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Bibliometric Analysis of Positive Psychology in China

In order to investigate the development and status of positive psychology in China and analyze its problems, this article reviewed and analyzed literatures published in Chinese journals and selected 590 articles from CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) for bibliometric and content analysis. The results showed that the study on positive psychology in China beginning in this century has been a hot topic since 2007. The research topics include subjective well -being, positive personality, positive education, positive organizational behavior, harmonious society, etc. These studies are more about theoretical research, while empirical, further and indigenous researches will have to be reinforced in the future.   

  1. 1. Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671000, China; 2. Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650092, China
  • Received:2011-11-01 Online:2012-02-15 Published:2012-02-15

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Abstract:

In order to investigate the development and status of positive psychology in China and analyze its problems, this article reviewed and analyzed literatures published in Chinese journals and selected 590 articles from CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) for bibliometric and content analysis. The results showed that the study on positive psychology in China beginning in this century has been a hot topic since 2007. The research topics include subjective well -being, positive personality, positive education, positive organizational behavior, harmonious society, etc. These studies are more about theoretical research, while empirical, further and indigenous researches will have to be reinforced in the future.

Key words: positive psychology, status quo, bibliometric, content analysis, China

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