Citation

Lee E, Kim SW, Kim JJ, Enright RD. J. Loss Trauma 2017; 22(8): 689-697.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15325024.2017.1388344

PMID

unavailable

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.

Language: en

Keywords

Family; suicide; forgiveness; interpretative phenomenological analysis; survivors of suicide