The australian journal of psychology: The first 30 years
Titel:
The australian journal of psychology: The first 30 years
Auteur:
White, K. D. Sheehan, P. W. Korboot, P. J.
Verschenen in:
Australian psychologist
Paginering:
Jaargang 18 (1983) nr. 2 pagina's 261-272
Jaar:
1983-07-01
Inhoud:
Material appearing in the Australian Journal of Psychology was examined for the period 1949 to 1978. Over the three decades changes were identified in the structural characteristics of the articles, their source and patterns of authorship, methods used, groups studied, and content areas investigated. A number of trends emerged. There was an increase in the number of contributors from universities, especially from within Australia. Males continue to be the dominant author group notwithstanding the substantial increase in female participation. Laboratory studies with undergraduates as Ss predominate, and while there have been changes in the content areas studied (e.g., articles examining social and developmental psychology have increased), the journal's focus is clearly more on fundamental than applied research.