내부고발자의 건강문제에 대한 이해 - 근거이론의 적용 -

This paper presents whistleblowers' health problems resulting from disclosing wrongdoings observed within their own organizations and their responding attitudes towards these health problems. Two research questions were asked: what do whistleblowers experience in relation to their health after blowing the whistle? And how do they respond to it? The study employed grounded theory to capture information needed to explicate the process of whistleblowers' injuries to health as well as interactions between health insecurity and whistleblowers' responding attitudes towards it. To collect data, the study used semi-structured interview methods. In the process of collecting the data, the authors followed the procedures that grounded theory suggests, including identifying categories, coding "mentions" of each interviewee into categories, and interpreting the properties and dimensions of the categories, the relationships among them, and the contexts under which they are connected. Lastly, the major findings including a fact that social support, communication, and empathy are important for preventing whistleblowers' health problems were discussed and their implications also suggested. The study hopes to make a contribution to expand the body of knowledge on whistleblowers' experiences related to health problems.