摘要：The purpose of this study was to determine characteristics of research trends in human development. For this purpose,134 attachment articles were selected from 7 reliable Korean academic joumals. The articles were analyzed by research type,subjects,data collction methods and attachment assessment methods. Results showed that (1) most of articles were published in the field of child study,(2) the greatest quantity of research type was quantiaive study,(3) young children were the most frequently sampled population,and (4) the main content for child research was the role of attachment in social development and social/emotional problem behaviors. The main content for adolescent research was social development and the main theme of adult rescarch was adjustment.
