외국인 유학생의 상담 관련 연구 동향 분석 및 대학생활 적응 관련 변인 간의 상관관계 메타분석

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to analyze the research trends related to counseling for foreign students and to explore the effect size by performing a meta-analysis of correlations between college life adaptation and related variables. Methods In November 2021, a total of 53 studies were selected for counseling-related research on foreign students published in the registered journals and candidate journals of the National Research Foundation of Korea. Based on previous research, analysis criteria were established and analysis was conducted on year, nationality, research method, research topic, etc. Among them, meta analysis of cognition cognition, emotion, and relationship-related variables for 10 studies on college life adaptation of foreign students was conducted. Results First, the research on counseling for foreign students started in 2008, and the research on Chinese students was the most frequent with 35 (66.0%). Second, as for the research method, quantitative research was the largest with 36 (67.9%). Third, the most research topics were personality and adaptation with 31 (58.4%). Fourth, as a result of meta-analysis, a small effect size appeared in the emotional and relational variable group, but no effect size was found in the cognitive variable group. Conclusions Based on these results, directions for research related to counseling for international students, intervention methods in the counseling scene for international students, and implications for follow-up studies were presented.