Keywords

racism, counseling psychology, race/ethnicity, racial/ethnic groups, multicultural psychology, bibliometrics, research trends

Abstract

Whereas previous literature reviews have concluded that people of color are underrepresented in psychological literature, the fields of counseling and counseling psychology have taken a clear affirmative stance with respect to human diversity. This study sought to evaluate the representation of people of color in four key journals across the 2000-2019 timespan: The Counseling Psychologist, Journal of Counseling Psychology, Journal of Counseling & Development, and Counselling Psychology Quarterly. Journal articles were coded for several variables, including focus on racial/ethnic minority (REM) groups and article content topics. Results indicated that 757 (26.3%) of the articles were coded REM-focused. Of the total articles, 109 (3.8%) were specific to African Americans, 117 (4.1%) were specific to Asian Americans, 88 (3.1%) were specific to Latinxs, and 20 (0.7%) were specific to Native Americans. Journal publications focused on these populations increased slightly across a period of 20 years. Differences in article content were also observed across REM groups. The need for additional research is especially notable in the case of Latinxs (the least represented REM group relative to U.S. Census estimates) and for several multicultural topics that remain underrepresented in the literature.

Original Publication Citation

Hawkins, J. M., Bean, R. A., Smith, T. B., & Sandberg, J. G. (2022). Representation of race and ethnicity in counseling and counseling psychology journals. The Counseling Psychologist, 50, 123-144. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000211041766

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2022

Publisher

Sage

Language

English

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Counseling Psychology and Special Education

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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