@article{ART003186722},
author={Kang, Sung Kyung},
title={A Narrative Inquiry on Graduates of Chinese Korean Ethnic University},
journal={Journal of Counseling and Gospel },
issn={1739-0745},
year={2025},
volume={33},
number={1},
pages={5-41},
doi={10.17841/jocag.2025.33.1.5}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kang, Sung Kyung
TI - A Narrative Inquiry on Graduates of Chinese Korean Ethnic University
JO - Journal of Counseling and Gospel
PY - 2025
VL - 33
IS - 1
PB - Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
SP - 5
EP - 41
SN - 1739-0745
AB - This study is a qualitative case study that explores the experiences of insecure attachment among graduates of a Korean-Chinese university in China through narrative research, aiming to facilitate their secure reattachment. The researcher provided counseling based on attachment theory and Christian counseling and examined the process of transitioning to secure reattachment. The theoretical background of this study includes John Bowlby's attachment theory and Clandinin & Connelly's narrative research method. The research questions are: How were the participants’ insecure attachment patterns formed? How did they experience secure reattachment through the narrative research process? What significance dose attachment theory-based Christian counseling hold in narrative study? All participants exhibited insecure-avoidant attachment in the Experience in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R) scale. The findings of this study are as follows: First, participants roported difficulties in interpersonal relationships due to insecure attachment experiences with their parents. Second, Christian counseling based on attachment theory provided a positive model, allowing participants to experience secure reattachment. Third, as the participants experienced secure attachment through narrative research, they also showed spiritual transformation.
KW - graduates of a Korean-Chinese University;John Bowly; attachment theory;Christian counseling;narrative inquiry
DO - 10.17841/jocag.2025.33.1.5
ER -
Kang, Sung Kyung. (2025). A Narrative Inquiry on Graduates of Chinese Korean Ethnic University. Journal of Counseling and Gospel , 33(1), 5-41.
Kang, Sung Kyung. 2025, "A Narrative Inquiry on Graduates of Chinese Korean Ethnic University", Journal of Counseling and Gospel , vol.33, no.1 pp.5-41. Available from: doi:10.17841/jocag.2025.33.1.5
Kang, Sung Kyung "A Narrative Inquiry on Graduates of Chinese Korean Ethnic University" Journal of Counseling and Gospel 33.1 pp.5-41 (2025) : 5.
Kang, Sung Kyung. A Narrative Inquiry on Graduates of Chinese Korean Ethnic University. 2025; 33(1), 5-41. Available from: doi:10.17841/jocag.2025.33.1.5
Kang, Sung Kyung. "A Narrative Inquiry on Graduates of Chinese Korean Ethnic University" Journal of Counseling and Gospel 33, no.1 (2025) : 5-41.doi: 10.17841/jocag.2025.33.1.5
Kang, Sung Kyung. A Narrative Inquiry on Graduates of Chinese Korean Ethnic University. Journal of Counseling and Gospel , 33(1), 5-41. doi: 10.17841/jocag.2025.33.1.5
Kang, Sung Kyung. A Narrative Inquiry on Graduates of Chinese Korean Ethnic University. Journal of Counseling and Gospel . 2025; 33(1) 5-41. doi: 10.17841/jocag.2025.33.1.5
Kang, Sung Kyung. A Narrative Inquiry on Graduates of Chinese Korean Ethnic University. 2025; 33(1), 5-41. Available from: doi:10.17841/jocag.2025.33.1.5
Kang, Sung Kyung. "A Narrative Inquiry on Graduates of Chinese Korean Ethnic University" Journal of Counseling and Gospel 33, no.1 (2025) : 5-41.doi: 10.17841/jocag.2025.33.1.5
