An Analysis of Research on Korean Middle-Aged in Counseling and Psychology

This research aims to review the studies in the counseling and psychology field on middle-aged. A total of 144 articles were analyzed. There is a growing research tendency during the last 10 years. There were 67(46.5%) studies in which male and female participated, female-focused were 64(44.5%), and male-focused were 13(9.0%). Regarding research method, quantitative were 110(76.3%), qualitative were 31(21.5%) and mixed method were 3(2.1%). Research topics were primarily related to ‘Psychological Health’ and ‘Relationship(family),’ while ‘Relationship(others)’ and ‘Meaning in life’ were scarce. In mid-life, cognitive function and future time perspective change. Compared to adolescents, the middle-aged put an emphasis on family/community and internal values. The implications of the findings, as well as suggestions for counseling and further research, were discussed.