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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2016.17.1.572

The Types and Characteristics of the Male Nurses Perceived by Female Nurses : An Application of Q- Methodology  

Seong, Ji-Suk (Chungbuk National University Hospital)
Yeom, Eun-Yi (Department of Nursing, Chungwoon University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.17, no.1, 2016 , pp. 572-584 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify the female nurses' perception of the types and characteristics of male nurses using Q-methodology, which can explore human subjectivity. The 35 selected Q-statements from each of 35 subjects were classified into a normal distribution using a 9 point scale. The collected data was analyzed using the PC-QUANL program. Principal Component Analysis identified 3 types of perception toward male nurses. Type 1 was classified as 'development-oriented support type', Type 2 was classified as 'realistic critical type', and Type 3 was classified as 'conservative acceptance type'. The consensus of opinion in each type was 'Male nurses are under stress due to the unique characteristics of a female-dominated workplace'. These results will contribute to the perception improvement of female nurses toward male nurses by developing arbitration programs based on the three types.
Keywords
Male Nurses; Q-methodology;
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