Abstract

Objectives The purposes of this study were to analyze trends in art therapy research for infants and children who overdependence on media.
 Methods For this, A total of 39 papers from 2005 to 2020, including 23 master’s and doctorate papers, and 16 academic papers above KCI candidates, were analyzed based on the research types, research subjects, research contents, and research methods by publication year, and the frequency and percentage were statistically processed.
 Results First, As a result of the analysis of research types by publication year, the proportion of thesis publications in 2008 was highest. Second, The subjects of the study were 100% of children, and 58.97% of male and female mixture and 23.08% of male children, and no studies were conducted alone by female children. Third, 74.36% of the research contents were approached a single topic, and both single and complex topics dealt with ego growth the most. In the survey field, 58.97% of papers studied single symptoms in the order of Internet addiction, smartphone addiction, and Internet game addiction. Most of the measurement tools were mixed with projection and objective test, and the treatment technique mainly used mixing techniques. Fourth, research methods were in the order of quantitative, mixed research, and qualitative research, and most of the programs consisted of experimental control groups, once a week, 11~15 sessions, and more than 90 minutes.
 Conclusions This study is meaningful in that it considered the comprehensive flow of art therapy research about overdependence on media for infants and presented directions in a situation where media exposure frequency and dependence increase in the COVID-19 era.

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