중년 비혼 여성의 모녀관계 변화 과정에 관한 전생애적 내러티브 탐구 = A Lifespan Narrative Inquiry into the Process of Change in Mother-Daughter Relationship of a Middle-Aged Never-Married Woman

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

·Research topics: This study aimed to understand, through narrative inquiry, how the process of change in mother-daughter relationship of a middle-aged never-married woman has been constructed through lived experiences and meanings within a lifespan context.
·Research background: Qualitative research is needed to gain an in-depth understanding of how the mother-daughter relationship has been experienced and transformed throughout the lives of a never-married woman entering middle adulthood as a life transition period.
·Differences from prior research: Extending previous studies that have approached the mother-daughter relationship of a never-married woman primarily from the perspectives of emotional bonding and caregiving or within a dichotomous framework of separation and dependence, this study explored the patterns of change in the mother-daughter relationship and their meanings from a lifespan perspective.
·Research method: In-depth interviews were conducted with one middle-aged never-married woman who lived with her mother and had experienced a closely bonded mother-daughter relationship. Based on the collected data, her narrative was reconstructed.
·Research results: Seven essential themes were identified: “a mother-daughter relationship sustained by mutual reliance,” “a desire to move beyond compassion for the mother,” “attempts at separation and frustrated independence,” “becoming a caregiver for the mother,” “vitality emerging beyond the mother’s expectations,” “a balanced view of the mother,” and “coexisting with the mother while centering one’s own life.” · Contribution points and expected effects: This study is meaningful in that it identified the process through which the mother-daughter relationship of a middle-aged never-married woman was reconstructed into a relationship of coexistence.