<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD JATS (Z39.96) Journal Publishing DTD v1.1 20151215//EN" "JATS-journalpublishing1.dtd"><article xml:lang="KO" article-type="research-article">
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<journal-meta>
<journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">J Korean Acad Nurs</journal-id>
<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">JKAN</journal-id>
<journal-title-group>
<journal-title>Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing</journal-title>
</journal-title-group>
<issn pub-type="ppub">1598-2874</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name>Korean Society of Nursing Science</publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4040/jkan.2003.33.3.347</article-id>
<article-categories>
<subj-group>
<subject>Original Article</subject>
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</article-categories>
<title-group>
<article-title>An Attitudinal Study on Women</article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
<name>
<surname>Yeo</surname>
<given-names>Jung Hee</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="A1">1</xref>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="A1"><label>1</label>Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Cheju National university, Korea.</aff>
<author-notes>
<corresp><email>jheeyeo@cheju.ac.kr</email></corresp>
</author-notes>
<pub-date pub-type="ppub">
<month>06</month>
<year>2003</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>28</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>33</volume>
<issue>3</issue>
<fpage>347</fpage>
<lpage>355</lpage>
<permissions>
<copyright-statement>Copyright &#x00A9; 2003 Korean Society of Nursing Science</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2003</copyright-year>
</permissions>
<abstract>
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<title>Purpose</title>
<p>This study was formed to propose a theoretical background for improving the quality of women's lives by measuring the subjectivity on women.</p>
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<title>Method</title>
<p>Q-methodology is used for purpose. Q-statements are collected through in-depth interviews and a literature review. 34 Q-statements were selected. There are 33 subjects in the research. The Q-Factor Analysis using PC Quanl program was performed to analyze the data.</p>
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<title>Result</title>
<p>There were three types of opinions on woman. The first type(equal-recognitive) thinks that men and women are equal, women can handle men, and women are independent, valuable beings. The second type(equal-fixed idea) express that women are not behind men in terms of abilities but are supposed to live for the sake of their husbands and children. The third type(equal-practical) answer that men and women are equal, but women have their own personalities and can participate in social activities and can financially help the families.</p>
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<title>Conclusion</title>
<p>The study express the overall opinions and attitudes on woman as reviewed by the research subjects. Therefore, this study helps the seizure of an opportunity to build a theoretical base for improving the quality of women's lives.</p>
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</abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd>Women</kwd>
<kwd>Q-method</kwd>
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