Bibliometric Profile of the Literature on Psychological Wellbeing in Women who Suffer Violence 2010-2024

Abstract

Introduction: Evaluate the scientific production of psychological well-being in violated women: periods 2010-2024. Method: Scoping review in which manuscripts published in journals indexed in the Scopus database between 2010 and 2024 were analyzed. For the search we used descriptors such as psychological well-being, mental health, psychological health, emotional health, violence, women in violence, domestic violence, violence against women, which were combined in the Scopus search engine together with the Boolean operators AND, OR. A narrative synthesis was performed. Results: The research report included 3 098 publications, of which 74.3% were original articles. A constant growth in the number of articles was observed throughout the study period, especially from 2021 onwards, with an increase in 2023 (n=371) compared to 2010 (n=108). The United States was the country with the highest scientific production (29.3%). The journals with the highest number of publications were Journal Of Interpersonal Violence (USA) and the International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health (Switzerland). Among the descriptors with the highest impact were anxiety, depression, violence to women and pandemic. Conclusions: The research on psychological well-being in women who have suffered violence has attracted the interest and importance of researchers during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, mostly from institutions in the United States, and finally, there is evidence of a trend in studies related to the implementation of policies and plans for psychological well-being in people who present metal health problems and in the female gender.

Received: 22 April 2024 / Accepted: 30 June 2024 / Published: 5 July 2024