The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education (한국간호교육학회지)
- Volume 13 Issue 2
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- Pages.192-202
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- 2007
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- 1225-9578(pISSN)
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- 2093-7814(eISSN)
A Study on Anxiety about Aging of Middle Aged and Elderly Women
중년 이후 여성의 노화에 대한 불안감
Abstract
Purpose: This study was to examine the degree of anxiety about aging for middle aged and elderly women and to identify the overall degree of anxiety about aging and general characteristics of middle aged and elderly women. Method: The subjects of the study were 674 women who lived in Busan city, Korea. The sampling was at the researcher's convenience and data was collected from April to August, 2007. The instrument for the study was questionnaires consisting of the general characteristics, and Anxiety about Aging for Elderly by Watkins, Coates, and Ferroni(1998). Descriptive statistics, t-test or ANOVA with Scheffe's test were used for data analysis. Result: The results of this research were as follows: The mean score of anxiety about aging was 50.32