The Growing Popularity of Cyber Relationships: Implications for Relationship Counseling
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The Growing Popularity of Cyber Relationships
: Implications for Relationship Counseling
저자 조은숙
학술지명 Asian Journal of Family Therapy
권호사항 Vol. 4 No.1 [2020], 1-13
발행연도 2020
초록
Driven by advances in information and communication technology (ICT), cyber relationships are becoming increasingly common among people seeking easy and convenient relationships. This paper deals with issues that counselors should consider in the context of cyber relationships. To this end, a secondary analysis of qualitative data was used; pertinent case studies were extracted from articles and books. After examining the important aspects and characteristics of cyber relationships, this paper delves into the problems arising from the narcissistic nature of cyber relationships and the risk of cyber relationship addiction. Pointing out that relationship counselors ought to help their clients ensure a balance between online and offline relationships, the author calls on counselors to play a more active role in facilitating the fusion of technology and counseling.
