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Jo, Lee, and Lee: Types of Students' Death Attitudes Majoring in Human Service Area: Q-Methodological Approach
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2005; 35(5): 829-841.

Published online: 28 March 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2005.35.5.829

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

Kae Hwa Jo1, Hyun Ji Lee2, Yun Ju Lee3

1Professor, Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Korea.

2Department of Social Welfare, Catholic University of Daegu, Korea.

3Department of Education, Catholic University of Daegu, Korea.

jokw@cu.ac.kr

Copyright © 2005 Korean Society of Nursing Science

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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