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KMID : 0367020090210060603
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Journal of Korean Academic of Adult Nursing
2009 Volume.21 No. 6 p.603 ~ p.616
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Types of Survival Attitudes among First-Generation Korean Immigrants in the United States: Q-Methodological Approach
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Jo Kae-Hwa
Ardith Z. Doorenbos
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the subjective opinions of first-generation Korean-Americans about survival.
Methods: The Q-methodology which provides a method of analyzing the subjectivity of each item was used. The 34 selected Q-statements from each of 38 subjects were classified into a shape of normal distribution using a 9 point scale. The collected data was analyzed using a QUANL/WIN program.
Results: Four types of survival attitudes from 38 first-generation Korean-Americans were identified. Type I was a satisfaction type based on belief, Type II was an effort type based on purpose, Type III was an isolation type based on ethnicity, and Type IV was a compromise type based on adaptation. Results of this study indicate that approaches to a minority’s survival strategies need to be differentiated taking this typology and various subject characteristics into account.
Conclusion: This information may provide a basic understanding for healthcare providers who work with first-generation Korean-Americans.
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KEYWORD
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Immigrant, Survival, Attitude, Methodology
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