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A Phenomenological Study on the Recovery Process of Elderly Women Living Alone in Suicide Crisis

자살위기를 벗어난 여성독거노인의 회복과정에 관한 현상학적 연구

  • Received : 2020.05.18
  • Accepted : 2020.08.07
  • Published : 2020.08.31
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Abstract

This study examined the experiences of the suicide crisis and recovery process by elderly women living alone to identify the essential meaning and components of life as a life to live again. In addition, the recovery of the research participants, as well as the phenomenon of such changes in thought and life, were examined. The results of this study were as follows. Data analysis yielded four components, eight sub-components, and 16 semantic unit reductions. There were four components of suicide attempts and recovery experiences of elderly women. They were "disconnection and disqualification," "repeated hardships," "road of prosperity in trouble," and "generous tolerance." The essential topics of these components have emerged not as individual but as holistic and contextually connectable topics. Finally, to summarize the results, the essential semantic structure of the suicide attempt and recovery experience of elderly women living alone is a result of a dysfunctional social structure and environment, which has placed pressure on the life of research participants. As an alternative method to overcome, they tried to solve the problem through the extreme practice of suicide attempts, but positive energy to live again due to emotional recovery factors recognized through suicide failures have made it possible to cope with the difficult reality.

본 연구의 목적은 여성독거노인이 자살위기에서 벗어난 경험과 회복과정을 연구하여 참여자들이 회복으로서의 인생의 본질적 의미와 구성요소가 무엇인지, 또한 변화된 생각과 인생에 대한 현상은 무엇인지를 알아보았다. 본 연구의 결과는 자료분석을 통해 4개의 구성요소와 8개의 하위구성요소, 16개의 의미단위 축약이 도출되었다. 여성독거노인의 자살시도와 회복 경험의 구성요소는 4개로 단절과 불통, 거듭되는 시련, 곤경 속의 형통의 길, 너그러운 포용으로 나타났다. 구성요소의 본질적인 주제는 참여자들의 삶에서 개별적인 것이 아니라 각각의 주제가 전체적 맥락적으로 연결되어 있었다. 결과를 정리해보면 여성독거노인의 자살시도와 회복 경험의 본질적 의미는 역기능적인 사회구조와 환경의 결과물로 인하여 연구 참여자들의 삶을 괴롭게 하였다. 이를 극복하기 위한 방법적 대안으로 자살이라는 극단적 실행으로 문제를 해결하려고 했으나, 자살실패를 하게 되고, 이 과정에서 인지된 내면의 회복요인들이 다시 살아갈 수 있는 긍정적 에너지가 되었다. 이러한 전환된 시각이 힘든 현실에 맞설 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

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