Analysis of Research Trend in Art Therapy for student with school violence victims in Korea

Objectives The purposes of this study were to analyze the research trends of art therapy programs for school violence victims published in Korea. Methods For this study, a paper on art therapy for students affected by school violence published from 2000 to October 2024 was selected. Keywords such as “School Violence Damage,” “Group Abstraction,” “Group Abstraction,” “Group Abstraction,” “Art Therapy,” “Literature Therapy,” “Music Therapy,” and “Integrated Art Therapy” were combined to collect data from the Academic Research Information Service (RISS), Nuri Media (DBpia), and the Korea Academic Information Service (KISS), and a total of 34 papers published in academic journals were finally selected. The selected papers were analyzed based on the basic information, research subjects, research methods, and research content of the study to identify the overall trend of art therapy research for students affected by school violence. Results First, the analysis of paper issuance year, the ratio of paper issuance was the highest in 2015.Second, the research target students and female solo studies were the most of middle school students and female students.Third, research techniques used a single technique used a single technique, and art chips were the most frequently used.Fourth, research method studies have the most of individual cases, and many papers set up to school. Conclusions This study is significant in that it analyzes trends in art therapy research targeting students affected by school violence and suggests directions for future research. The findings are expected to serve as academic and practical resources for addressing school violence and contribute to the advancement of art therapy.