ISSN : 1229-0688
본 연구는 상담 과정에서 의미 있었던 내담자의 눈물 경험을 탐색하기 위해, 내담자가 눈물 을 흘렸던 상담 회기와 그 이후의 상담 과정을 콜라지의 현상학 연구방법을 활용하여 분석하 였다. 최근 6개월 내에 상담에서 눈물을 흘린 적이 있는 참여자 9명(남자3, 여자6)을 반구조화 면접지를 활용하여 인터뷰하였고, 분석의 신뢰성을 확보하기 위해 전문가와 참여자 평정을 하였다. 연구결과, 참여자는 상담에서 눈물을 흘렸을 때와 그 이후에 이어지는 상담과정에서 자신의 문제 또는 감정과 ‘접촉’한 후, 강렬하고도 복잡한 느낌의 ‘감정의 소용돌이’와 차분하게 가라앉는 ‘편해져 가는 마음’에 그대로 머무르는 것으로 나타났다. 참여자는 눈물을 흘린 이후에 어떻게 행동할 것인지를 결정하여 눈물 흘린 회기를 ‘매듭지었는데’, 이 과정에 서 참여자의 사회문화적 배경을 바탕으로 형성된 정서표현신념이 주요한 역할을 하였다. 이러한 눈물 경험의 영향력은 상담 진행, 상담 관계와 일상생활 행동에까지 이어져 내담자는 ‘이전 같지 않은 세계’를 경험하였다.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the experience of crying during the therapy process. Nine participants (3 men, 6 women), who had cried within the last 6 months were recruited as participants. After conducting interviews, transcripts were analyzed using Colaizzi's method of phenomenological study. To explore crying in the context of meaningful experience, four clusters were created: 'contact', 'staying with emotions', 'being wrapped up' and 'the world has changed'. It was found that participants often realized the reason behind the difficulty they were facing while crying during therapy. In addition, it was revealed that beliefs about emotional expression, based on social and cultural backgrounds, played an important role. In this respect, while staying present in the process of feeling each emotion (e. g. whirlpool of emotions, calmness), clients were also experiencing feelings associated with whether or not they wanted to cry. Ultimately, the crying experience largely influenced participant commitment and active involvement in continued therapy.
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