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A Preliminary Study on the Wellness-Enhancing Effect of an App for the Development of the Self-Life Coaching App

셀프 라이프코칭 앱(App) 개발을 위한 앱의 웰니스 증진 효과에 대한 예비 연구

  • 김광용 (전북대학교 행정대학원 심리학과) ;
  • 김종완 (전북대학교 심리학과)
  • Received : 2023.02.26
  • Accepted : 2023.04.14
  • Published : 2023.12.31

Abstract

Considering the necessity for individuals to check and manage their wellness to promote happiness, this study conducted preliminary research on the effect of wellness enhancement of the self-life coaching app. Thirty-six participants were randomly assigned to experimental groups 1 and 2 and a control group, respectively. In particular, the experimental groups were asked to perform self-life coaching for 4 weeks using a research app. Weekly feedback was provided to experimental group 1, but not to experimental group 2. The wellness index for workers (WIW) and the Korean wellness scale (KWS) were used as dependent variables. The analysis results of interaction effects between pre-, post-, and follow-up time points and groups reveal no statistically significant effects in both dependent variables, but the tendency of the effects was confirmed. Moreover, no difference was determined in terms of the presence or absence of weekly feedback in the experimental treatment effect. As a result of repeated measures variance analysis on KWS measured at five times, the wellness enhancement effect over time was statistically significant. Meanwhile, the polynomial trend analysis result confirmed the linear effect of the experimental treatment on wellness. The participation opinion survey also revealed that 84.2% of the participants perceived the activity to be helpful, and 78.9% responded that they would use it once every 1 or 2 weeks if the app is commercially available. This study is meaningful in that it suggests a methodology for utilizing the self-life coaching app so that anyone can use it to promote their wellness and partially confirms the effectiveness of this method.

행복은 개인들이 추구하는 삶의 가장 중요한 목적이라고 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 행복 증진을 위해서 개인들이 스스로 자신의 웰니스를 점검하고 관리하는 것이 필요하다고 보고, 셀프 라이프코칭 앱의 웰니스 증진 효과에 대한 예비 연구를 진행하였다. 이를 위해, 총 36명의 참여자를 실험집단(1·2)과 통제집단에 무선배정하고, 실험집단에는 연구용 앱을 활용해 4주간 셀프 라이프코칭을 수행하도록 하였다. 실험처치 중 주간 피드백을 실험집단1에는 제공하고, 실험집단2에는 제공하지 않았다. 종속변인으로 노동자를 위한 웰니스 지수(WIW)와 한국형 웰니스 척도(KWS)를 사용하였다. 실험결과, 사전, 사후, 추후의 시점과 집단 간의 상호작용 효과는 통계적으로 유의미하지 않았으나, 효과의 경향성을 확인하였다. 주간 피드백 유무에 따른 실험처치 효과 차이는 확인되지 않았다. 시간에 따른 웰니스 증진 효과가 통계적으로 유의미했으며, 실험처치가 웰니스에 미치는 효과가 선형적임을 확인하였다. 참여의견 조사 결과, 참여자의 84.2%가 이번 활동이 도움이 된다고 하였으며, 78.9%가 상용화된 앱이 있다면 1주 또는 2주에 한번 사용하겠다고 응답하였다. 본 연구는 누구나 스스로 자신의 웰니스 증진에 활용할 수 있는 방법론을 제시하였으며, 그 효과를 일정 부분 확인하였다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

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