1 국립목포대학교 간호학과
2 경북대학교 간호대학, 경북대 간호과학연구소
3 세한대학교 간호학과
1Department of Nursing, Mokpo National University, Muan
2College of Nursing, Research Institute of Nursing Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu
3Department of Nursing, Sehan University, Yeongam, Korea
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Funding
This study was supported by the research fund of Sehan University.
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
1. Male friendliness in nursing program | 1 | |||||
2. General satisfaction | −.002 | 1 | ||||
3. Social perception satisfaction | −.008 | .864** | 1 | |||
4. Curriculum satisfaction | −.097 | .738** | .703** | 1 | ||
5. Teacher-student relationship satisfaction | −.066 | .806** | .821** | .775** | 1 | |
6. Gender-role stereotype | −.245** | −.308** | −.281** | −.183* | −.278** | 1 |
Characteristics | Categories | n | % | Mean±SD (range) |
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Completed woman’s health courses | Completed | 95 | 49.2 | |
Not completed | 98 | 50.8 | ||
Age (year) | ≤22 | 80 | 41.5 | 22.8±3.23 (18∼46) |
>22 | 100 | 51.8 | ||
Not answered | 13 | 6.7 | ||
School year | 1 | 55 | 28.5 | |
2 | 27 | 14.0 | ||
3 | 74 | 38.3 | ||
4 | 37 | 19.2 | ||
Type of school system | 4 year college | 193 | 100.0 | |
3 year college | 0 | 0 | ||
Military service | Served | 125 | 64.8 | |
Not served | 54 | 28.0 | ||
Exempted | 6 | 3.1 | ||
Others | 8 | 4.1 | ||
Religion | Protestant | 62 | 32.1 | |
Catholic | 9 | 4.7 | ||
Buddhism | 3 | 1.6 | ||
Others | 2 | 1.0 | ||
None | 117 | 60.6 | ||
Perceived social class | Upper class | 6 | 3.1 | |
Upper middle class | 66 | 34.2 | ||
Lower middle class | 93 | 48.2 | ||
Lower class | 24 | 12.4 | ||
Not answered | 4 | 2.1 | ||
Motivation of choice of majora) | Family suggestion | 80 | 41.5 | |
One’s own intension | 112 | 58.0 | ||
Influence of the mass media | 2 | 1.0 | ||
Ease of employment | 77 | 39.9 | ||
Attractiveness of nursing | 45 | 23.3 | ||
Others | 8 | 4.1 | ||
Presence of nurses among relatives | Yes | 110 | 57.0 | |
No | 76 | 39.4 | ||
Don’t know | 7 | 3.6 | ||
Presence of a sister | Yes | 107 | 55.4 | |
No | 86 | 44.6 | ||
The hardest part of school life | Relationship with female students | 23 | 11.9 | |
Course work | 96 | 49.7 | ||
Clinical practicum | 35 | 18.1 | ||
Prejudice around | 5 | 2.6 | ||
Others | 22 | 11.4 | ||
Not answered | 12 | 6.2 |
Variables | Mean±SD |
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IMFNPa) total | 2.94±0.35 |
4.There were times in class when female nursing faculty made disparaging remarks against men | 3.90±1.08 |
14.My gender was a barrier in developing collegial relationships with some of my instructors | 3.83±1.05 |
1.Most of my female nursing instructors referred to the nurse exclusively as “she” | 3.66±0.93 |
13.In my nursing program, male and female students were treated more differently by the instructors than I had originally anticipated | 3.53±1.03 |
8.Many believe that men and women have different communication styles. My nursing program discussed how to overcome communication differences to ensure good therapeutic and working relationships | 3.18±0.93 |
6.I was provided opportunities to work with male RN’s in my clinical rotations | 3.09±1.16 |
15.As a male student, I felt welcomed by most RN staff in my clinical rotations | 2.96±0.87 |
5.My nursing program included content on men’s health issues | 2.85±1.03 |
10.My nursing program encouraged me to strive for leadership roles | 2.84±0.91 |
16.As a male student, I was nervous that a woman might accuse me of sexual inappropriateness when I touch her body | 2.82±1.11 |
3.My nursing program actively recruited men to enroll as students | 2.63±0.85 |
7.During the obstetrics (mother/baby) rotation, there were different requirements or limitations placed on male compared to my female classmates | 2.61±1.01 |
17.My nursing program prepared me well to work with primarily female co-workers | 2.59±0.87 |
12.I felt I had to prove myself more than my female classmates in nursing school because people expect nurses to be female | 2.51±0.98 |
9.I was invited to participate in all student activities | 2.23±0.94 |
11.People most important to me were supportive of my decision to enroll in nursing school | 2.06±0.95 |
Major satisfaction total | 3.72±0.81 |
General satisfaction | 3.69±0.84 |
Social perception satisfaction | 3.88±0.91 |
Curriculum satisfaction | 3.52±0.83 |
Teacher-student relationship satisfaction | 3.68±0.93 |
Gender-role stereotype | 2.58±0.53 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
1. Male friendliness in nursing program | 1 | |||||
2. General satisfaction | −.002 | 1 | ||||
3. Social perception satisfaction | −.008 | .864 |
1 | |||
4. Curriculum satisfaction | −.097 | .738 |
.703 |
1 | ||
5. Teacher-student relationship satisfaction | −.066 | .806 |
.821 |
.775 |
1 | |
6. Gender-role stereotype | −.245 |
−.308 |
−.281 |
−.183 |
−.278 |
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Characteristics | Categories | n | t or F (p) | ||
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Male friendliness | Major satisfaction | Gender-role stereotype | |||
Completed woman’s health courses | Completed | 95 | −4.53 (<.001) | −1.72 (.086) | 1.62 (.107) |
Not completed | 98 | ||||
Age (year) | ≤22 | 80 | 0.70 (.487) | −0.47 (.642) | 0.372 (.710) |
>22 | 100 | ||||
School year | 1a | 55 | 7.68 (<.001) (a>d, b>c, d) |
3.46 (.017) (a>c) |
3.53 (.016) (a, d>b) |
2b | 27 | ||||
3c | 74 | ||||
4d | 37 | ||||
Military service | Serveda | 125 | 1.18 (.309) | 9.30 (<.001) (a, b>d) |
5.33 (.002) (d>a) |
Not servedb | 54 | ||||
Exemptedc | 6 | ||||
Othersd | 8 | ||||
Religion | Have | 76 | .283 (.777) | 1.45 (.148) | −.14 (.895) |
None | 117 | ||||
Perceived social class (n=189)a) | Upper classa | 6 | 14.11 (.003) (b<d) |
2.30 (.513) | 6.45 (.091) |
Upper middle classb | 66 | ||||
Lower middle classc | 93 | ||||
Lower classd | 24 | ||||
Presence of nurses among relatives | Yes | 110 | −1.69 (.092) | −0.79 (.429) | 2.14 (.033) |
No | 76 | ||||
Presence of a sister | Yes | 107 | −2.94 (.004) | −0.01 (.990) | 0.94 (.350) |
No | 86 |
a)Multiple choice.
a)IMFNP: The Inventory of Male Friendliness in Nursing Programs, 16 items. Cronbach’s α=.62.
*p<.05, **p<.01.
a)Kruskal Wallis test. Kruskal Wallis’s H value. post-hoc: Tamhane test.