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Research trends in Christian Counseling for Depression: Focusing on Domestic Research

  • Journal of Counseling and Gospel
  • Abbr : Jocag
  • 2024, 32(1), pp.5-41
  • DOI : 10.17841/jocag.2024.32.1.5
  • Publisher : Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Pastoral Counseling
  • Received : January 8, 2024
  • Accepted : March 9, 2024
  • Published : March 30, 2024

Kwon, Hye Ryoung 1 Suk, Eun Joo 1 Kim, Suk Kyeong 1

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ABSTRACT

This study aims to predict the direction of future research by analyzing research trends on depression in Christian counseling. For this, the study analyzed 216 academic journals and dissertations published by domestic Christian counseling researchers on depression. The analysis items were broadly divided into the areas of research topic, research object, research method, theoretical and therapeutic approach, and the characteristics and trends were analyzed. Considering the focus on depression and the specificity of Christian counseling, which is distinct from secular counseling, the categories were organized using both deductive and inductive methods. As a result of the analysis, the most common research topics were overview studies, and the most common were studies that did not specify age and gender, studies targeting individuals, and studies targeting Christians as subjects. The most common research method was theoretical research, the most common theoretical approach was interdisciplinary research, and the proportion of Christian counseling and integrative and eclectic approaches was alike in therapeutic approaches. In terms of content, the proportion of psychological counseling perspectives was higher. Based on this, the tasks and directions of future research on Christian counseling for depression were proposed. It is hoped that this study will be used as important basic data for the development of Christian counseling for depression in the future.

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