KMID : 1025820230310010085
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Family and Family Therapy 2023 Volume.31 No. 1 p.85 ~ p.114
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A Study on the Developmental Process of A Male Sex Worker¡¯s Suicidal Ideation and Family Dynamics: Focused on A Family Therapy Case Study
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Lee Eun-Hyung
Park Tai-Young Yoon Young-Hee Jung Youn Han Kyong-Mi Oh Ye-Suk
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study examined a family therapy case of a male sex worker with suicidal ideation. The study aimed to identify the factors that contributed to the client¡¯s suicidal ideation by exploring the family dynamics according to the client¡¯s life cycle.
Methods: We used the case study method and suggested the analysis results according to the life cycle.
Results: The findings revealed that the client¡¯s suicidal ideation was associated with family dynamics. First, the client¡¯s anxiety in the prenatal period was linked with parental marriage resulting from premarital pregnancy and the parents¡¯ unresolved family of origin issues. Second, the client had formed an insecure attachment in childhood due to the stress caused by his parents¡¯ extramarital affair and the birth of a younger sister. Third, the client experienced an oppressive family environment in adolescence which led the client to suppress himself. Fourth, the client¡¯s suicidal ideation intensified in adulthood as he experienced growing anxiety.
Conclusions: This study provides a unique framework to understand the development of suicidal ideation by examining family dynamics and attachment according to the life cycle.
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KEYWORD
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suicidal ideation, attachment, male sex worker, life cycle
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