State of counseling and psychology research in the Philippines

Authors

Merimee T. Siena, Ateneo De Manila UniversityFollow
Karina G. Fernandez, Ateneo De Manila UniversityFollow

Publication Date

12-15-2022

Abstract

This archival study reviews two decades’ worth of published counseling and psychology researches in the Philippines beginning in 1999, with the aim of determining the prevalent themes in counseling and psychology research. A total of 413 scholarly published papers were surveyed. The results indicate that the major theme of counseling and psychology research in the Philippines is in the area of Personality Psychology, where these studies investigated various personality variables, how they relate with other variables, how these affect human behaviour and mental processes, and their implications for intervention. On the other hand, the least number of researches were about describing or improving the process of the conduct of psychological research. Overall, there appears to have a variety of themes in psychology and counseling research in the Philippines. The results of this study may be used as a springboard to determine future direction for psychology and counseling research in the country.

Recommended Citation

Siena, Merimee T. and Fernandez, Karina G. (2022) "State of counseling and psychology research in the Philippines," U.P. Los Baños Journal: Vol. 20, Article 9.
Available at: https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/uplb-journal/vol20/iss2/9