이혼 관련 미술치료에 대한 국내 연구동향 분석(2018년∼2023년)

This study aims to suggest future research directions by presenting basic data by analyzing trends in art therapy research related to divorce in Korea. For this purpose, the study analyzed 35 national research papers on art therapy related to divorce published between 2018 and June, 2023. The papers were analyzed by year, research subject, research content, and intervention environment. The findings are as follows: first, an average of six papers on art therapy related to divorce were published consistently each year for the last six y ears. Second, the biggest proportion of the papers targeted elementary school students with many dealing with individual cases and having only one subject. Third, popular research topics were from the areas of self-concept and emotions & behaviors. Most of the papers combined different instruments of measurement including objective scales, projective tests, and qualitative evaluations and employed mixed therapeutic techniques. Fourth, the largest number of papers consisted of quantitative research, which was followed by active qualitative and integrated research. Finally, the highest percentage of papers organized a program of 21 sessions or more with a 60∼69-minute session per week. This study will provide basic data for art therapists and researchers in the clinical field who try to give art therapy to members of divorced families and contribute to follow-up studies.