Abstract

REYES RUIZ, LIZETH; ALARCON VASQUEZ, YOLIMA  and  BAHAMON, MARLY JOHANA. TRENDS IN RESEARCH LINES OF PHDs IN PSYCHOLOGY IN IBEROAMERICAN UNIVERSITIES. Psicogente [online]. 2014, vol.17, n.32, pp.442-451. ISSN 0124-0137.

Trends were analyzed in the research lines reported by 32 universities in Ibero-America that have at least a PhD program in Psychology. The research method was exploratory and descriptive with bibliographic cut design. 308 lines of research were analyzed in total and three trends were identified: the first, bringing together different fields on one line. It was found that Clinical Psychology is the area of greatest interest, the second, identifies lines that emerge in front of the ones determined by principles, as the main interest was evidenced cognition, and the third, the frequent joints between various disciplinary fields, which were mainly occur in Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology.

Keywords : Doctoral Psychology; Research Psychology; Lines of research; Research trends.

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