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KMID : 0613620200400040332
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Health Social Welfare Review
2020 Volume.40 No. 4 p.332 ~ p.359
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Posttraumatic Growth in Mothers of Children with Cancer in Korea: Growth of Contradictory Coexistence
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Choi Kwon-Ho
Nam Seok-In
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Abstract
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This study aims to investigate the experience of posttraumatic growth (PTG) in mothers of children with cancer. The participants were 13 mothers of children under age 18 who had been diagnosed with cancer and whose treatment was complete. In-depth interviews were conducted and analyzed using grounded theory. The major finding was that PTG constituted finding meaning and reconstructing the worldview by means of rumination between contradictory domains: withdrawal and advancing. Withdrawal domains include intrusion by distressing thoughts and feeling isolated, and advancing domains refer to discovering gratitude in life, family togetherness, increased empathy, and spiritual change. The findings suggest that the PTG may be summarized by Lao-tzu’s aphorism: “A person who is advancing in Tao may appear to withdraw”. Given the characteristics of PTG, which may be the harmonious coexistence of contradictions, psychosocial services should be provided for all family members of children with cancer.
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KEYWORD
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Childhood Cancer, Posttraumatic Growth, Mothers, Lao-Tzu
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