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A Bibliometric Analysis of Positive Mental Health Research and Development in the Social Science Citation Index

by Petrayuna Dian Omega¹, Joniarto Parung^1,*, Listyo Yuwanto¹, Yuh-Shan Ho^2,*

1 Faculty of Psychology, University of Surabaya, Surabaya, 60293, Indonesia
2CT HO Trend, Taipei City, 105611, Taiwan

* Corresponding Authors: Joniarto Parung. Email: ; Yuh-Shan Ho. Email:

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Exploring anxiety, stress, depression, addictions, executive functions, mental health, and other psychological and socio-emotional variables: psychological well-being and suicide prevention perspectives)

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 2024, 26(10), 817-836. https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2024.056501

Received 24 July 2024; Accepted 19 September 2024; Issue published 31 October 2024

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to conduct a bibliometric analysis of positive mental health, focusing on citation performance, article title, abstract, author keywords, Keyword Plus, and their development trends. The novelty of this study is a pioneer within the field of positive mental health. Therefore, it delivered new ideas for researchers and practitioners who had concerns about positive mental health in terms of trends research which covered recommended articles and the research focus in recent years. Methods: The data were retrieved on 30 April 2024 from the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) of Clarivate Analytics’ Web of Science Core Collection for studies published between 1992 and 2023. Results: The distribution of keywords in the article title and keywords chosen by the authors were used to assess research trends. 1391 documents in SSCI were found during the search; 1221 of these were document-type “articles.” 524 journals published these publications. The most frequently used keywords by the writers, according to the articles’ analysis, are “depression,” “resilience,” “COVID-19,” “anxiety,” and “social support.” Kristin D. Neff wrote the most frequently cited paper in 2003. Most articles came from Europe (five countries), America (two countries), Asia (two countries), and Oceania (one country), and were published in English. The majority of the research in the field of positive mental health is conducted in Europe and America, two regions where English is the primary language. The main research topics in positive mental health were related to adolescents, children, and college students. Conclusion: Trends research through bibliometric analysis by using data from Web of Science Core Collection should be followed by manual inspection to avoid errors. Therefore, scientists need more careful data examination in bibliometric analysis.

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