Travma Sonrası Büyüme Araştırmalarının Manzarasının Haritalanması: Küresel Bir Bibliyometrik ve Bilimsel Haritalama Analizi

Abstract

Travma sonrası büyüme (TSB), bireylerin ciddi travmatik deneyimlerden sonra yaşadıkları olumlu psikolojik dönüşümleri açıklayan önemli bir kavramdır. Bu alana olan bilimsel ilginin son zamanlarda artmasına rağmen, TSB literatürünün yapısal ve tematik gelişimi sistematik olarak incelenmemiştir. Bu çalışma, TSB odaklı bilimsel yayınları 1980 ile 2025 yılları arasında bibliyometrik yöntemler kullanarak analiz etmeyi ve alandaki yayın verimliliğini, entelektüel yapıyı, uluslararası işbirliklerini ve tematik eğilimleri ortaya çıkarmayı amaçlamaktadır. Veriler Web of Science veritabanından elde edilmiş ve RStudio'da bilimsel haritalama teknikleri kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, yayın üretiminin 2004'ten sonra önemli ölçüde arttığını ve atıf sayılarının 2015 ile 2022 yılları arasında zirveye ulaştığını göstermektedir. Ortak atıf analizleri, Tedeschi ve Calhoun gibi kurucu isimlerin alanda merkezi bir konumda olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Aynı zamanda, tematik haritalar, "travma sonrası stres" ve "meta-analiz" gibi kavramların metodolojik çeşitliliği gösterdiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Ayrıca, ABD, Çin ve İngiltere gibi ülkeler yayınlar ve iş birliği açısından lider olarak görülürken Afrika ve Güney Amerika gibi bölgeler yeterince temsil edilmemektedir. Bu çalışma, travma sonrası stres bozukluğu araştırmalarının tarihsel ve tematik perspektiflerden evrimine kapsamlı bir genel bakış sunarak gelecekteki araştırmalar için önemli bir yol haritası sağlamaktadır.

Keywords

• travma sonrası büyüme
• bibliyometrik analiz
• yayın eğilimleri
• ortak atıf ağı
• uluslararası işbirliği

Mapping the Landscape of Post-Traumatic Growth Research: a Global Bibliometric and Science Mapping Analysis

Abstract

Post-traumatic growth (PTG) is an important concept that explains the positive psychological transformations individuals experience after serious traumatic experiences. Despite the recent increase in scientific interest in this field, the structural and thematic development of the PTG literature has not been systematically examined. This study analyzes PTG-focused scientific publications from 1980 to 2025 using bibliometric methods to reveal publication productivity, intellectual structure, international collaborations, and thematic trends in the field. The data were obtained from the Web of Science database and analyzed using science-mapping techniques in RStudio. The findings show that publication production increased significantly after 2004, with citation counts peaking between 2015 and 2022. Co-citation analyses reveal that founding figures such as Tedeschi and Calhoun occupy a central position in the field. At the same time, thematic maps show that concepts such as “post traumatic stress” and “meta-analysis” indicate methodological diversity. Additionally, countries such as the US, China, and the UK are seen as leaders in terms of publications and collaboration, while regions such as Africa and South America are underrepresented. This study provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of PTSD research from historical and thematic perspectives, offering an important roadmap for future research.

Keywords

• post-traumatic growth
• bibliyometric analysis
• publication trends
• co-citation network
• international collaboration

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