Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop a group counseling program to find meaning of life to overcome psychological crisis for middle-aged men and verify its effectiveness. To take this further, according to the research model of the counseling program written by Cheon Sung Moon et al (2017), we developed a final program, consisting 10 sessions which were corrected and strengthened based on the advice of theoretical and field experts. In order to verify the effectiveness of the program, 16 middle-aged men in J and G cities were assigned to the experimental group and control group and compared according to the point of time, pre-, post-, and later-. To measure it, scales of the level of awareness of attention, meaning of life in the middle age, emotional crisis in the middle age have been used. As a result, experimental groups that have conducted group counseling programs to discover the meaning of life on the level of awareness of attention, meaning of life, emotional crisis, and interpersonal problems of middle-aged men have a more significant effect than control groups. In the consensual qualitative analysis also helped stress management and emotional awareness, and reported that attempts to find the meaning of their's own life were made, and changes in attitude toward themselves inspired the willingness to take effective action without neglecting themselves. Finally, limitation of this study and recommendation for future research were discussed.