생애학회지의 연구동향 분석

Analysis on the research trends of Lifespan studies journals:the articles from 2011(first volume) to 2019

The aim of this study is to discover research trends of Lifespan studies for the last 9 years with the articles published by Korean Association of Lifespan Studies Journals. We collected 123 articles from the first volume published in 2011 to the second book of 9th volume published in 2019, and sorted these articles according to research objects, research methods, and research purpose to calculate the frequency and the percentage of each category out of all the articles. The result of this study is as follow. First, it has been showing quantitative growth each year as well as qualitative growth since it became a choice of academic journal(KCI) in 2017. Second, main research objects of the Lifespan Journal articles are children(31.7%) and adults(32.5%). Third, survey study was the most popular research method, yet its popularity started to decrease since 2015. On the other hand, qualitative study(13.8%) has been increased in its usage in the research since 2017. Fourth, in terms of research purpose, current status analysis based on the datas from survey analysis or panel study took 56.1% of the entire articles. Meanwhile, qualitative research has been showing consistent growth as well as studies that are aiming to understand phenomenon description and meaning recognition also consistently produced. Finally, We discussed the meaning and implications of this study, and suggestions for the future development of Lifespan studies journals.