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This study examines the interactional aspects of coaching and the influence of religious beliefs through qualitative discourse analysisDiscourse analysis, interviewsInterviews, and questionnairesQuestionnaires. Data were drawn from recordings of online Christian coachingChristian coaching sessions between an American coach and a Japanese client who spoke English fluently; both were Christians. Coaching is a strategic dialogueDialogue that assists clients in reaching their goals and maximizing their full potential; therefore, it is closely related to clients’ well-beingWell-being. While research on religious beliefs in coaching is limited (Duncan 2012), religionReligion has been an essential field in anthropologyAnthropology, and the interplay of urban social life and religionReligion is frequently observed in our daily lives. This study shows intricate interactions between coaching dialogueDialogue, cross-cultural differences, and the religious values which participants consider important. Further, the awareness that every coaching session is cross-cultural (Curnow 2006; Rosinski 2003a; Rosinski 2003b) and that the client is respected as an expert rather than someone who needs help, creates a communicative space that allows the participant to feel secure and be open to new ideas and challenges. This study suggests that these attributes effectively improve the client’s well-beingWell-being and cross-cultural communication.

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Religious Beliefs and Coaching Discourse in a Cross-Cultural Context: A Case Study of Christian Coaching Between an American Coach and a Japanese Client

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    2025年

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  • Shoko Yohena

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This study examines the interactional aspects of coaching and the influence of religious beliefs through qualitative discourse analysisDiscourse analysis, interviewsInterviews, and questionnairesQuestionnaires. Data were drawn from recordings of online Christian coachingChristian coaching sessions between an American coach and a Japanese client who spoke English fluently; both were Christians. Coaching is a strategic dialogueDialogue that assists clients in reaching their goals and maximizing their full potential; therefore, it is closely related to clients’ well-beingWell-being. While research on religious beliefs in coaching is limited (Duncan 2012), religionReligion has been an essential field in anthropologyAnthropology, and the interplay of urban social life and religionReligion is frequently observed in our daily lives. This study shows intricate interactions between coaching dialogueDialogue, cross-cultural differences, and the religious values which participants consider important. Further, the awareness that every coaching session is cross-cultural (Curnow 2006; Rosinski 2003a; Rosinski 2003b) and that the client is respected as an expert rather than someone who needs help, creates a communicative space that allows the participant to feel secure and be open to new ideas and challenges. This study suggests that these attributes effectively improve the client’s well-beingWell-being and cross-cultural communication.