A Study on Cognitive Attitudes toward Death according to MBTI Personality Types.
10.14475/kjhpc.2015.18.2.97
- Author:
Hyung goo KANG
1
;
Seong Min YOON
Author Information
1. Graduate School, Department of Education, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea. 98joseph@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Personality;
Death;
Hospice care;
Personality inventory
- MeSH:
Hospice Care;
Personality Inventory;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
2015;18(2):97-104
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate attitudes toward death according to personality types and to suggest the need to develop related hospice programs. METHODS: Personality types were identified by the Korean version of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Form G. A questionnaire with 26 five-point Likert items was used to survey participants' attitudes toward death. RESULTS: The ESFP personality type was most common (20%) among available 100 participants. Significant differences were observed in the attitudes towards death preparation according to personality type s. Participants with personality preference types E, T and J showed positive attitudes (P<0.05) toward death, but no significant differences were shown based on the SN index. CONCLUSION: The attitudes toward death differed by personality types. Therefore, this study points to the need to develop diverse hospice programs based on the personality types.
