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Citations of Bandura’s Works in Articles of Brazilian Psychology Journals: a Preliminary Analysis

Abstract

In order to be able to analyze a scientific production through citations and bibliographical sources, a relevant set of quantitative models is necessary to measure, study and analyze them. The historical evaluation of the scientific production contextualizes the scenario and allows to detect the state of the art and the planning of new actions. In an attempt to find evidence of the insertion of Albert Bandura’s in the historiography of Psychology in Brazil, this article presents initial results of a survey conducted in Brazilian scientific journals. From the list of journals available in the PePSIC system in the BVS-PSI, the journals with at least 10 published copies were selected for analysis. Ttwenty-eight scientific journals of the area of Psychology were found. A total of 848 copies of scientific journals were consulted. From these, some were about general issues and others aimed at different areas of application. Although no study similar to this one had been found in other countries, which could be used as a reference for comparing the presented results, we can say that considering the international recognition of the author’s contribution, his insertion in the form of citations in Brazilian periodicals in the period covered is not significant. Further analyses are being conducted to construct a complete panorama of the conditions in which the Bandurian thought was approached in the articles of Brazilian journals.

Albert Bandura; Social Cognitive Theory; Analysis of citations

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