To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Healthy Families Act, this study conducted an exploratory analysis of research trends related to healthy families. Using the NetMiner program, 186 papers containing the terms ʻʻhealthy fami...
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Healthy Families Act, this study conducted an exploratory analysis of research trends related to healthy families. Using the NetMiner program, 186 papers containing the terms ʻʻhealthy familyʼʼ or ʻʻfamily centerʼʼ in their abstracts and registered in the Korea Citation Index (KCI) academic database were collected. Data preprocessing was performed, followed by Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic modeling. The analysis covered papers published between January 1, 2006, the start of the first Master Plan for Healthy Families, and April 30, 2023. Key findings are as follows: First, research on healthy families has become more active over time, with 34 papers in the first period (2006–2010), 41 papers in the second period (2011–2015), 57 papers in the third period (2016–2020), and 54 papers in the fourth period (2021–2024). Second, based on cosine similarity and interpretability, it was found that six topics provided an optimal classification for the LDA topic modeling results: Institutional Support and Regulation Through the Framework Act on Healthy Families, Program Satisfaction and Evaluation, Parental Support for Child Rearing and Learning, Family Programs Efficiency and Job Satisfaction, Counseling Therapy and Father Programs, and Discourse on Family Policy and Related Projects. Third, it was found that there are differences in research trends on healthy families according to each period of the Master Plan for Healthy Families. Fourth, differences in research trends on healthy families were observed across the different periods of the master plan. This study is significant because it analyzes research trends according to each period of the Master Plan for Healthy Families, providing a deeper understanding of the context surrounding healthy family policies. The findings serve as foundational insights for the future development of the Master Plan for Healthy Families.