Content and Method Trends in the "Journal of Community Psychology" between 2003 and 2007

Autor/inn/en	Graham, Tanya M.; Ismail, Tasneem
Titel	Content and Method Trends in the "Journal of Community Psychology" between 2003 and 2007
Quelle	In: Journal of Community Psychology, 39 (2011) 2, S.121-135 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-4392
DOI	10.1002/jcop.20420
Schlagwörter	Social Support Groups; Mental Disorders; Social Isolation; Psychology; Content Analysis; Epistemology; Evaluation; Social Action; Cultural Pluralism; Intervention; Data; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Soziale Isolation; Psychologie; Inhaltsanalyse; Erkenntnistheorie; Evaluierung; Soziales Handeln; Kulturpluralismus; Daten; USA
Abstract	Ongoing inquiry into the characteristics of published work and its synergy with community psychology's core principles is an important reflexive endeavour in the field's continuing development. This study examined topic and method trends within the "Journal of Community Psychology" during a 5-year period (January 2003-December 2007). Content analyses were conducted on published abstracts during this period (N=242). Most articles were "empirical" studies (61.2%) and most used a "positivist" methodology (53.7%). Samples mainly comprised "adults" and were mixed in terms of "gender" and "ethnic/religious" affiliation. The most frequent topics were "mental health and mental illness" (33.5%), "sense of community and social support" (24.4%), and "dynamics of social exclusion" (22.7%). A large proportion of special issues was also noted. These results illustrate contemporary trends in community psychology and suggest that critical and participatory methods as well as socially transformative epistemologies continue to be under-represented within the field. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10