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KMID : 1025820170250030471
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Family and Family Therapy
2017 Volume.25 No. 3 p.471 ~ p.495
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Post-Traumatic Experiences among Mothers Whose Children Died Accidentally
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Jung Yeun-Ja
Lee In-Soo
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study explored the post-traumatic experiences of mothers who lost their children in an accident.
Methods: Grounded Theory (Strauss & Corbin, 1998) was used in analyzing data from eight mothers who lost their children more than 3 years ago.
Results: The researchers derived 71 concepts, 33 subcategories, and 13 categories. Analysis resulted in the identification of four stages: pain, transition/ acceptance, regulation/growth, and reconsolidation. The core category was “thinking of their children and standing again.” Using typological analysis, the researchers derived two pursuits, “pursuit of real life” and “pursuit of meaning,” with four subtypes: active and passive pursuits of reality, and active and passive pursuits of meaning.
Conclusions: The experiences of resilience among mothers who lost their children in an accident can be useful for family counselors and therapists.
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KEYWORD
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accidental death, loss, post-traumatic growth, grounded theory
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