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Types of Students' Death Attitudes Majoring in Human Service Area : Q-Methodological Approach  

Jo Kae-Hwa (Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu)
Lee Hyun Ji (Department of Social Welfare, Catholic University of Daegu)
Lee Yun Ju (Department of Education, Catholic University of Daegu)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.35, no.5, 2005 , pp. 829-841 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Human service; Death; Attitude; Q-methodology;
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