BİBLİOMETRİC ANALYSİS OF SELF-VERİFİCATİON STUDİES İN ORGANİZATİONS

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 27 Sayı: 4, 1516 - 1543, 29.12.2025

Eşe Yıldırım

https://doi.org/10.16953/deusosbil.1645755

Öz

Self-verification refers to the individual's efforts to harmonize his/her evaluations of himself with the evaluations of those around him. Self-verification is the projection of oneself to others as one is to ensure psychological consistency and promote the stability of social interactions. The aim of this study is to present the development and working tendency of the concept of self-verification in organizations with the help of a bibliometric analysis to individuals interested in the subject. The data used within the scope of the study were obtained from the "Web of Science" database. Analyzes and visualizations were made with the help of the VOSviewer program. In the study, publications dealing with self-verification in organizations were examined and various information such as the most repeated keywords, the most productive authors, countries, institutions, journals and the connections between them were obtained. According to the findings from the analysis, studies on self-verification in organizations highlight several key insights. Swann W. B. emerged as the most productive, co-cited, and collaborating author in this field. The most frequently repeated keywords include "self-verification", "self-verification theory", "authenticity", "self-esteem", "social identity", "job performance" and "self-verification striving". Additionally, the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology was identified as the most productive journal. America stood out as the most productive country, while the University of Texas was recognized as the most productive institution.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Self-Verification , Self-Verification Theory , Bibliometric Analysis , WOS.

Etik Beyan

This study does not require ethics committee approval.

ÖRGÜTLERDE ÖZ DOĞRULAMA ÇALIŞMALARININ BİBLİYOMETRİK ANALİZİ

Öz

Bireyin kendisi hakkındaki değerlendirmeleriyle, çevresindekilerin onun hakkındaki değerlendirmelerini uyumlu hale getirmeye çalışması öz doğrulamayı ifade etmektedir. Öz doğrulama, psikolojik tutarlılığı sağlamak ve sosyal etkileşimlerin istikrarlılığını desteklemek için kişinin diğerlerine kendini olduğu gibi yansıtmasıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı örgütlerde öz doğrulama kavramının gelişim ve çalışma eğilimini konuya ilgi duyan bireylere bibliyometrik bir analiz yardımıyla sunmaktır. Çalışma kapsamında kullanılan veriler “Web of Science” veri tabanından elde edilmiştir. Analizler ve görselleştirmeler VOSviewer programı yardımıyla yapılmıştır. Çalışmada örgütlerde öz doğrulama konusunu ele alan yayınlar incelenerek, en çok tekrarlanan anahtar kelimeler, en üretken yazarlar, ülkeler, kurumlar, dergiler ve bunların arasındaki bağlantılar gibi çeşitli bilgilere ulaşılmıştır. Yapılan analizlerden elde edilen bulgulara göre, örgütlerde öz doğrulamaya ilişkin yapılan çalışmalar birkaç önemli içgörüyü öne çıkarmıştır. Swann W. B. bu alandaki en üretken, en çok ortak atıf alan ve en fazla iş birliği yapan yazar olarak dikkat çekmiştir. En sık tekrarlanan anahtar kelimeler arasında “self-verification” (öz doğrulama), “self-verification theory” (öz doğrulama teorisi), “ authenticity” (özgünlük), “self-esteem” (özsaygı), “social identity” (sosyal kimlik), “job performance” (iş performansı) ve “self-verification striving” (öz doğrulama çabası) yer almıştır. Ayrıca Journal of Personality and Social Psychology dergisi en üretken dergi olarak belirlenmiştir. Amerika en üretken ülke olurken, Teksas Üniversitesi en üretken kurum olarak öne çıkmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Öz Doğrulama , Öz Doğrulama Teorisi , Bibliyometrik Analiz , WOS.

Etik Beyan

Çalışma etik kurul izni gerektiren bir araştırma değildir.

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