ISSN : 1229-067X
Stanley Milgram’s obedience studies(1963, 1965, 1974) are one of the most controversial and criticized studies in the history of psychology. Due to its academic significance and societal impact, the studies continue to be discussed even over 60 years later. This paper provided an overview of related research and discussions, particularly examining the evolution of key issues’ discussions since the 2010s. Specifically, it initially explored discussions related to Milgram’s obedience studies over time. Secondly, it outlined the basic experimental procedures, results, and initial academic responses to the studies. Thirdly, it explored major issues including research ethics, the generalizability of findings, and theoretical accounts. Fourthly, it analyzed the evolution of discussions on key issues, influenced by new replication methods and research utilizing the Stanley Milgram Papers since the 2010s. Finally, it reflected on the implications of related research and discussions for contemporary society, centering on the issues of pandemic and climate crisis.
This study tried to identify potential groups according to the trajectory of job burnout changes in adults during the COVID-19 period, examine predictive factors affecting the type of change, and identify differences in life satisfaction and loneliness for each type. To this end, a latent class growth analysis was conducted on 381 adults during the COVID-19 pandemic to categorize changes in job burnout. As a result of the analysis, the final four groups were found to be the most appropriate, and each group was named ‘recovery group’, ‘delayed burnout group’, ‘resilience group’, and ‘chronic burnout group’ according to the pattern of change. As a result of examining the influence factors on the type of change in the development trajectory of job burnout, it was found that older people are more likely to belong to delayed burnout groups and resilience group, and women’s gender and high economic levels are more likely to belong to elastic groups. Finally, examining the differences in life satisfaction and loneliness across job burnout change types showed that elastic groups consistently reported high life satisfaction in all survey periods. In addition, in the case of loneliness, there was a difference between points of time, but overall loneliness was high in the order of delayed burnout, recovery, and resilience group. The results of this study can be used as ac basis for seeking basic data and policy alternatives to improve mental health of adults in Korea in future infectious disease situations.