本研究旨在瞭解個體心理學研究發展之現況，透過分析個體心理學期刊，以瞭解個體心理學研究出刊情形、研究主題、研究方法及研究對象之現況。個體心理學創立至今已105年，理論學說廣泛運用於心理治療、諮商及教育領域，理論概念影響之後的心理學理論，如認知心理學、正向心理學，然而，個體心理學備受批評的部分在於缺乏實證研究之佐證，近年來，個體心理學相關研究呈現增長趨勢，但缺乏統整性瞭解研究發展現況。本研究藉由檢視2005年至2015年個體心理學期刊出刊之文章，共計336蔫文章，採用內容分析法，希冀對個體心理學研究之重點與現況有所瞭解。
研究結果發現如下：
一、個體心理學期刊發表之文章以論述性論文為主。
二、文章發表主題分類除以生活風格、社會興趣、出生序及自卑與追求卓越作為分類主題，透過其他分類依據更能瞭解個體心理學研究發展趨勢。
三、個體心理學期刊近十年發表之實徵性論文，以「生活風格」類別最多。
四、個體心理學期刊近十年發表之實徵性論文，多運用量化研究法。
五、個體心理學期刊之研究對象以成人為最多。

This study was aimed to analyze recent studies and empirical trends on the topic of "Individual Psychology". The creation of "Individual Psychology" has been 105 years, theories widely used in psychotherapy, psychology, art theory consultative and educational, theoretical concepts after impact, such as cognitive psychology, positive psychology. However, individual psychology has been criticized for the lack of evidence that part of the empirical research in recent years, individual psychology research showing increasing trend, but the lack of understanding of the integrity of the system status of research and development.
In order to show the phenomena and development of individual psychology-related studies. This study analyzed 336 studies published in the JIP from 2005 to 2015. The date obtained from JIP’s digitalized files on the Internet, were compiled and analyzed based on research topics, methods, and objectives.
The results of this study were as follow:
1.Overview articles were the most published in JIP.
2.Article published Subject Classification divided "life style", "social interest", "birth order" and "inferiority and superiority" as a classification theme, through other classification based on a better understanding of individual psychology research trends.
3."Lifestyle" category were the most published in the JIP published nearly a decade of empirical research.
4.With respect to research method, "quantitative research" was the most used in individual psychology.
5.As for the participants, most of the concentrated with "adult".

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