• 대한간호학회지
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.753-765
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• 2016

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of women problem gamblers, focusing on the meaning of gambling to them, how and why these women continue to gamble or stop gambling, and their needs and concerns. In order to effectively help women problem gamblers, practical in-depth knowledge is necessary to develop intervention programs for prevention, treatment, and recovery among women problem gamblers. Methods: The hermeneutic phenomenology approach was used to guide in-depth interviews and team interpretation of data. Sixteen women gamblers who chose to live in the casino area were recruited through snowball sampling with help from a counseling center. Participants were individually interviewed from February to April 2013 and asked to tell their stories of gambling. Transcribed interviews provided data for interpretive analysis. Results: In the study analysis one constitutive pattern was identified: moving beyond addiction by recognizing the two faces of gambling in their life. Four related themes emerged in the analysis-gambling as alluring; gambling as 'ugly'; living in contradictions; and moving beyond. Conclusion: Loneliness and isolation play a critical role in gambling experiences of women gamblers in Korea. In other words, they are motivated to gamble in order to escape from loneliness, to stop gambling for fear of being lonely as they get older, and to stay in the casnio area so as not to be alone. The need for acceptance is one fo the important factors that should be considered in developing intervention program for women.

• 사회복지연구
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.121-156
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 회복을 어렵게 만드는 단도박자의 생활고 극복과정을 탐구하는 것이다. 연구의 목적 달성을 위해 단도박 후 생활고를 극복한 총 10명의 연구참여자들과 1:1 심층면담을 수행했다. 면담을 통해 수집한 자료는 Strauss와 Corbin(1990; 1998)이 제안한 근거이론(grounded theory) 절차에 따라 분석했다. 분석 결과 131개의 개념을 구성했으며, 구성된 개념을 다시 32개의 하위범주와 14개의 범주로 분류하였다. 연구자들은 각 범주를 관통하는 핵심범주를 '현실 수용과 재결단을 통한 생활고 극복'으로 제시했다. 연구결과를 바탕으로 연구자들은 경제적 자활 프로그램 제공, 사회보장 서비스 제공, 상담사-가족-동료 단도박자가 공조할 수 있는 '삼각 지지체계'구축 등을 실천 및 정책적 개입 방안들로 제안했다.