TY - JOUR
T1 - The Mapping of Spanish Social Psychology through its Conferences: A Bibliometric Perspective
AU - Muñoz-Justicia, Juan Manuel
AU - Martínez-Martínez, Luz María
AU - Peñaranda-Cólera, Ma Carmen
AU - Íñiguez-Rueda, Lupicinio
AU - Sahagún-Padilla, Miguel Angel
AU - Alvarado, José Gerardo
PY - 2008/1/1
Y1 - 2008/1/1
N2 - This study of papers gathered from the proceedings presented at Spanish social psychology conferences explores the use of bibliometrics for studying scientific disciplines. A reference database of all the papers included in the conference proceedings of events held from 1983 to 2000 was generated and classified by thematic area, paper type and author institutional affiliation. The references were laid out on contingency tables and mapped with correspondence analysis. The results show that there is a growing number of co-authored papers and a predominance of empirical over theoretical paper types. Some institutions have a higher concentration of theoretical papers while others work mostly in the areas of organizational and health psychology. In terms of empirical papers, there is a tendency towards generating more qualitative-based studies over the span of time captured by this work. There are also a number of papers written about such areas as cultural psychology that points to the emergence of an interest in critical social psychology. Concluding remarks underline the role of conferences and scientific meetings as an important indicator of the dynamic development of a scientific discipline. Copyright 2008 by The Spanish Journal of Psychology.
AB - This study of papers gathered from the proceedings presented at Spanish social psychology conferences explores the use of bibliometrics for studying scientific disciplines. A reference database of all the papers included in the conference proceedings of events held from 1983 to 2000 was generated and classified by thematic area, paper type and author institutional affiliation. The references were laid out on contingency tables and mapped with correspondence analysis. The results show that there is a growing number of co-authored papers and a predominance of empirical over theoretical paper types. Some institutions have a higher concentration of theoretical papers while others work mostly in the areas of organizational and health psychology. In terms of empirical papers, there is a tendency towards generating more qualitative-based studies over the span of time captured by this work. There are also a number of papers written about such areas as cultural psychology that points to the emergence of an interest in critical social psychology. Concluding remarks underline the role of conferences and scientific meetings as an important indicator of the dynamic development of a scientific discipline. Copyright 2008 by The Spanish Journal of Psychology.
KW - Bibliometrics
KW - Spanish social psychology
KW - Types of studies
KW - Conference proceedings
KW - Subject areas
UR - https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=4641441
U2 - 10.1017/S1138741600004194
DO - 10.1017/S1138741600004194
M3 - Article
SN - 1138-7416
VL - 11
SP - 137
EP - 158
JO - Spanish Journal of Psychology
JF - Spanish Journal of Psychology
IS - 1
ER -