伪科学
心理学
认识论
危害
主流
新颖性
社会科学
社会心理学
社会学
法学
哲学
医学
替代医学
病理
政治学
作者
Llewellyn Ellardus van Zyl,Jaclyn Gaffaney,Leoni van der Vaart,Bryan J. Dik,Stewart I. Donaldson
出处
期刊:The Journal of Positive Psychology
日期:2023-02-23
卷期号:: 1-30
被引量:14
标识
DOI:10.1080/17439760.2023.2178956
摘要
The purpose of this systematic literature review was to explore the current critiques and criticisms of positive psychology and to provide a consolidated view of the main challenges facing the third wave of research. The review identified 32 records that posed 117 unique criticisms and critiques of various areas of the discipline. These could be grouped into 21 categories through conventional content analysis, culminating in six overarching themes or ‘broad criticisms/critiques’. The findings suggested that positive psychology (a) lacked proper theorizing and conceptual thinking, (b) was problematic as far as measurement and methodologies were concerned, (c) was seen as a pseudoscience that lacked evidence and had poor replication, (d) lacked novelty and self-isolated itself from mainstream psychology, (e) was a decontextualized neoliberalist ideology that caused harm, and (f) was a capitalistic venture. We briefly reflect on the findings and highlight the opportunities these criticisms and critiques present.
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