A Study on Taegyo Types of the Pregnant Women: Q-methodological Approach

Kim, Soon Yi; Ryu, Chill Sun

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify structural patterns in the subjectivity of Taegyo in pregnant woman and to provide a basis for nursing interventions. Thirty pregnant women were the subjects of this study. They were in the gestation period of pregnancy between 12 weeks to five days post partum and they lived in the city of Taejon. The research method employed Q-methodology which is based on self-psychology and abductive logics. The results revealed three different types of the Taegyo : 1) Peaceful mind type, listening to music and appreciation of art for quietness of mind and also the support concern of husband. 2) Self control type, recognizes herself as a pregnant woman and trys to do her works spontaneously and also adapt herself to changing of circumstances. 3) Dependent oriented type. needs absolute help from the surroundings under the specific condition of pregnancy. This results show that investigating the specific experience, characteristics and structure of the Taegyo of a pregnant women can be used as a part of the nursing assessment and also provides useful basic data of nursing interventions during pregnancy.