Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing (한국직업건강간호학회지)

Korean Academic Society of Occupational Health Nursing (한국직업건강간호학회)
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Experiences of Posttraumatic Growth in Firefighters with Repeated Traumatic Events

반복적 외상 사건을 겪은 소방공무원의 외상 후 성장 경험

  • Ko, Youngshim (Department of Nursing, Kyungbuk College) ;
  • Ha, Yeongmi (College of Nursing.Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
  • 고영심 (경북전문대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 하영미 (경상국립대학교 간호대학.건강과학연구원)
  • Received : 2021.07.06
  • Accepted : 2021.08.18
  • Published : 2021.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The study aimed to explore experiences of the posttraumatic growth (PTG) in firefighters with repeated exposure to traumatic events. Methods: Participants were 11 firefighters from two fire departments, who had experienced more than one critical trauma events. Data were collected through personal interviews from August to October 2020 and analyzed by Colaizzi's phenomenological methods. Results: The PTG experiences were derived into four categories: 'growth in self-perception', 'rediscovery of the meaning of life', 'deep interpersonal relationships', and 'discovery of the meaning of work'. Conclusion: These findings could be used as basic information for developing PTG program for firefighters such as logo-therapy, semantic therapy, and self-disclosure intervention using expressive writing and speaking.

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