J Korean Acad Nurs.
2005 Aug;35(5):829-841.
Types of Students' Death Attitudes Majoring in Human Service Area: Q-Methodological Approach
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- 1Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea. jokw@cu.ac.kr.
- 2Department of Social Welfare, Catholic University of Daegu.
- 3Department of Education, Catholic University of Daegu.
Abstract
- PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyze death attitudes of students majoring in the human service area, such as nursing science, education, and social welfare. METHOD: The Q-methodology which provides a method of analyzing the subjectivity of each item was used. The 38 selected Q-statements from each of 42 subjects were classified into a shape of normal distribution using a 9 point scale. The collected data was analyzed using a QUANL PC program. RESULT: Four types of death attitudes for research subjects in nursing, education, and social welfare areas were identified. Type I is fatalistic admission, Type II is pursuit of existential life, Type III is uncertainty of life after death, and Type IV is separation-connection between life and death. CONCLUSION: The results of the study indicate that different approaches of death educational programs are recommended based on the four types of death attitudes.
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