A Study on the Family Reunion Experience of Adults Discharged from Childcare Welfare Facilities - Grounded Theory Approach -

아동양육시설 퇴소 성인들의 원가족 재회 경험 연구: 근거이론(Grounded Theory) 연구 접근

This study focused on analysis of experience for adults' reunion with original family members who had lived in child care facilities during the childhood and adolescence. It was researched based on the grounded theory from nineteen participants have interacted with their own separated family members for more than ten years after had been reunited with them. As written in the result section of the study using the paradigm model analysis showed that it was caused by feel regret by reunion, absence of belonging and repeated abandoned wound. The contextual condition appeared as sensitive memories as wounded and frustration of compensation mentality. The centralization phenomenon came in a whirlpool of emotion. The intervention condition appeared as recognition of filial piety, support system for parents and healing their parents mind. The action-interaction showed up as revenge with good will, setting own boding free, inspire of own pride, family reconciliation. The consequence appeared as family sublimation, successful execution of life task and getting living foundation. This research made practical and political proposals based on above result and described the limitations of the study and the proposals for the latter study.

본 연구는 아동양육시설 퇴소 성인이 경험한 원가족과의 재회에 대한 연구로서 아동청소년기시절 시설에서 성장한 후 성인이 되어 원가족을 다시 만난 개인들의 경험을 분석했다. 본 연구는 근거이론 연구방법으로 접근했으며 원가족과 재회한 후 10년이상 교류를 가졌던 19명의연구 참여자가 참여했다. 분석결과는 패러다임에 의한 범주분석에서 인과적 조건은 '다시 만남의 후회', '소속감 없음', '버림받은 상처의 재현'으로 나타났고, 맥락적 조건은 '상처받은 존재로서의 예민성', '보상심리의 좌절'로 나타났다. 중심현상은 '감정의 소용돌이'로 나타났다. 중재적 조건은 '천륜의 인식', '부모부양 지지체계', '부모의 상처 씻어주기'로 나타났고, 작용/상호작용은 '선으로 복수하기', '자기 구속의 끈 풀기', '자신의 푯대 세우기', '가족화해'로 나타났다. 결과는 '가족의승화', '생애과업 완수', '삶의 터전 확보'로 나타났다. 이상과 같은 분석결과를 토대로 논의를 거쳐 제언을 하였다.