@Article{IJMHP.2020.013279,
AUTHOR = {Su Yeon Kim, Kyung Mi Lim, Soo Jin Kim, Go-Un Kim, Boyoung Kim},
TITLE = {Embracing and Growing as a Peer Support Provider: An Analysis of Participants’ Experience in a Peer Support Program Based on the Recovery Model of Mental Illness},
JOURNAL = {International Journal of Mental Health Promotion},
VOLUME = {22},
YEAR = {2020},
NUMBER = {4},
PAGES = {261--270},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/IJMHP/v22n4/40885},
ISSN = {2049-8543},
ABSTRACT = {Peer support is an important factor in the recovery of persons with mental illness. Most studies have focused on the effects of peer support programs on
participants rather than on the process of mental health recovery. This study was a
qualitative analysis of the experience of participants in a peer support provider
program based on the recovery model of mental illness in Korean communities.
The participants were recruited through flyers, and interested candidates were
screened to determine whether they met the eligibility criteria. The total number
of participants in individual interviews was 10, comprising 5 males and 5 females.
The participants’ age range was 20 years to 50 years, and schizophrenia was the
most common diagnosis. By applying the six-step content analysis method by
Braun and Clarke, this study extracted 140 meaningful statements, from which
20 sub-themes, 7 subcategories, and 3 categories were derived. The core theme
of participants’ experience was embracing and growing as a peer support provider
as part of recovery progress by aspiring a peer support provider, positively accepting illness, and engaging in a meaningful role in the community. The participants
expressed their emotions by sharing their experiences; they recognized the possibility of recovery from powerlessness and despair and learned to play a vital role
as a member of the community.},
DOI = {10.32604/IJMHP.2020.013279}
}