정서·행동장애 연구의 동향 분석: 「정서·행동장애연구」를 중심으로

Abstract

In order to clarify the tendency characteristics of the research on emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), this study analyzed 697 papers published from 2010 to 2020 in the 「Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, JEBD」 published by the Korean Society of Emotional & Behavioral Disorders (KSEBD). Keyword network analysis and content analysis were conducted by dividing papers into the first half (2010∼2014) and the second half (2015∼2020), and the second half was divide the former (2015∼2017) and the latter (2018∼2020) periods. The major findings of this study were follows. First, common core keywords in the keyword network analysis in the first half and the second half were autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ADHD, problem behavior, social skills, and positive behavior support (PBS). Core keywords in the first half were EBD, asperger disorders, emotional/behavioral problems, ASD, and core keywords in the second half were depression, adolescents, and college students. This shows the trends in research by period. Core keywords in the former and latter periods were ASD, ADHD, depression, social skills, college students, and problem behavior. Resilience, literature research, and PBS in the former periods and adolescents, developmental disabilities, and social anxiety in the latter periods suggest partial changes in research trends. Second, from the aspect of content analysis, the number of published papers for 「JEBD」 has been decreasing slightly since 2018. Overall, experimental studies related to programs on ASD in school-age children have been mainly conducted by researchers in the field of special education. However, recently, survey research aimed at exploring theories and hypotheses about depression or anxiety in college students and adults who have not been clinically diagnosed tend to be activated by researchers in related fields. This can be attributed to a decrease in the number of special education students with EBD, an increase in interest in risk groups, and a change in the name of the KSEBD.