Table 2. Distribution of publication years by literature group

Literature group	n	Year range	References
Cognition & attention theory	5	1973∼2019	Kahneman 1973; Son 2000; Park 2016; Gazzaley & Rosen 2016; Esterman & Rothlein 2019
Short-form media & attention	10	2023∼2025	Siehoff 2023; Mark 2023; Haliti-Sylaj & Sadiku 2024; Yan et al. 2024; Dhillon et al. 2025; Head 2025; Lee 2025; Ha & Kim 2025; Jing 2025; Opara et al. 2025
Generational traits & media use	7	2023∼2025	Yoo 2023; Jeong 2024; MSIT & NIA 2024; Papavasileiou et al. 2025; Jin 2025; Do & Kim 2025; Kim S. 2025
Maintenance human factors (MxHF)	8	2002∼2025	CAA 2002; Kang & Lim 2004; USAF 2004; Kim 2010; Ahasan et al. 2018; Kim 2019; Cooper et al. 2023; Çoban 2025
Aviation regulations & guidance	6	1998∼2026	ICAO 1998; ICAO 2003; FAA 2017; MOLIT 2024; MOLIT 2023; MOLIT 2026
Research & instructional methodology	6	2005∼2022	Torraco 2005; Whittemore & Knafl 2005; Thistlethwaite et al. 2012; Rey et al. 2019; Page et al. 2021; Manuaba et al. 2022
Total	42	1973∼2026

*Note The short-form media and attention corpus (n=10) comprises eight empirical studies with human samples, one content-data analysis (Ha & Kim, 2025), and one narrative review (Head, 2025). Theoretical foundation works were included on the basis of conceptual validity rather than recency and therefore span 1973–2019, whereas the core evidence base on short-form media is concentrated in 2023–2025, following the widespread diffusion of short-form platforms. Aviation regulations and guidance span 1998–2026 in order to reflect both the institutional trajectory and the currently effective standards.