Abstract

• Purpose
  The purpose of this study was to analyze death attitudes of students majoring in the human service area, such as nursing science, education, and social welfare.
• Method
  The Q-methodology which provides a method of analyzing the subjectivity of each item was used. The 38 selected Q-statements from each of 42 subjects were classified into a shape of normal distribution using a 9 point scale. The collected data was analyzed using a QUANL PC program.
• Result
  Four types of death attitudes for research subjects in nursing, education, and social welfare areas were identified. Type I is fatalistic admission, Type II is pursuit of existential life, Type III is uncertainty of life after death, and Type IV is separation-connection between life and death.
• Conclusion
  The results of the study indicate that different approaches of death educational programs are recommended based on the four types of death attitudes.
• Keywords: Human service; Death; Attitude; Q-methodology

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