Purpose: This study was explored the experiences of the middle-aged women and tried to understand their lived experiences.
Method: The data was collected from 9 participants living in Seoul from Sep. to Dec. 2003. Collection of data was by means of in-depth interviews. The analysis of the data was made the phenomenological analytic method suggested by Colaizzi(1978).
Result: The 10 themes were extracted in this study ; sense of emptiness, repentance of one¡¯s past, decline of physical functions, lost one¡¯s youth, worry of children, thinking about future, importance of husband, importance of job, composure of mind, content with present life.
Conclusion: Therefore, the helpful program should be developed and applied to extend positive lived experiences, and relieve or exclude negative lived experiences for the middle aged women.
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