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본 연구는 부산, 울산광역시의 일부 지역 성인들을 대상으로 사회심리적 스트레스가 직장 및 가정생활에 서 느끼는 피로도를 중심으로 구강건강행동에 미치는 영향을 파악하고자 실시하였다. 연구 결과, 사회심리적 스트 레스는 구강건강행동(r=-0.439, p<0.01), 구강건강행동은 피로도(r=-0.368, p<0.01)에 부적 상관관계를 나타내었고, 피로도(r=0.248, p<0.01)는 정(+)적 관련성이 유의하게 나타났다. 사회심리적 스트레스가 직장 및 가정생활에서 느 끼는 피로도의 관계에서 성인들의 구강건강행동의 매개효과 결과, 부분 매개하여 의미가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 성인의 정신건강과 구강건강 증진을 위한 정신·구강건강 예방과 관리 프로그램 개발의 기초 자료로 활용되고 자 한다.

This study was conducted to understand the effects of social and psychological stress on oral health behaviors, focusing on fatigue at work and at home, targeting adults in some regions of Busan and Ulsan Metropolitan City. As a result of the study, psychosocial stress had a negative correlation with oral health behaviors (r=-0.439, p<0.01) and oral health behaviors with fatigue (r=-0.368, p<0.01), and fatigue (r=0.248, p<0.01) showed a significant positive (+) correlation. As a result of the mediating effect of the oral health behaviors of adults in the relationship between social psychological stress and fatigue at work and at home, it was found to be meaningful as a partial mediation. This is intended to be used as basic data for the development of mental and oral health prevention and management programs to promote adult mental health and oral health.

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to provide baseline data by utilizing solutions to health problems caused by work-related stress and to examine a way of treatment by comparing and analyzing how the stresses link to fatigue and quality of researchers' life. Methods: A survey was conducted with 50 researchers working for in H research institute in Daejeon Metropolitan City from April 10th to May 10th, 2012 to examine the correlation of work stress, fatigue and quality of life. The data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test to look into examine the difference in work stress, fatigue, and quality of life. Also, the correlation of work stress, fatigue and quality of life was measured through by the Pearson correlation coefficient. The data collected through the questionnaires was were analyzed by SPSS 21.0 based on the significant level with a p-value, 0.05. Results: The results showed that fatigue was caused by work stresses in researchers and quality of life was ranked in a relatively low level. Correlation of work stresses, quality of life and fatigue and work stresses against mental health index was negative and fatigue against physical index was also negative. Conclusion: It is necessary to maintain more detailed provisions in order to improve mental health and stress level of researchers. Moreover, systematic, in-depth evaluation should be done to reduce researcher’s work-related stress and fatigue. In addition, stress management and prevention program should be implemented for these researchers.