Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care

Korean Society for Hospice and Palliative Care (한국호스피스완화의료학회)
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A Study on Cognitive Attitudes toward Death according to MBTI Personality Types

MBTI 성격유형에 따른 죽음 인지에 관한 탐색 연구

  • Kang, Hyung-Goo (Graduate School, Department of Education, Ajou University) ;
  • Yoon, Seong-Min (Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sun Hospital)
  • 강형구 (아주대학교 일반대학원 교육학과) ;
  • 윤성민 (대전 선병원 혈액종양내과)
  • Received : 2014.10.17
  • Accepted : 2015.05.27
  • Published : 2015.06.01
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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.

목적: 성격유형에 따라 죽음을 받아들이는 태도가 다름을 알아보고 이를 통해 차별화된 호스피스 프로그램의 필요성을 강조하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 방법: 성격유형은 한국판 MBTI 성격유형검사 Form G를 사용하였고, 죽음에 대한 태도를 평가하기 위해 5점 척도를 이용한 26개 문항의 설문지 조사를 통해 자료를 모았다. 결과: 조사 대상자 100명 중에서 ESFP 성격유형이 제일 많았고(20%), 성격유형에 따른 죽음에 대한 준비과정이 의미있게 차이가 있었다. 4가지 성격유형 선호경향 지표에 따른 죽음에 대한 태도는 외향형(E), 사고형(T), 판단형(J) 경향이 높을수록 적극적이었고, SN지표에 따른 차이는 보이지 않았다. 결론: 성격유형에 따라 죽음인지에 대한 태도가 의미 있게 차이가 있었다. 따라서, 성격유형에 따른 호스피스 프로그램의 다양화가 요구된다.

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