Investigation On Structural Relationship Among Adolescents' Media Use, Self-Directed Learning, And Ego-Resilience

This research was carried out to investigate a causal relationship between self-directed learning and the purpose of media use in accordance with students' ego-resilience adjustment effect at the spot of education. The first year's data of Korea children and youth panel survey from National Youth Policy Institute is used to investigate. According to the result of the study, it turned out that there is statistically significant difference between a group with high ego-resiliency and a group with low ego-resiliency from 'information sharing' and 'personal life' out of media use subordinate factors. The result of the study can be used as a base line data for teachers and researchers to understand learners' use of media and the learning. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.