Citation

Lee E, Kim SW, Enright RD. Omega (Westport) 2019; 79(4): 414-435.

Affiliation

Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Baywood Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0030222817724700

PMID

28792352

Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the characteristics of posttraumatic growth arising from losing an immediate family member to suicide in Korea. We used interpretative phenomenological analysis for data collection and analysis and conducted in-depth interviews with 11 participants in Korea to evaluate the positive changes subsequent to the suicide. Participants revealed positive outcomes in response to losing an immediate family member to suicide after suffering the "most unimaginable pain" including (a) "Now I know what the most important thing in life is," (b) "Warm and intimate relationships matter," and

(c) "Survivors of suicide's search for meaning." The implications of these findings and avenues for future research are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

family; interpretative phenomenological analysis; posttraumatic growth; suicide; survivors of suicide