취업 유지 중인 정신장애인의 회복 경험

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the recovery experiences of workers with mental illness by using Concept Mapping. For the study, individual in-depth interviews were conducted for 12 workers with mental illness, and 82 statements were derived through the statement integration process. After that, the 12 participants generated 50 statements and classified them according to their similarities, also rated each statement of importance. Next, multi-dimensional scaling (using ALSCAL) and hierarchical cluster analysis (using Ward’s method) were conducted based on the participants’ sorting of final statements. Through this process, the conceptual map of the recovery experiences of workers with mental illness was finally confirmed. The research results are as follows. The dimensional analysis of statements was named in 2 dimensions: ‘personal–social’ and ‘functional– cognitive’. As a result of cluster analysis, the statements were categorized 7 clusters i.e., ‘development of social relationships’, ‘independent economic activity’, ‘empowering self-care ability’, ‘decreasing psychiatric symptoms’, ‘finding inner strength’, ‘support and advocacy’ and ‘understanding others’. The average of significance for all 82 statements was 4.05, and relative significance between clusters revealed that ‘finding inner strength’ and ‘independent economic activity’ got the highest rating(M = 4.17). Based on the findings, practical and political implications were discussed for people with mental illness. Finally, limitations of the study were suggested, as well as the direction of further research.