Korean J Hosp Palliat Care.  2015 Jun;18(2):97-104. 10.14475/kjhpc.2015.18.2.97.

A Study on Cognitive Attitudes toward Death according to MBTI Personality Types

• Kang HG
• Yoon SM

• KMID: 2305258
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14475/kjhpc.2015.18.2.97

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to investigate attitudes toward death according to personality types and to suggest the need to develop related hospice programs.
METHODS
Personality types were identified by the Korean version of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Form G. A questionnaire with 26 five-point Likert items was used to survey participants' attitudes toward death.
RESULTS
The ESFP personality type was most common (20%) among available 100 participants. Significant differences were observed in the attitudes towards death preparation according to personality type s. Participants with personality preference types E, T and J showed positive attitudes (P<0.05) toward death, but no significant differences were shown based on the SN index.
CONCLUSION
The attitudes toward death differed by personality types. Therefore, this study points to the need to develop diverse hospice programs based on the personality types.

Keyword

Personality; Death; Hospice care; Personality inventory

MeSH Terms

Hospice Care
Personality Inventory
Surveys and Questionnaires