Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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A Qualitative Study on the Posttraumatic Growth Experience of Firefighters after Colleague's Suicide

소방공무원의 동료자살 이후 외상 후 성장 경험에 관한 질적연구

  • Received : 2019.01.04
  • Accepted : 2019.02.20
  • Published : 2019.02.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the semantic system and process of posttraumatic growth experience of firefighters after colleague's suicide. Grounded theory methodology based on symbolic interactionism was utilized. The subjects of this study were 7 firefighters who experienced the colleague's suicide. Data were collected by using in-depth interviews from October 1 to November 30, 2015. The results showed that "Gradually becoming more resilient" was analyzed to be the core category of firefighters' posttraumatic growth. We derived four categories and nine subcategories. Based on the results, it is necessary to develop a convergence intervention program to promote posttraumatic growth of firefighters exposed to various traumatic events.

본 연구의 목적은 동료자살 이후 소방공무원이 경험하는 외상 후 성장의 의미체계와 과정을 기술하기 위함이다. 이를 위하여 상징적 상호작용주의에 바탕을 둔 근거이론 방법을 적용하여 분석하였다. 연구 참여자는 동료의 자살사망을 경험한 소방공무원 7명이며, 자료 수집은 2015년 10월 1일부터 11월 30일까지 심층인터뷰를 통해 이루어졌다. 연구 결과 동료자살 이후 소방공무원의 외상 후 성장 경험은 '조금씩 단단해져 감'이 핵심범주로 분석되었고 4개의 범주와 9개의 하위 범주가 도출되었다. 본 연구의 결과를 토대로 다양한 외상사건에 노출되는 소방공무원의 외상 후 성장을 도모하기 위한 융복합 중재 프로그램 개발이 필요하다.

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Fig. 1. Posttraumatic Growth Experience of Firefighters after Colleague’s Suicide

Table 1. General Characteristics of Subjects

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