This study was researched to analize developments of the maternal-consciousness in the students of a nursing collage.
The questionnaire of previous papers already published in 1990 was used.
These data, 1989 and 1990 were compared by years, classes, and substances.
The data of the questionnaire were showed that there was a very high correlation and repetition of same answer in 1989 and 1990. But also there were some differences between years, classes, and substances. It was suggested developing change stepping up year by year.
From the results of the factor analysis, six factors were picked up. We can name as same as last time, affirmative factor for labor and bearing, theoretically affirmative but really hesitative factor for labor, affirmative factor of becoming mother, affirmative factor to children, affirmative factor to female character, and hesitative factor for labor and bearing. But the order of the factors were defferent between 1989 and 1990.
These results suggested that developmental changes of materal-consciousness of this ages were obtained by student's profile, studying the maternal nursing and experience of taking care for pregnant woman, childbirth, and newborn baby.
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