한국도서관·정보학회지 (Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society)

한국도서관·정보학회 (Korean Library and Information Science Society)
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노인 독서 모임 참여자의 경험과 관계 형성 과정에 관한 현상학적 연구

A Phenomenological Study of Older Adults' Experiences and Relationship Formation in Book Clubs

  • 임성관 (경기대학교 교육대학원)
  • 투고 : 2026.05.14
  • 심사 : 2026.06.05
  • 발행 : 2026.06.30
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본 연구의 목적은 노인 독서 모임 참여자들의 경험을 현상학적으로 탐구하여, 이러한 경험이 타인과의 관계 형성에 어떠한 의미를 갖는지를 심층적으로 이해하는 데 있다. 연구 목적 달성을 위해 독서 모임에 2년 이상 지속적으로 참여한 만 65세 이상 노인 7명을 대상으로 반구조화된 심층 면담을 실시하였으며, 수집된 자료는 Colaizzi의 현상학적 분석 방법에 따라 분석하였다. 그 결과, 노인들에게 독서 모임 참여는 단순한 여가 활동을 넘어 정서적 안정과 사회적 상호작용, 지적·정서적 만족을 동시에 제공하는 중요한 삶의 질 향상 경험이자, 타인과 자연스럽게 관계를 맺을 수 있는 계기였다. 또한 독서를 통해 인지적 성장과 자기 성찰이 촉진되었으며, 나아가 새로운 사람들과 생각과 감정을 나누는 과정에서 정서적 친밀감과 소속감을 형성하는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 도서관이 노인과 독서 모임을 연결하는 지역사회 거점 공간으로서의 역할 강화, 노인의 정서적 안정과 심리적 안녕을 지원할 수 있는 독서 프로그램 확대, 독서 모임 참여자 간 관계 형성과 네트워크 확대 지원에 관한 방안을 제언하였다.

The purpose of this study was to phenomenologically explore the experiences of older adults participating in a book club and to gain an in-depth understanding of the meanings these experiences hold in the process of forming relationships with others. To achieve this purpose, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with seven older adults aged 65 and over who had participated continuously in a book club for more than two years. The collected data were analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenological method. As a result, for the elderly, participation in reading groups was an important experience of improving the quality of life that provides emotional stability, social interaction, and intellectual and emotional satisfaction beyond simple leisure activities, as well as an opportunity to naturally establish relationships with others. In addition, reading promoted cognitive growth and self-reflection, and furthermore, it was found that emotional intimacy and belonging were formed in the process of sharing thoughts and emotions with new people. Therefore, based on these results, measures were proposed to strengthen the library's role as a community base space connecting the elderly and reading groups, to expand reading programs that can support the emotional stability and psychological well-being of the elderly, to form relationships between participants in reading groups, and to support network expansion.

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