2017, Vol.13, No.6

Crisisonomy 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.64

pISSN : 2466-1198 / eISSN : 2466-1201
https://journal.kci.go.kr/cemtp

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of risk information component in media and knowledge on risk controllability of the public, focusing on infectious disease. The data were collected from 1,000 participants in Korea and analyzed by the correlation analysis, reliability analysis and structural equation modeling analysis using IBM SPSS 21 and IBM AMOS 21 programs. The results were as follows. First, risk information component in media on infectious diseases had a positive influence on knowledge about infectious diseases. Second, knowledge on infectious diseases had a positive influence on risk controllability. Third, risk information component in media on infectious diseases had no significant effect on risk controllability.

The objective of this research is to find ways to improve health and safety systems for firefighters through examining the distinctiveness of firefighters' work environment in South Korea and analyzing health and safety policies in several developed countries such as United States, England, and Japan. Firefighting is a dangerous field-based activity that includes risk of exposure to poisonous gas and severe injuries, which could be life-threatening. When the stress level of become high and chronic, firefighters could develop side effects such as cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, and mental breakdown that tend to lead to alcoholic addition, heavy smoking, and even suicide. Thus, this research suggests new policies to build up safer environments where firefighters can develop a high sense of duty, along with the direction for further research.

The purpose of this study is to give a systematic review of the effectiveness of batterer intervention programs (BIPs) in the Republic of Korea and to analyze the roles of service providers and government organizations in order to provide more evidence-based BIPs. The literature on the effectiveness of BIPs from 1998 (the year the domestic violence laws were passed) to 2017 was reviewed and 13 articles were selected for the systematic review according to the CONSORT2010 checklist. Results show that CBT is frequently utilized in BIPs and offenders are legally obligated to spend the required counseling hours within a given period of time. It is also found that most research designs were not able to build a control group. Discussions based on the review include the establishment of evidence-based BIPs and programs tailored to fit different sub-types of offenders.