• 한국사회정책
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.97-115
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• 2017

전체 미혼모의 90% 이상이 입양을 선택했던 과거와 다르게, 최근 들어 자녀의 양육을 선택하는 미혼모가 눈에 띄게 증가하기 시작하였다. 이와 더불어 연령, 교육수준, 노동시장 참여 등의 인구사회학적 특성들도 과거에 비하여 전체적으로 향상되는 추세이다. 그러나 여전히 많은 미혼모들이 빈곤을 비롯하여 다양한 어려움을 호소하고 있다. 이는 오랜 사회적 편견과 차별 속에서 자녀 양육과 생계부양자의 역할을 동시에 수행하는 양육미혼모가 직면하는 어려움들은 개인적 특성의 발전 향상만으로 해결될 수 없으며, 미혼모의 자녀양육 지원을 위한 사회적 개입이 필요함을 보여준다. 이에 본 연구는 한국사회 미혼모 지원정책의 전개과정 및 패러다임의 변화를 살펴보고, 현재 미혼모 가족을 위해 제공되고 있는 정책의 현황과 한계를 전반적 정책 기조의 변화 속에서 검토하였다. 한국사회의 미혼모 정책은 2000년대 중반을 기점으로 기존의 입양 중심에서 미혼모의 자녀양육을 지원하는 쪽으로 패러다임 전환이 이루어진 것으로 관찰되었다. 그러나 현재 양육미혼모에게 제공되는 있는 사회적 지원의 수준은 정책기조의 변화에 미치지 못하고 있어, 미혼모가 자녀를 양육하기에는 아직도 상당한 어려움이 따르고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막 결론에서는 미혼모의 자녀양육을 효율적으로 지원하기 위한 정책적 함의를 제시하였다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.639-648
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• 2014

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify life experiences of Korean patients with Hansen's disease (leprosy). Methods: For this study, 5 participants from Sorok Island Hospital were purposively chosen. Data were collected through in-depth individual interviews from June to July 2014. Data analysis method was based on Colaizzi's approach. Results: The study results showed that experiences of patients with Hansen's disease consisted of 14 themes and six theme clusters: 1) Bad disease approaching as fate; 2) Family breakup and far from the village; 3) New life in Sorok Island Hospital; 4) Treatment of Hansen's disease and disability; 5) Life in the disease community; 6) Comfort and hope of life. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that health care professionals should pay attention to patients with Hansen's disease not only to reduce their physical and psychological suffering, but also to help the community and public culture to reduce the social stigma surrounding this disease and causing suffering for the patients. The results of the present study can help us to have a better understanding of various aspects of patients' lived experiences.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.229-239
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• 2005

Purpose: The objective of this study was to provide an understanding of the difficulties for facing parents of children with terminal cancer. Method: The design of this study was an inductive and descriptive study. Thirty???]one parents of children with terminal cancer participated in???]depth were interviewed s. C in depth and content analysis was used for analyzing the data. Results: The main categories in the findings were 'difficulties in coping', 'physical and psychological suffering of children', 'suffering of family', 'bereavement with children', 'economic problems', 'incurable situation', 'preparation of death', 'social isolation', 'coping after a child dies', 'spiritual problems', receiving active treatment', 'informing children of their condition', 'a sense of meaninglessness', 'emotional iunstability', and 'giving up hope'. Conclusion: The main point identified from this result in this study was that parents who have a child with terminal cancer don't never give up the hope of recovery for their child even when the child is in by the terminal stage of their children, even though and they are unwillingly to prepare for their child's death. This is a unique characteristic in the attitude of the families' attitude in child hospice care and differs from that found in adult hospice care. This result can be used as an important guide for nurses to in assessing the parents' needs in the terminal care setting.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.175-184
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• 2016

Stress at work and in the family is a very common issue in our society that generates many health-related problems. During recent years, numerous studies have sought to define the term stress, raising many contradictions that various authors have studied. Other authors have attempted to establish some criteria, in subjective and not very quantitative ways, in an attempt to reduce and even to eliminate stressors and their effects at work and in the family context. The purpose of this study was to quantify so-called cushioning variables, such as control, social support, home/work life conciliation, and even sports and leisure activities, with the purpose of, as much as possible, reducing the negative effects of stress, which seriously affects the health of workers. The study employs data from the Fifth European Working Conditions Survey, in which nearly 44,000 interviewees from 34 countries in the European Union participated. We constructed a probabilistic model based on a Bayesian network, using variables from both the workplace and the family, the aforementioned cushioning variables, as well as the variable stress. If action is taken on the above variables, then the probabilities of suffering high levels of stress may be reduced. Such action may improve the quality of life of people at work and in the family.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.695-706
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was aimed to explore and describe the disease experience of Korean women with eating disorders within psychological and sociocultural context. Methods: The participants were 12 young adult women suffering with eating disorders or have recovered from the diseases. Data were collected via in-depth interviews and analyzed according to the grounded theory methodology by Strauss and Corbin. Results: The core category of the disease experience was 'becoming the master of life through desperate efforts'. The disease experience was categorized into five different phases including 'falling under the influence of others', 'collapsing the self: life swallowed by loosening weight', 'facing the wrecked self', 'struggling between the self and others', 'truly facing the self'. The intervening conditions were various supporting systems such as 'support from family', 'economic support' and 'support from trustworthy health professionals'. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that it is necessary to develop nursing interventions to support women with eating disorders and alleviate their suffering from eating disorders. Also specialized educational programs are warranted to prevent the eating disorders, and to reduce social stigma of eating disorders.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.97-115
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• 2011

