형제사고 목격자의 트라우마와 자녀양육 경험에 관한 협력적 자문화기술지

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to identify the impact and significance that the trauma of witnessing one’s sibling in an accident during childhood has on the experience of raising children.
 Methods For this purpose, this study was conducted using the methodology of autoethnography, a qualitative research method that describes psychological experiences in depth from an insider’s point of view. In particular, an approach of collaborative autoethnography was adopted to analyze the researcher’s individual experiences from more in-depth and diverse perspectives.
 Results The three findings of this study are as follows. First, the results of this study show that chronic guilt was internalized due to the trauma of witnessing a sibling in an accident during childhood, resulting in misinformed thinking and even psychological problems. Second, unresolved emotions and compulsive behaviors springing from the trauma also appeared in the child rearing process. As a result, beliefs due to the unresolved emotions adversely affected stable attachment formation and healthy growth development for their children. Third, the conflicts from anxious attachment between parents and children were resolved and partially healed through a process of reflection and self-confession, which was obtained through the work of collaborative autoethnography.
 Conclusions This study’s significance lies in showing how people who have trauma from witnessing siblings in accidents overcome the negative emotional experiences and compulsive behaviors in the process of raising children, and providing basic data to the counseling or psychological coaching field by showing what post-traumatic growth experiences are like.