Citation

Jo KH, Lee HJ. Taehan Kanho Hakhoe Chi 2006; 905-916.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Taehan Kanho Hakhoe)

DOI

10.4040/jkan.2006.36.6.905

PMID

unavailable

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.

Language: ko

Keywords

Suicide; Elderly; Attitude; Q-methodology