Historical Analysis in Pediatric Psychology: The Influence of Societal and Professional Conditions on Two Early Pediatric Psychology Articles and the Field's Subsequent Development | Zendy

Lara M. Genik | Zendy; J. J. Yen | Zendy; C. Meghan McMurtry | Zendy

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Historical Analysis in Pediatric Psychology: The Influence of Societal and Professional Conditions on Two Early Pediatric Psychology Articles and the Field's Subsequent Development

Author(s) -

Lara M. Genik,

J. J. Yen,

C. Meghan McMurtry

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of pediatric psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054

H-Index - 121

eISSN - 1465-735X

pISSN - 0146-8693

DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu084

Subject(s) - pediatric psychology , psychology , field (mathematics) , school psychology , applied psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , mathematics , pure mathematics

The field of pediatric psychology arose in the 1960s in response to a variety of societal and professional needs. 2 seminal articles written during this time, by Jerome Kagan (1965) and Logan Wright (1967), played key roles in the field's development. However, their efficacy in galvanizing a response from medical professionals and psychologists had much to do with broad-ranging developments in pediatric public health, intraprofessional changes among medical specialties, and a growing preoccupation with "psychosocial" and parenting issues. The purpose of this paper is to situate Kagan's (1965) and Wright's (1967) contributions within their social and historical contexts, and thereby to elicit reflection on the field's subsequent and continued development.

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