Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (동의신경정신과학회지)

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Narrative Inquiry on Current Korean Medicine Doctors' Experience of Inferiority Complex: Qualitative Research

현직 한의사의 열등감 경험에 대한 내러티브 탐구: 질적연구

  • Bae, Jin-soo (Department of Neuropsychiatry, Dongshin University Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Kyeong-ok (Department of Neuropsychiatry, Dongshin University Korean Medicine Hospital)
  • 배진수 (동신대학교 광주한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 김경옥 (동신대학교 광주한방병원 한방신경정신과)
  • Received : 2022.08.23
  • Accepted : 2022.09.22
  • Published : 2022.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the vivid and in-depth stories, of inferiority experienced in the lives of current Korean medicine doctors. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted, with two participants. Collected research data were analyzed, using the narrative inquiry method suggested by Clandinin and Connelly. Results: Common themes found in participants' narrative were summarized, by 'comparison with others' and 'various attempts to overcome inferiority feeling'. Conclusions: This study is meaningful at three levels: personal, social, and practical. Also, it provides readers with an opportunity to reflect on the way they cope with their inferiority complex, which various people experience in different contexts.

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