Comparative influence of relationship with God and with significant other on self-understanding in Protestant Christians, and the relation to counselling practices with Christian clients
Thesis
Thorne, Ruth Pamela. (2014). Comparative influence of relationship with God and with significant other on self-understanding in Protestant Christians, and the relation to counselling practices with Christian clients [Thesis]. https://doi.org/10.4226/66/5a976b8d3bab6
Authors | Thorne, Ruth Pamela |
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Qualification name | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) |
Abstract | Poststructural models of psychotherapy such as narrative therapy propose concepts of self or selves that are a construction, formed in large part by relationship with others. Because people in the Christian community conceive of a “personal relationship” with God, this study sought to explore the contribution and nature of this human-Divine relationship to the notion of the relationally constructed self. A qualitative exploratory project was conceived and 20 people who identified as Protestant Christian were interviewed about the influence of their relationship with God on their construction of self. A second interview about relationship with a significant person in their life was conducted to provide a comparison. A narrative analysis, a descriptor analysis, and a metaphor analysis were performed on transcripts of the interviews... |
Year | 2014 |
Publisher | Australian Catholic University |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4226/66/5a976b8d3bab6 |
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Online | 01 Mar 2014 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8v37z/comparative-influence-of-relationship-with-god-and-with-significant-other-on-self-understanding-in-protestant-christians-and-the-relation-to-counselling-practices-with-christian-clients
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