발달장애인 형제를 둔 성인 비장애 형제자매의 정서적 경험과 지원요구에 대한 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the emotional experiences of non-disabled adult siblings while growing up among persons with developmental disabilities. We also analyzed the data according to the birth order of the siblings and suggested effective support by analyzing related support needs. For this purpose, the focus group interview was conducted once for each of the four older siblings and the four junior siblings. As a result of successive comparative analysis on these interviews, the older sibling group produced eight upper categories and 24 subcategories and the junior sibling group also produced eight upper categories and 24 subcategories. The common upper categories for the two groups were as follows. As for emotional experiences, the categories were 'How to Recognize Disabilities,' 'Experience and Emotion with Disabled Siblings,' 'Experience and Emotion with Parents,' 'Experience and Emotion with Other People,' and 'Roles as Non-disabled Siblings.' As for emotional support, the categories were ‘Necessity of Support,’ ‘When to Support,’ and ‘Support Content.’ The results of this study helped to determine areas of support for non-disabled siblings.