title: Transforming han: a correlational method for psychology and religion.
abstract: Han is a destructive feeling in Korea. Although Korea accomplished significant exterior growth, Korean society is still experiencing the dark aspects of transforming han as evidenced by having the highest suicide rate in Asia. Some reasons for this may be the fragmentation between North and South Korea. If we can transform han then it can become constructive. I was challenged to think of possibilities for transforming han internally; this brings me to the correlational method through psychological and religious interpretation. This study is to challenge and encourage many han-ridden people in Korean society. Through the psychological and religious understanding of han, people suffering can positively transform their han. They can relate to han more subjectively, and this means the han-ridden psyche has an innate sacredness of potential to transform.
authors.affiliation: Department of Theology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, whachul@yonsei.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Whachul
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D012069:Religion and Psychology