KMID : 0806120160460020215
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´ëÇÑ°£È£ÇÐȸÁö 2016 Volume.46 No. 2 p.215 ~ p.225
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Life Experience following Suicide Attempt among Middle-aged Men
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ÁøÀº¿µ:Chin Eun-Young
±èÇö°æ:Kim Hyun-Kyung
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was performed to identify the meaning of life experience following suicide attempt among middle-aged men.
Methods: A qualitative research design was adopted using van Manen¡¯s hermeneutic phenomenological approach. The participantswere six middle-aged men who had attempted suicide at least one time. Data were collected in 2013 through in-depth interviews. Individualinterviews were recorded; and literary, art works and phenomenological literature were searched to identify the meaning ofthe experience.
Results: The five essential themes of the life experience of middle-aged men who attempted suicide were ¡®Bitter realityconfronted again¡¯, ¡®Anger buried deep inside¡¯, ¡®Broken family, inescapable fetters¡¯, ¡®Blocked relationships, closed world¡¯ and ¡®A steptowards a new life¡¯.
Conclusion: The meaning of lived experience found in this study provides deep insight into the experience followingsuicide attempt in middle-aged men and crucial information to give directions to appropriate support and nursing interventions.
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KEYWORD
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Attempted suicide, Middle aged, Men, Qualitative research
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