Date
5-16-2024
Department
School of Behavioral Sciences
Degree
Doctor of Education in Community Care and Counseling (EdD)
Chair
Scott Edgar
Keywords
Korean Christian adolescents, Mental health crisis, psychological experience, Cultural characteristics of Korean adolescents, Access to mental health services
Disciplines
Counseling | Educational Psychology
Recommended Citation
Son, Munmi, "A Phenomenological Study of Psychological Experience in the Mental Health Crisis of Korean American Christian Older Adolescents" (2024). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 5537.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/5537
Abstract
The purpose of this phenomenological study is to understand the experience of psychological distress witnessed in the mental health crisis of Korean American Christian adolescents. Korean adolescents are at increased risk of attempting suicide. Therefore, it is important to understand the phenomenon and psychological experience of mental health problems among Korean Christian adolescents. This study explores Korean-American cultural characteristics and the psychology of access to mental health services by these adolescents with mental health concerns. The design of this study is an interpretative qualitative study and includes open semi-structured interviews and observations for data collection. This study identifies the distinctiveness of mental health in Korea based on a cultural-psychological theoretical framework. The researcher believes that this study will help to shed light on the factors of psychological distress and avoidance of access to services faced by Korean American Christian adolescents.
