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Effect of Death Education Program for University Students

대학생 죽음준비교육 프로그램의 효과

  • Hyun, Eun Min (Dept. of Family Environment & Welfare, Andong University)
  • 현은민 (안동대학교 생활환경복지학과)
  • Received : 2014.06.19
  • Accepted : 2014.07.10
  • Published : 2014.07.31
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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to develop a death education program and evaluate the effectiveness of the program on the attitudes toward death, suicidal ideation and meaning in life among university students. The participants were 24 students, 11 in the experimental group and 13 in the control group. The death education program was developed and practiced with the experimental group for 8 sessions. The death education program reduced the negative attitude significantly toward death, and increased the meaning in life significantly in the experimental group. Suicidal ideation was also decreased but it was not statistically significant. There were significant differences in attitude toward death and meaning in life between the experimental and control group but not in suicidal ideation.

본 연구는 죽음준비교육 프로그램을 실시하여 대학생들의 죽음에 대한 태도와 자살생각, 삶의 의미에 미치는 효과를 분석하기 위해 시도되었다. 연구대상자는 실험집단 11명과 통제집단 13명이며 실험집단을 대상으로 2014년 3월 4일부터 4월 24일까지 주 1회씩 8회의 죽음준비교육을 실시하여 통제집단과 사전. 사후검사 점수 차이를 비교하여 효과를 파악하였다. 자료 분석은 SPSS 18.0 프로그램을 사용하여 비모수 통계방법인 $x^2$ test, Mann-Whitney U 검증, Wilcoxon rank 검증을 실시하였다. 연구결과 죽음준비교육 프로그램에 참여한 실험집단은 참여하지 않은 통제집단에 비해 죽음에 대한 태도와 삶의 의미에 유의미한 차이를 보였으나 자살생각은 두 집단 간 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다.

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