J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2021 Sep;30(3):257-268. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2021.30.3.257.

A Q-Methodological Study of Suicidal Attitudes in Male Baby Boomers

• Shin EJ
• Kim HS

• KMID: 2520893
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2021.30.3.257

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify attitudes of male baby boomers towards suicide.
Methods
Q-Methodology which provides a method of analyzing the subjectivity of each item was used. Thirty-five q-statements were selected from total 110 statements. The recruited P-sample consisted of thirty-three male baby boomers in 1 town and 4 cities. Q-statements were classified into a shape of normal distribution of a 9-point scale. Collected data were analyzed using PQMethod Program 2.11.
Results
Three types of attitudes towards suicide were identified. The first type was self-overcoming type that oppose suicide. The second type was burden recognition type with ambivalence toward suicide. The third type was social support-seeking types that oppose suicide.
Conclusion
The results of this study suggest that it is necessary to apply a suicide prevention program differentiated according to the three types for suicide prevention among male baby boomers in Korea.

Keyword

Suicide; Baby boom; Male; Attitude; 자살, 베이붐세대, 남성, 태도