title: [The attitudes of nurses toward transsexuals].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to identify the attitude of nurses toward transsexuals.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Q-methodology which provides a method of analyzing the subjectivity of each item was used. Twenty-nine nurses classified the 50 selected Q-statements into a normal distribution using a 9 point scale. The collected data was analyzed using the Quanl PC program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four types of attitudes toward transsexuals were identified. The first type (humanitarian acceptance) showed an attitude of respecting transsexuals as human beings and understanding and accepting their desires and difficulties. The second type (superficial understanding) understood the psychological conflicts and suffering of transsexuals but could not accept them as members of families or society. The third type (insufficient understanding) did not feel a sense of rejection toward transsexuals but showed a lack of understanding of their desires and difficulties. The fourth type (rejection) failed to understand the desires and difficulties of transsexuals and showed a sense of rejection toward them, in addition to regarding them as sexually immoral people.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the study indicate that different approaches of educational programs based on the four types of attitudes toward transsexuals are recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Dong-A University.
authors.forename: Eun-Nam
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ji-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Hyeon-Ok
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.forename: Young-Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Dong-Mei
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Bok-Nam
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sun-Mi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Yeon-Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.forename: Ok-Hee
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Yeong Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Heo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D011779:Q-Sort; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014189:Transsexualism