Vega-Arce M, Núñez-Ulloa G

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

The study examines the evolution of the conceptual structure in the field of the Adverse Childhood Experiences from 1994 to 2017, as well as the productivity and quality achieved in six periods, and particularly in the current stage. Bibliometric mapping was conducted based on scientific papers about the subject indexed in the main collection of the Web of Science. Analysis of terms led to the building of networks in a longitudinal frame, allowing identification of the main topics and the links between them. The results obtained allow to conclude that Adverse Childhood Experiences is a relatively new study domain, with a sustained increase in the number of papers from the 1998-2001 period to 2017 and a growing impact from 1998 to 2013. Increase in the number and impact of publications is related to the growing thematic complexity of the field, which evolves as a whole and has gained stability since the 1998-2001 period. Today, the area exhibits significant production and impact, particularly in its core themes (Adverse Childhood Experiences, Risk Factors and Violence). Physical Health is the main core in the basic and cross-sectional area, whereas Racial-Ethnic Disparities is a main topic developed, but isolated. Time is required to watch the evolution of the field and verify whether Resilience, and Pregnancy and Postpartum either become core themes, or lose their ability to bind to other nodes in the area.