Attitude of Persons with an Mental Disability to Marriage: Q Methodological Approach / 정신간호학회지

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the attitude of persons with an mental disability to marriage. METHODS: The Q-methodology which provides a method of analyzing the individual's subjectivity was used. The 30 participants classified 36 selected Q-statements on a 9 point scale to make a normal distribution. The collected data was analyzed by a PC Quanl Program. RESULTS: Four types of attitude of persons with an mental disability to marriage were identified. Type I Actively supportive-resistant against social bias, Type II Passively supportive-reliant on others, Type III Intensively desiring-less sense of reality, Type IV Controlling desire-more sense of reality. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest a need develop a variety of programs specifically designed for each type of attitude to change attitudes to marriage for persons with an mental disability.