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Jo and Lee: Attitudes of Elderly Koreans toward Suicide: a Q-Methodological Approach
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2006; 36(6): 905-916.

Published online: 28 March 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2006.36.6.905

Attitudes of Elderly Koreans toward Suicide: a Q-Methodological Approach

Kae Hwa Jo1, Hyun Ji Lee2

1Professor, Department of Nursing School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, #3056-6 Daemyung 4 dong, Namgu, Daegu, Korea.

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

jokw@cu.ac.kr

Copyright © 2006 Korean Society of Nursing Science

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to analyze the types of suicide attitudes among the Korean elderly.

Method

The Q-methodology which provides a method of analyzing the subjectivity of each item was used. Thirty-four selected Q-statements from 38 subjects were classified into a shape of normal distributionusing a 9 point scale. The collected data was analyzed using a QUANL PC program.

Result

Three types of suicide attitudes for research subjects in Korean elderly were identified. Type I is understanding suicide-self conquest and labor type, Type II is opposing suicide-family band foundation type, and Type III is sympathizing with suicide-painful situation escaping type.

Conclusion

The results of the study indicate that different approaches of suicide prevention programs are recommended based on the three types of suicide attitudes among Korean elderly.

Keywords: Elderly, Suicide, Attitude, Q-methodology

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