• Studies in Philosophy East-West
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• no.92
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• pp.421-442
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• 2019

What is the level of happiness that Korean teenagers feel? According to a recent survey, the subjective happiness index of Korean teenagers ranks 16th among the 22 OECD countries. However, the measure of satisfaction in life, which represents an individual happiness index among the factors that make up the subjective happiness index, still ranks last among OECD countries. This phenomenon is also seen in a study conducted on Korean teenagers by the PIL (Purpose in Life test). In this article, we would like to reflect on teenagers' resilience in overcoming the existential hardships caused by excessive academic stress and interpersonal disability that Korean teenagers suffer. To this end, the concept of resilience is expanded by supplementing the limits of psychological resilience through philosophical resilience. In other words, we will examine the relationship between adolescents' existential trials and resilience on the one hand, and the therapeutic implications of existential philosophical resilience on the other. Furthermore, we will try a diagnostic and therapeutic approach to adolescents' existential trials. Finally, based on this theoretical review, we will attempt to analyze cases of personal counseling of juvenile delinquents on probation for improving the resilience of the child care target.