The focus of this study was on the self-differentiation level of families with an elderly member suffering from dementia. Based on 340 questionnaires collected in Seoul and Gyeonggi, the study intended to explain the adaptation issues of those families. The variables of interest, which might be related to the self-differentiation, were chronic anxiety(i.e. stress), the family function, psychosomatic symptoms and the family's adaptation to care-giving. As a result of analyzing the effects of the variables potentially related to the self-differentiation level of care-giving families, the findings from this study were as follow. With decreasing self-differentiation level of the family caring for an elderly member suffering from dementia, the levels of stress and psychosomatic symptoms were significantly increased, but the family function and the adaptation to care-giving tended to decrease. Conversely, with increasing self-differentiation, the levels of stress and psychosomatic symptoms were significantly decreased, while the family function and adaptation to care-giving were promoted.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.238-248
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• 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this empirical research was to describe the contents what had happened to nurses experiencing taeoom. Methods: This study explored the phenomenological ways to understand lived experiences in nurses' 'Taeoom' and investigated the 'Taeoom' through the deductive content analysis. For the this study, the data was collected through individual interviews with 11 nurses who worked over 12months in 1 hospital, lived in 5 areas, working 7 nursing unit of 10 hospitals. The interviews conducted by semi structured questions about participants' lived experiences in 'Taeoom'. Results: Inductive contents analysis identified 5 categories and 15 subcategories. Main themes in this study included a failed membership, difficult of practical field adaptation, feared with nursing unit life, self-centered peer relationships and rite of passage. Conclusion: This study results have been illuminated with edged sword which has a dark side and a light side to experienced in 'Taeoom'. Newly employed nurses have suffering from 'Taeoom' as well as retained nurse. Therefore, policy and practice programs for a diminution of suffering and management for nurses 'Taeoom' should be developed and implemented.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.472-480
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• 2023

This study investigated correlations among interpersonal problems, body dissatisfaction, and makeup behavior among college students. The results provide basic data which are helpful for students to build healthy interpersonal relationships and suggest a direction for beauty care behavior. This study derived the following results: A close correlation was identified between international problems and body dissatisfaction and body dissatisfaction and makeup behavior. In other words, college students suffering from interpersonal problems also experienced body dissatisfaction. In addition, those with body dissatisfaction have made efforts to overcome such problem through makeup behavior. This could be viewed as meaning that the greater the body dissatisfaction, the more active college students are in makeup management behavior, and the intention to resolve their physical dissatisfaction through makeup management behavior was included. Therefore, society or colleges need to recognize the necessity of counseling or treatment programs for college students suffering from interpersonal problems or body dissatisfaction and help them enter into society through diverse programs. Additionally, appearance management programs, such as the aforementioned makeup behavior, that can make them satisfied with their body should be developed. Ultimately, diverse suggestions that can help students improve their self-esteem and interpersonal relationships and enhance sociality through such social efforts should be formulated.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.55-65
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• 2022

공감적 존재인 Homo Empathicus로서의 인간들이 살아가는 세상임에도 불구하고, 실제로 우리 사회는 집단간의 분열과 갈등이 끊이지 않고 있다. 인간의 공감 반응은 타자의 정의로움에 민감하여, 타인의 정의로움 여부에 따라 타인의 고통에 공감 반응을 보이기도 하고 쾌감을 느끼기도 한다. 그러나, 타자에 대한 우리의 공감 반응은 항상 정의로운 것은 아니며, 내집단 편향성이라는 내재적 한계를 가지고 있다. 즉, 자신과 같은 집단이나 범주에 속하는 사람인지 아닌지에 따라, 우리는 스스로 의식하지도 못한 채 타인의 고통에 편향적으로 공감하기도 하고, 편향적으로 쾌감을 느끼기도 한다. 최근의 정보통신기술 발전은, 내집단 관련 SNS혹은 내집단 매체에 대한 편향적 접근을 용이하게 하며, 이를 통해 집단과 관련한 보다 편향된 의미론적 정보 네트워크의 구축을 심화시킨다. 이러한 현상들은 공감의 내재적 한계 속성들과 상호작용하여 더욱 편향된 내집단 공감 및 내집단 활동을 하게 하는 악순환의 고리를 형성함으로써 분열과 대립을 가속화할 수 있다. 저자는 공감의 신경 기전에 대한 이해를 통해 공감의 속성과 한계를 고찰해보고, 신경과학적 관점에서 공감과 정의의 관련성을 탐색해봄으로써, 분열과 갈등의 현대 사회를 기존의 사회과학적 시각과는 다른 차원에서 조명해보고자 하였다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.1021-1033
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• 2001

This study sought to find a nursing intervention tool for enhancing elderly women's lives by investigating the causes and the meaning of their grief. Method: This research was derived from a phenomenological tool such as qualitative research design. The data collection took place from December of 2000 until April of 2001 Through systematic interviews and participatory observations of five elderly women attending C welfare center located in downtown Seoul the data was collected. Each interview lasted an hour and a half and was arranged five times. The analysis of this research was conducted using the Giorgi method. Results: \circled1 There was obvious physical and physiological decline caused by aging old; as well as there being spouse health problems, additional physical suffering, signs of senility, and insomnia, \circled2 Further grief was imposed by unpleasant memories of the spouse; infidelity, incapability, and even disregard of her own well-being, \circled3 Then there was pity for children; unfaithful children, uncertain futures of the children, and early death of a child, \circled4 Also, regrettable fate, painful daily acttrities, unreliable factors, bad circumstances, and feelings emptiness were reported, \circled5 Finally, anxiety for the future; ac sense of despair, loneliness, economic hardship, and the fear of imminent death increased grief levels. Conclusion: A variety of programs and social meetings for the elderly to overcome their physiological or psychological crisis should be substantially developed and supported by the government. In order to implement the social welfare for the elderly women, special consideration whether on the governmental level or the personal level, should be devoted to the elderly who live without any financial support or social concern.