Abstract
This study explored the lived experiences of immediate family members who were left behind and their intra- and interpersonal struggles with other family members and their coping efforts to overcome these struggles. We used interpretative phenomenological analysis for data collection and analysis and conducted in-depth interviews with 11 participants in Korea. Two superordinate themes, with two ordinate themes in each, were identified: (a) family conflict after a family member’s suicide (“discordant grieving” and “suicide loss as a catalyst for family conflict”) and (b) forgiveness (“struggling to forgive other family members, the deceased, and themselves” and “the process and importance of forgiveness”). The implications of these findings are discussed.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 689-697 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Loss and Trauma |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 Nov 17 |
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- Social Psychology
- Phychiatric Mental Health
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Psychiatry and Mental health
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Family Conflict and Forgiveness Among Survivors of Suicide. / Lee, Eunjin; Kim, Sung won; Kim, Jichan J.; Enright, Robert D.
In: Journal of Loss and Trauma, Vol. 22, No. 8, 17.11.2017, p. 689-697.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Family Conflict and Forgiveness Among Survivors of Suicide
AU - Lee, Eunjin
AU - Kim, Sung won
AU - Kim, Jichan J.
AU - Enright, Robert D.
PY - 2017/11/17
Y1 - 2017/11/17
N2 - This study explored the lived experiences of immediate family members who were left behind and their intra- and interpersonal struggles with other family members and their coping efforts to overcome these struggles. We used interpretative phenomenological analysis for data collection and analysis and conducted in-depth interviews with 11 participants in Korea. Two superordinate themes, with two ordinate themes in each, were identified: (a) family conflict after a family member’s suicide (“discordant grieving” and “suicide loss as a catalyst for family conflict”) and (b) forgiveness (“struggling to forgive other family members, the deceased, and themselves” and “the process and importance of forgiveness”). The implications of these findings are discussed.
AB - This study explored the lived experiences of immediate family members who were left behind and their intra- and interpersonal struggles with other family members and their coping efforts to overcome these struggles. We used interpretative phenomenological analysis for data collection and analysis and conducted in-depth interviews with 11 participants in Korea. Two superordinate themes, with two ordinate themes in each, were identified: (a) family conflict after a family member’s suicide (“discordant grieving” and “suicide loss as a catalyst for family conflict”) and (b) forgiveness (“struggling to forgive other family members, the deceased, and themselves” and “the process and importance of forgiveness”). The implications of these findings are discussed.
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