Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (성인간호학회지)

Korean Society of Adult Nursing (한국성인간호학회)
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Feminist Phenomenology on the Life Experiences of Young Korean Women with Attempted Suicide

자살을 시도한 젊은 여성들의 삶의 경험에 관한 페미니스트 현상학

  • Yi, Myung-Sun (College of Nursing & Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Hwang, Soon-Chan (Songpa Community Mental Health Center)
  • Received : 2010.12.13
  • Accepted : 2011.04.08
  • Published : 2011.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to understand and describe the experiences of young Korean women with attempted suicide. Methods: The data were collected by individual interviews from four women who attempted suicide during 2008-2009. A total of 25 hours interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. The data were analyzed using feminist phenomenology to reflect and respect the participants' view and experience as much as possible. Results: Five theme clusters and ten themes emerged from the analysis. Five theme clusters include "anger resulting from others-oriented life," "guilt resulting from selfish life," "confusion resulting from unbalanced life between self and others," "attempted suicide resulting from the chaos of life as a whole," and "peace resulting from balanced life between self and others." While these theme clusters represent the phases of life experience, ten themes indicate specific problems or strategies raised during these phases in the context of male-oriented Korean patriarchal society. Conclusion: The results of the study provide insights by deeply understanding of life of young women who attempted suicide in the Korean sociocultural context with the ideology of the subjection of women.

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