Life Experience of Bereaved Parents After the 2014 Sewol Ferry Disaster in South Korea

Dong Hun Lee; Minsoo Khang; Jiyoung Shin; Hwa Jung Lee; Jacqueline A. Brown

doi:10.1177/0030222817744954

Life Experience of Bereaved Parents After the 2014 Sewol Ferry Disaster in South Korea

Dong Hun Lee, Minsoo Khang, Jiyoung Shin, Hwa Jung Lee, Jacqueline A. Brown

Psychology

Sungkyunkwan University

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The aim of this study was to identify the outcomes of parental bereavement and the changes in life experience that follow the traumatic death of a teenage child. The results of the study are aimed to assist counselors and educators who work with themes of grief and loss. From 17 in-depth interviews from parents bereaved by the Sewol ferry disaster of 2014 in South Korea, three main categories were found to capture the reality for parents after the sudden and traumatic death of a teenage child: (a) personal changes, (b) changes in close relationships, and (c) changes in social life. Recommendations for future research and potential implications were discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	515-543
Number of pages	29
Journal	Omega (United States)
Volume	80
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0030222817744954
State	Published - Mar 1 2020

Keywords

Sewol ferry disaster
bereaved parents
in-depth interviews
life experience
traumatic death

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