An 11-Year Review of Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. Content and Sample Analysis With an Emphasis on Diversity.

Abstract

Practitioners may turn to Professional Psychology: Research and Practice (PPRP) to read about current professional issues, find out about the experiences of other professionals, and learn about new techniques to improve practice. How do we know whether PPRP meets its mission to provide such services to its readership? This study investigated the content of articles, the samples used in empirical studies, and the multicultural coverage in articles published in PPRP between 1990 and 2000. The results showed that PPRP publishes a wide range of topics applicable to its readership. However, the findings that few of the articles employed clinical samples and descriptions of these samples and that there was a lack of focus on specific cultural groups have implications for practitioners.