Analysis of domestic research trends on middle school student delinquency: Comparison of before and after corona in academic journals published in April 2015-2024

Objectives By analyzing the research trends on middle school delinquency before and after the coronavirus, focusing on KCI-registered journals in Korea, we aim to provide directions for intervention and prevention in future middle school delinquency research through research implications and suggestions. Methods To this end, we searched for ‘youth delinquency’ published in Korea from 2015 to April 2024 and papers dealing with middle school students' delinquency with the keywords of middle school students. 56 of the 190 middle school student flight papers were reviewed, and trends by period and academic field, data collection and data analysis trends, and trends by research variable were analyzed according to the analysis criteria. Results First, As a result of examining by research period, it can be seen that 11 studies were conducted in 2015, and then 3-4 studies were conducted, and from 2021, 9 studies have been continuously conducted with a rapid increase. Second, when looking at the collection of research data, it can be seen that most of the studies were based on panel data in post-COVID-19 studies, unlike pre-COVID studies that used panel data from various institutions. The Korean Children and Youth Panel was the most frequently used phenal data before and after COVID-19, and it was used in 41 of 56 studies. Looking at the analysis method, most of the studies used the regression analysis series the most, and in pre-COVID studies, there was one potential growth model and one program development after COVID-19. Third, in the research variable on middle school student delinquency, there were many studies on various types of variables for cyber flight during flight, and other detailed analysis was conducted by dividing them into individual variables, family and parents, schools and peers Conclusions This study is significant in that it systematically organized 10 years of research on juvenile delinquency in middle schools into pre- and post-corona periods. We hope to provide suggestions for future research and a basis for further research.