Finding Purpose in Pain: Using Logotherapy as a Method for Addressing Survivor Guilt in First-Generation College Students

Authors

Kevin A. Tate, Marquette UniversityFollow
Cyrus William III, Regent University
Dia Harden, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

14 p.

Publication Date

4-2013

Publisher

Wiley

Source Publication

Journal of College Counseling

Source ISSN

1099-0399

Abstract

First-generation college students face a variety of academic and personal challenges, including survivor guilt (Piorkowski, 1983). Survivor guilt for these students involves negative emotions related to leaving family and friends “behind” in difficult contexts and lived experiences. This article provides (a) an overview of first-generation college students’ participation in higher education, (b) a review of survivor guilt as experienced by these students, (c) a description of how logotherapy (Frankl, 2006) can be implemented by college counselors, and (d) the implications of this approach for college counselors.

Comments

Journal of College Counseling, Vol. 16, No. 1 (April 2013): 79-92. DOI.

Recommended Citation

Tate, Kevin A.; William, Cyrus III; and Harden, Dia, "Finding Purpose in Pain: Using Logotherapy as a Method for Addressing Survivor Guilt in First-Generation College Students" (2013). College of Education Faculty Research and Publications. 245.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/245