Psychology Research and Behavior Management (Feb 2023)
Visual Analysis of Psychological Resilience Research Based on Web of Science Database
Abstract
Pan Su,1 Jindong Yi,1 Xiuwen Chen,2 Yao Xiao3– 5 1Teaching and Research Section of Clinical Nursing, Emergency Department, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 2Teaching and Research Section of Clinical Nursing, Department of Operating Room, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 4International Joint Research Center of Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Technology Equipment & Standards, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 5National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yao Xiao; Xiuwen Chen, Email [email protected]; [email protected]: The importance of psychological resilience that people show in coping with stress and adversity is prominent, but few studies have used rigorous bibliometric tools to analyze the knowledge structure and distribution of psychological resilience research.Objective: The purpose of this study was to sort out and summarize the previous studies on psychological resilience by using bibliometrics. Specifically, the time distribution of psychological resilience research was determined by publication trend, the power distribution was determined by the distribution of countries, authors, institutions and journals, the hot research spots were analyzed according to the results of keyword cluster analysis, and the research frontier was explored according to the results of burst keywords.Methods: CiteSpace5.8.R3 was used to analyze the literatures on psychological resilience collected in Web of Science core Collection database from January 1, 2010, to June 16, 2022.Results: A total of 8462 literatures were included after screening. Research on psychological resilience has been on the rise in recent years. The United States had made a high contribution in this field. Robert H Pietrzak, George A Bonanno, Connor KM and others were highly influential. J Pers Soc Psychol has the highest citation frequency and centrality. The research hot spots focus on five aspects: study on psychological resilience related to COVID-19 pandemic, influencing factors of psychological resilience, psychological resilience related to PTSD, study on psychological resilience of special population, and the molecular biology and genetic basis of psychological resilience. Psychological resilience related to COVID-19 pandemic was the most cutting-edge research aspect.Conclusion: The current situation and trend of psychological resilience research were found in this study, which may be used to identify more hot issues and explore new research directions in this field.Keywords: psychological resilience, CiteSpace, hot spots, visualization
