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Research Trends in Korean Fathers - Focusing on Fathers with Young Children -
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Abstract
This study investigated the research trends of Korean fathers with young children. In the present study atotal of 249 papers published in the KCI journals from 1990 to 2016 were analyzed. Research journalsconcerning Korean fathers with young children were reviewed in terms of related variables (researchthemes) and research methods (research subject, research design, data collection, and scale). The number ofresearches per decade are 20 (1990-1999), 65 (2000-2009), and 164 (2010-2016). The results showed thatthe most constantly visited theme in researches on Korean fathers is the relationship between the fathers'characteristics and their children's development. The main subjects in Korean fathers research arepreschoolers. Questionnaire methodology and cross-sectional research design is the most frequently usedmethodology in research on fathers while valid and reliable scales for further research should be developed.Also, researchers showed relatively more interest in diverse topics during 2010-2016. However, research onfathers with infants should be expanded.