Production of papers about Logotherapy in Brazil from 1983 to 2012

Authors

  • Alan da Silva Véras Faculdade Ruy Barbosa - FRB
  • Nádia Maria Dourado Rocha Faculdade Ruy Barbosa - FRB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/epp.2014.10483

Keywords:

logotherapy, existential analysis, Viktor Frankl

Abstract

This research is about Brazilians papers in Logotherapy. In November 26, 2012 was made one search in two open databases (BSV Psicologia ULAPSI Brasil and Google Acadêmico) using the expression "Logoterapia or Viktor Frankl". Were selected papers of journals with evaluation in the CAPES. Was found 51 papers that was analyzed with Microsoft Excel. Was found that: had papers between 1983 and 2012, in 29 journals, frequently classified with Qualis A2. The pages' variation breadth was for four to 25, with 11 by average. 28 papers had bibliography revision how type of research, seven how fieldwork and six how experimental research. The subject most mentioned was meaning of live. 38% of authors were by nort-east Brazil's institutes, 75% by field on psychology and 55% had post graduated or were doing it. Was concluded that there are crescent interest about Logotherapy in Brazil however papers about this subject even are few in this country.

Published

2014-04-14

How to Cite

Véras, A. da S., & Rocha, N. M. D. (2014). Production of papers about Logotherapy in Brazil from 1983 to 2012. Studies and Research in Psychology, 14(1), 355–374. https://doi.org/10.12957/epp.2014.10483