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Kim, An, and Kang: Attitude of Persons with an Mental Disability to Marriage: Q Methodological Approach
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Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2010; 19(3): 241-251.

Published online: 30 September 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2010.19.3.241

Attitude of Persons with an Mental Disability to Marriage: Q Methodological Approach

Myung Hee Kim1, Eun Seon An2, Eun Hee Kang3

1Professor, College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Korea.

2Director, Dongrae Job Rehabilitation Center, Korea.

3Part-time Lecturer, College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Kang, Eun Hee, College of Nursing, Pusan National University, 312 Beomeo-ri, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan 626-770, Korea. Tel: 82-51-891-2979, Fax: 82-51-510-8308, ehkkang@hanmail.net

Received 23 February 2010       Revised 20 August 2010       Accepted 21 August 2010

© 2010 The Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to identify the attitude of persons with an mental disability to marriage.

Methods

The Q-methodology which provides a method of analyzing the individual's subjectivity was used. The 30 participants classified 36 selected Q-statements on a 9 point scale to make a normal distribution. The collected data was analyzed by a PC Quanl Program.

Results

Four types of attitude of persons with an mental disability to marriage were identified. Type I: Actively supportive-resistant against social bias, Type II: Passively supportive-reliant on others, Type III: Intensively desiring-less sense of reality, Type IV: Controlling desire-more sense of reality.

Conclusion

The results of this study suggest a need develop a variety of programs specifically designed for each type of attitude to change attitudes to marriage for persons with an mental disability.

Keywords: Mentally disabled persons, Marriage, Attitude

Figures and Tables

Table 1

Distribution of Q-sample Card

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Total No.=36.

Table 2

Eigen Values, Variance, and Cumulative Percentage

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Table 3

Correlations between Types of the Attitude of Persons with an Mental Disability to Marriage

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Table 4

Demographic Characteristics and Factor Weights of P-sample

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Table 5

Q-statements and Z-Scores according to Types

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