Huang Duoqin, Liu Dixiu, Wan Xin, Zou Kang, Gong Xi
The First Clinical Medical College, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, 341000, China.
The School of Humanities &Social Sciences, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, 341000, China.
Heliyon. 2024 Sep 10;10(18):e37675. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37675. eCollection 2024 Sep 30.
Psychological violence is a serious global public health and social issue, attracting increasing research. Its adverse effects on individuals and society are significant. Given the negative impacts of psychological violence and the importance of maintaining mental health, we employed a bibliometric analysis of the literature on psychological violence over the past 20 years on a global scale.
We aimed to elucidate the current research hotspots and development trends in psychological violence using bibliometrics and a visualization analysis, and provide ideas for related research.
We searched three databases in the Web of Science Core Collection to obtain data from January 1, 2003, to December 31, 2022, and utilized VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and Scimago Graphica software to visualize authors, journals, countries, institutions, and collaboration and keyword networks.
Ultimately, 4,387 publications related to psychological violence were identified; the top three countries for the number of publications were the United States, England, and Canada, in that order; The top three institutions were the University of Toronto, King's College London, and Columbia University. Of 15,681 authors, the average publication rate was 0.28 articles per author, with Rodriguez-Carballeira A from Spain publishing the most articles; The top three disciplinary distributions were psychiatry, family Studies, and clinical psychology; Research hotspots included causes, harms, evaluation strategies, and interventions related to psychological violence.
The increasing number of publications suggests greater interest among researchers in the interconnected domains of psychological violence, with the ongoing research reflecting stability and maturity. The current research focus is on the risk factors, manifestations, and consequences of psychological violence. In the future, potential emerging research trends include exploring measurement methods for psychological violence and identifying mitigation strategies. The global community has developed a well-established foundation for cooperation. However domestic research is lacking, indicating the need for enhancement and increased collaboration among researchers, institutions, and countries.
心理暴力是一个严重的全球公共卫生和社会问题，正吸引着越来越多的研究。它对个人和社会的负面影响重大。鉴于心理暴力的负面影响以及维护心理健康的重要性，我们对过去20年全球范围内关于心理暴力的文献进行了文献计量分析。
我们旨在通过文献计量学和可视化分析阐明心理暴力的当前研究热点和发展趋势，并为相关研究提供思路。
我们在科学网核心合集的三个数据库中进行搜索，以获取2003年1月1日至2022年12月31日的数据，并利用VOSviewer、CiteSpace和Scimago Graphica软件对作者、期刊、国家、机构以及合作和关键词网络进行可视化。
最终，共识别出4387篇与心理暴力相关的出版物；出版物数量排名前三的国家依次是美国、英国和加拿大；排名前三的机构是多伦多大学、伦敦国王学院和哥伦比亚大学。在15681名作者中，平均每位作者的发表率为0.28篇文章，来自西班牙的罗德里格斯 - 卡尔巴列拉·A发表的文章最多；排名前三的学科分布是精神病学、家庭研究和临床心理学；研究热点包括与心理暴力相关的原因、危害、评估策略和干预措施。
出版物数量的增加表明研究人员对心理暴力相关领域的兴趣日益浓厚，当前的研究体现出稳定性和成熟度。当前的研究重点是心理暴力的风险因素、表现形式和后果。未来，潜在的新兴研究趋势包括探索心理暴力的测量方法和确定缓解策略。全球社会已经建立了良好的合作基础。然而，国内研究不足，这表明需要加强研究人员、机构和国家之间的合作。
