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Is It Necessary to Discuss Person‐Oriented Research in Community Psychology?
Author(s) -
Anne Bogat G.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1007/s10464-008-9215-7
Subject(s) - health psychology , community psychology , psychology , field (mathematics) , orientation (vector space) , applied psychology , social psychology , psychological research , public health , medicine , geometry , nursing , mathematics , pure mathematics
A brief overview of the person orientation is provided. It is then argued that research in community psychology, similar to every other field in psychology, has mainly focused on variables, not individuals. Suggestions are provided for how the person orientation can be applied to understanding settings and environments as well as the theoretical and methodological contributions community psychologists can make to further person oriented methods.