High School Boys' Images of Men as Nurses.
- Author:
Hwee WEE
1
;
Youngrye PARK
;
Mi Seung SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Mokpo Catholic University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Men;
Nurses;
Image
- MeSH:
Career Choice;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Occupations;
Thinking
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2013;20(2):118-128
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the images of men as nurses held by high school boys, and to provide basic data about the desirability of nursing as a career choice for them. METHODS: Q-methodology which provides a method of analyzing the subjectivity of each item was used: The 35 high school boys classified 31 selected Q-statements into a normal distribution using a 9-point scale. The collected data was analyzed by the pc-QUNAL program. RESULTS: Among the high school boys, three types of images of men as nurses were identified. Type I; A promising occupation for men through active way of thinking, Type II; Men working in a woman oriented field of work, Type III; A promising profession without any gender stereotype. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that specific strategies should be developed to promote the choice of nursing among high school boys.
