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KMID : 0379720130270010166
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2013 Volume.27 No. 1 p.166 ~ p.178
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A Study on Social Distance of Nursing Students toward Minority Groups in a Metropolitan City
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Kang Hae-Young
Han Seok-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: To survey the social distance of nursing students toward minority groups (immigrants, foreign workers, Saeteomins, and foreign students) and compare them according to general and multicultural characteristics. Methods: The subjects were 409 students from two nursing schools at G metropolitan city. Data were collected with self-reported questionnaires from April 2012 to June 2012, and analyzed by descriptive statistics (t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Scheffe test) using the SPSS/WIN 17.0 program. Results: The mean scores of social distance were 1.90±0.57 (out of 4 points) and scores significantly differed according to religion (t=3.095, p=.002), tourist experiences in foreign countries (t=-2.651, p=.008), and for Asian background of minority groups. There were also differences according to the number of foreign friends(F=4.924, p=.008) and duration of friendships(F=3.913, p=.021). Conclusion: The level of social distance of nursing students was lower than average but needs to be reduced. We suggest further studies on the social distance toward each minority group and the development of valid scales for social distance and its related variables.
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KEYWORD
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Nursing, Students, Cultural diversity, Social distance, Minority groups
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