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Different uses of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory in public mental health research

What is their value for guiding public mental health policy and practice

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ID12730464
AutoresM Eriksson (0000-0003-0108-4237, Umeå University, autor correspondente), Mehdi Ghazinour (0000-0003-1230-6720, Umeå University), Anne Hammarström (0000-0002-4095-7961, Uppsala University)
Ano2018
Volume16
Fascículo4
Páginas414-433
Data de publicação2018-03-14
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSocial Theory & Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1477-8211 • E-ISSN: 1477-822X
EditoraPalgrave Macmillan (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1057/s41285-018-0065-6
OpenAlexW2791169198
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas110
Referências citadas39

Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory is appealing as a conceptual tool for guiding public mental health interventions. However, his theory underwent significant changes since its first inception during the late 1970s until his death in 2005, due to which the implications that can be drawn might differ depending on what concepts (i.e. early or later) of the theory is utilized. The aim of this paper was to examine how different concepts of Bronfenbrenner’s theory have been utilized in (public) mental health research, and to analyse the value of these different uses for guiding public mental health policy and practice. A systematic search for articles that have utilized concepts of Bronfenbrenner’s theory within the field of mental health resulted in a review of 16 published papers. We found that one set of papers (N = 10) used the early concepts of ecological systems without investigating interactions between these systems, while another set of papers used the concepts of ecological systems by also investigating interactions within and between these systems (N = 4). Another limited set of papers (N = 2) utilized the later concepts of proximal processes and the PPCT model. Our results show that studies using Bronfenbrenner’s ecological system concepts by clearly considering interactions between and within these systems can result in recommendations that are most useful for guiding public mental health policy and practice

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