본 연구는 남편이 수감된 아내의 경험을 이해하려는 목적에서 수행되었다. 이를 위해, 한국법무보호복지공단으로부터 주거지원 서비스를 받는 13명의 출소자 아내들을 대상으로 근거이론방법을 사용하여 접근하였다. 자료는 심층면담을 통해 구성하였으며, Strauss와 Corbin (1990)이 제시한 방법에 따라 분석했다. 연구 결과, 개방코딩에서는 151개의 개념, 32개의 하위범주, 13개의 범주가 도출되었다. 축코딩 결과 인과적 조건은 “청천벽력과도 같은 소식에 넋이 나감”, “감옥 수발에 지침”이 나타났으며, 현상으로는 “죽음과 같은 극한 일상 살아내기”로 나타났다. 맥락적 조건은 “고립무원 속 분투”, “혼인파탄의 위기”, “가족에게조차 말하기 어려운 깊은 고통”, “사회․경제적 지위 하락”, “부모인생 유전에 대한 두려움”으로 나타났으며, 중재적 조건은 “여러 의지처를 찾음”으로 나타났다. 작용/상호작용 전략은 “가족 십자가 매기”, “도구적 몰입”, “남은 가족과의 연대”가 나타났으며, 결과는 “자기 실존 이어가기”로 나타났다. 핵심범주는 “남편을 대신한 자리에서 전투같은 삶을 살아가지만 가족 수용과 자기성찰로 이어지는 과정”으로 상정했다. 최종적으로 남편의 교도소 수감과 관련된 아내의 경험을 통해 수감자 아내들에게 필요한 도움들을 중심으로 논의되었다.
This study was to explore experience of offenders’ wives during their husbands’ incarceration. 13 ex- offenders’ wives who received housing support by the Korea Rehabilitation Agency were interviewed and the data was analyzed using grounded theory. In open coding, 151 concepts, 32 subcategories, and 13 categories emerged from the data. In axial coding, central phenomenon was ‘living in the throes of a kind of dying’. Intervention condition was ‘searching for help’. Strategies were ‘carrying of the cross for family’, ‘instrumental activities to overcome’, and ‘family solidarity’. Consequence was ‘hold self- consciousness’. In selective coding, main theme was ‘living like in a war zone, but there was much introspection and loving for the family’. Based upon the research outcomes, the needs for ex-offenders’ families resiliency was discussed.
This study was to explore experience of offenders’ wives during their husbands’ incarceration. 13 ex- offenders’ wives who received housing support by the Korea Rehabilitation Agency were interviewed and the data was analyzed using grounded theory. In open coding, 151 concepts, 32 subcategories, and 13 categories emerged from the data. In axial coding, central phenomenon was ‘living in the throes of a kind of dying’. Intervention condition was ‘searching for help’. Strategies were ‘carrying of the cross for family’, ‘instrumental activities to overcome’, and ‘family solidarity’. Consequence was ‘hold self- consciousness’. In selective coding, main theme was ‘living like in a war zone, but there was much introspection and loving for the family’. Based upon the research outcomes, the needs for ex-offenders’ families resiliency was discussed.
