In the second study, Chi (2011)
adopted grounded theory (GT) to understand the healing process of individuals who attempted suicide
(n= 14). Findings show that the healing process comprises five stages: (1) self-awareness, (2) help-seeking, (3) repetitiveness, (4) adjustment, and (5) acceptance. In the help-seeking stage, individuals
accessed help from medical professionals or community social
supports during the recovery process. However, the above two
studies offered only a broad outline of the process of peoples' healing
after their suicide attempt. They did not explore, in depth, the GT
context and intervening conditions of the healing process in Chinese
culture. Thus, the aim of this paper was to understand the internal and
external environments (the context) and the protective/resilient and
impeding circumstances (intervening conditions) affecting the action/interactions of individuals when navigating the healing process
after their suicide attempt in Chinese culture.