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Contribution of Social Psychology Research to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Bibliometric and Content Analysis of Spanish Publications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2022

Flor Sánchez Open the ORCID record for Flor Sánchez [Opens in a new window] ,
Daniela De Filippo Open the ORCID record for Daniela De Filippo [Opens in a new window] ,
Amalio Blanco Open the ORCID record for Amalio Blanco [Opens in a new window]  and
María Luisa Lascurain Open the ORCID record for María Luisa Lascurain [Opens in a new window]
Flor Sánchez*
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) Instituto Interuniversitario “Investigación Avanzada sobre Evaluación de la Ciencia y la Universidad” (Spain)
Daniela De Filippo
Affiliation:
Instituto Interuniversitario “Investigación Avanzada sobre Evaluación de la Ciencia y la Universidad” (Spain) Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas de España, IFS (Spain)
Amalio Blanco
Affiliation:
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)
María Luisa Lascurain
Affiliation:
Instituto Interuniversitario “Investigación Avanzada sobre Evaluación de la Ciencia y la Universidad” (Spain) Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Flor Sánchez. Departamento de Psicología Social y Metodología de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Instituto Interuniversitario “Investigación Avanzada sobre Evaluación de la Ciencia y la Universidad” (INAECU). Madrid (Spain). E-mail: flor.sanchez@uam.es
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Abstract

This study analyses the publications by Spanish institutions indexed by the Web of Science in the thematic category of “Psychology, Social”. The objectives are to determine whether such publications address topics related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to what extent the research conducted contributes to achieving the goals proposed in each of the SDGs. Publications were classified by their relationship with the SDGs using OSDG tool, and an in-depth content analysis was performed to validate the results. A corpus of 1,632 papers published by Spanish institutions was identified. The results show that 34% percent of the papers address matters related to the SDGs; 23% of these are related to Goal 3 (good health and well-being), and 5%, to Goal 5 (gender equality). For achieving SDG 3 goals, the reviewed papers evidence the need that institutions, governments and society to provide, especially for children and adolescents, healthy social environments to prevent harmful social relationships while improving individual skills to manage emotions in everyday life and promoting cultural integration. Regarding SDG 5, it should be a priority the application of effective strategies to change stereotypes, assigned sexual roles and sexist attitudes that sustain inequality and violence against women.

Keywords

gender equalityhealth and well-beingSocial PsychologySpainSustainable Development Goals
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Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 25 , 2022 , e22
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© Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2022

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Footnotes

Funding: This research was supported by the Madrid Regional Government and the European Social Fund, Project “Towards the Consolidation of Inclusive Cities: A Challenge for Madrid” (H2019/HUM–5744).

Conflicts of Interest: None.

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