Bibliometric Review of the Repertory Grid Technique: 1998–2007

Abstract

This bibliometric review covers the scientific production with or about the repertory grid technique (RGT; Kelly, 1955/1991) between 1998 and 2007. An analysis of previous reviews suggests the need for a more careful and broad process of bibliographic research. With this aim, 24 bibliographic sources were used to cover a wide range of specialties. We began by drawing up an explicit protocol in which the research terms were detailed. Then we consulted the bibliographic sources, taking into account a specification of inclusion and exclusion criteria. As a result of this process, 973 references were obtained: 468 journal papers, 335 book chapters, 108 doctoral theses, and 62 books. The review also evaluates the types of documents found, the evolution of the number of works published, the repertory grid's fields of application, and the degree of openness to other disciplines. The most relevant authors, their affiliations, countries, and the publication language are also revealed in this article, as well as the major journals contributing to dissemination of the work done with this technique.

Acknowledgments

This article was published with assistance from the vice-rector for research at the UNED (Spain) in the diffusion of the research results.

Notes

^aRefers to those references found only in the source listed (they were not included in any other source).

^bAlthough the electronic journal Personal Construct Theory & Practice is not a database, it publishes a great number of articles related to the repertory grid technique (http://www.pcp-net.org/journal/).

^cProQuest includes the following databases: ABI/INFORM, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database, and Academic Research Library.