A Study on the Cognition and Attitude on Well-Dying in Undergraduate Students: Q methodological approach.
- Author:
Hyung Wha SHIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Pusan-Catholic University, Korea. hwshim@cup.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Undergraduate;
Cognition;
Attitude
- MeSH:
Cognition;
Humans
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2012;19(2):233-243
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the subjectivity of undergraduate students about well-dying. METHODS: Q-methodology, which is effective in scientifically measuring individual subjectivity, was used. The result of the Q-short of the 34 Q-statements by 42 participants was analyzed using the PQM program. RESULT: Four cognitive types of subjectivity about well-dying were identified and labeled as follows. Type 1: oriental and family-centered type, Type 2: Individual and fate-adapted type, Type 3: altruistic and afterlife-centered type, Type 4: self-leading and secularistic type. CONCLUSIONS: Undergraduate students have a well-dying concept which tends to be self-centered and secularistic. At the same times, they also have a well-dying concept which has a basically oriental view, that is, family-centered and fate-adapted views.
