Purpose: The purpose of this study was to categorize and to understand the structure of subjectivity in the gender role identity of older female adults. The perception of gender role identity is subjective and varies according to the uniqueness of individual experiences and the value of social culture. Methods: Q-methodology, a technique for extracting subjective opinions was used. In 2010, forty participants completed the Q-sort activity, rating each statement relative to the others. The Q sample has two categories, representing masculinity and femininity, and each category has 20 statements, resulting in 40 adjectives. Results: Using the Q factor analysis, three classifications were identified: 'caring-affectionate type,', 'assertive-confident type,' and 'sensitive-affectionate type.' Despite the differences among the three types in this research, elderly females are likely to have the understanding and patience to comfort others and care for the children. Conclusion: The results of this study revealed new dimensional types of gender role identity and raise the issue of why we need to develop methods for the new dimensional types. Based on the results, further research is needed to compare the findings with those of older males or with women of different age groups.

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The purpose of this study is to investigate temperament by MBTI personality types, learning styles and learning strategies in nursing students. The subjects of this study were 245 nursing students. The data were collected structured questionnaire including MBTI test, 42-items of learning styles and 25-items of learning strategies. According to correspondence with their ideas, the subjects were completed self reported items of 1-6points scale. According to the results, the highest personality type in subjects was ESFJ and the highest personality temperament type was SJ. The study results showed that there were significant difference among surface type, depth-type and performance-type by analyzing learning styles to each personality temperament. Learning strategies by personality temperament also were significant difference in a demonstration, elaboration, organization, and higher cognition. Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to develop and apply appropriate learning method and learning strategies for the individual.

Gender role identity is a key subject toward adaptation in later life. In this paper, we tried to understand the specific types and characteristics of gender role identity in view of older men.The research collected and examined 40 representative descriptions representing gender role identity, including 20 for masculinity and 20 for femininity from 40 older men. We obtained four types of gender role identity of older men from this research. "Powerful-expressive type" is energetic and reveals his brave and dominant tendency when they are working."Powerful-taciturn type" is strongly independent and has a firm conviction, but they do not express those characters and remain silent. "Powerful-paternal type" handles his work with a driving force, and has a tender character. "Paternal-caring type" finds his own worth in life by caring for his family and children, and considers others more than himself. Future research is needed to verify how the types of gender role identity are linked to psychosocial adaptive aspects, health behaviors, mental and physical health.

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