Analysis of Addiction Research Trends in Christian Counseling (2010-2023): Focusing on Domestic Journal

This study was conducted to provide implications for the direction of intervention in Christian counseling and the role of the church in addiction by examining the trends of addiction research in the field of Christian counseling. To this end, a total of 23 papers on addiction to Christian counseling published from 2010 to 2023 were analyzed, focusing on domestic journals. The results of examining the papers to be analyzed by year, focusing on research methods, research subjects, and research topics are as follows. The Research topics were in the order of religious addiction 5(22.7%), game addiction 4(18.2%), and gambling addiction 3(13.6%). As for the research subjects, Christian counseling was the most studied with 9(40.9%) and psychological characteristics 5(22.7%). As for the research method, theoretical studies 15(68.2%) and case studies 5(22.7%) were high. Based on these research results, suggestions for intervention and follow-up studies of Christian counseling were made.