Moonveld Moonika, McVeigh Joanne
Department of Psychology, Maynooth University, W23 F2H6 Maynooth, Ireland.
Assisting Living & Learning (ALL) Institute, Maynooth University, W23 F2H6 Maynooth, Ireland.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 Mar 12;15(3):350. doi: 10.3390/bs15030350.
Macropsychology examines the influence of macro-level factors such as policies and laws on our psychological well-being and how the field of psychology can be more effectively leveraged to influence them. While psychology has traditionally been focused at the individual level, a greater focus is needed on policies and laws at the macro level, including areas that are underpinned by psychological concerns such as human rights and social justice. Systematic scoping review methods based on the PRISMA guidelines were used to examine the following research question: To what extent is psychology, through macropsychology, engaging with public policy and law, particularly in relation to social justice? In total, 118 articles were identified as meeting the inclusion criteria, including 46 empirical articles and 72 conceptual articles. Although the authors of such articles are clearly operating at the macro level, it is not evident that they conceptualise such work as macropsychology. This scoping review is the first to systematically synthesise psychological research at the macro level, adding value to the existing conceptualisation of macropsychology. This review calls attention to the work of psychologists engaging with public policy and law from a social justice perspective.
宏观心理学研究政策和法律等宏观层面因素对我们心理健康的影响，以及如何更有效地利用心理学领域来影响这些因素。虽然心理学传统上侧重于个体层面，但现在需要更多地关注宏观层面的政策和法律，包括那些以人权和社会正义等心理问题为支撑的领域。基于PRISMA指南的系统综述方法被用于研究以下问题：通过宏观心理学，心理学在多大程度上参与公共政策和法律，特别是与社会正义相关的方面？总共识别出118篇符合纳入标准的文章，其中包括46篇实证文章和72篇概念性文章。尽管这些文章的作者显然是在宏观层面开展研究，但并不明显他们将此类工作概念化为宏观心理学。这项范围综述首次系统地综合了宏观层面的心理学研究，为宏观心理学的现有概念化增添了价值。本综述呼吁关注从社会正义角度参与公共政策和法律的心理学家的工作。
