President Park Geun-hye's job approval rating edged up amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula following North Korea's nuclear test and long-range rocket launch.

A poll released by polling agency Realmeter Monday showed 45.4 percent of people approved of the job Park is doing, up 3.2 percentage points from a week earlier.

Those who disapproved of Park's job performance came to 49.8 percent, down 1.2 percentage points from a week earlier.

The polling agency said conservatives -- key supporters of Park -- rallied around her as she unveiled a tough stance on North Korea at a speech at the National Assembly last week.

At the speech, Park vowed to transform the North Korean regime and to take stronger and more effective measures to make North Korea recognize that its nuclear program "will only hasten its collapse," not ensure its survival.

The survey was conducted on 1,507 adults on Feb. 15-17 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points. (Yonhap)