed that Dream Start child integration case managers felt a sense of mission and pride as professionals, joy and achievement from the positive changes shown by their clients, a sense of reward from positive feedback, personal growth, and encouragement and support from colleagues. However, they also experienced various limitations and difficulties, such as challenges related to the developmental characteristics of children, especially the need for intervention in infant families, passive participation by guardians, and issues arising from non-standard family structures and functions. The improvement measures proposed by the participants include institutional improvements for early intervention in infant families, refinement of the case discovery system and assessment tools, increased budgets and dedicated expert teams, enhancement of guardian education and awareness programs, and support for strengthening the capabilities of field practitioners. The study emphasizes the importance and necessity of early intervention, suggesting tailored program implementation, improvement of guardian awareness, and establishment of a support system for practitioners.

This study aims to analyze keywords related to youth parents in media coverage using big data analysis techniques. The research seeks to identify the main topics of interest concerning youth parents as reported in the press. Specifically, we collected 2,711 news articles from Naver News published between January 2005 and May 2024. The study utilized various big data analysis methods, including keyword frequency analysis, keyword network analysis, and topic modeling. The keyword frequency analysis revealed the most commonly used terms in articles about youth parents. The keyword network analysis provided insights into the relationships and connections between these key terms. Finally, the topic modeling technique helped identify and categorize the main themes and issues discussed in the media regarding youth parents. Based on these analytical results, we present policy implications for developing strategies to support youth parents. This research contributes to the existing literature by providing a comprehensive analysis of media representation of youth parents and offers valuable insights for policymakers, social workers, and other stakeholders involved in supporting this vulnerable group.

This study was conducted to classify latent groups according to the bicultural acceptance attitude of adolescents from multicultural families, to search for influencing factors, and to find out differences in depression and school adjustment according to groups. Using the 9th data from the Multicultural Youth Panel Survey by the National Youth Policy Institute in 2019, latent profile analysis was conducted using the M-plus 8.8 program. Subsequently, Multinomial logistic regression analysis and cross-analysis were used to exam differences in influencing factors, depression, and school adjustment. As a result of the study, the bicultural acceptance attitude latent group was classified into three groups. They were named as the intermediate bicultural acceptance group, high Korean cultural acceptance group, and high bicultural acceptance group. Factors such as self-esteem, maternal parenting attitude, nationality, and child's gender were identified as influencing factors in the latent profile classification. In addition, as a result of analyzing the differences in depression and school adjustment according to the bicultural acceptance attitude latent group, statistically significant differences were found in both depression and school adaptation. Adolescents in the intermediate bicultural acceptance group exhibited higher levels of depression, while school adjustment scores followed the order of high bicultural acceptance, high Korean cultural acceptance, and intermediate bicultural acceptance groups respectively. This study is expected to provide academic help to research on bicultural acceptance of adolescents from multicultural families and contribute to the preparation of educational and counseling measures.

The child and youth policies in South Korea have traditionally focused on children in need of protection. However, these policies are increasingly evolving into universal policies that encompass all children and adolescents. Children (under 18) and adolescents (ages 9 to 24) often overlap in age, resulting in policy targets being duplicated. Despite this, there is a significant lack of research on the current status and standards of child and youth facilities. This study aims to conduct foundational research on the facilities and spaces that should be prioritized in future child and youth policies and to propose developmental strategies. Through this research, the goal is to ensure that the current direction of child and youth facilities focuses on promoting healthy growth and capacity development, while also providing an opportunity to improve and enhance dedicated spaces.