Incidence of Positive Psychology in psychology education at University of Palermo (Argentina)

This paper analyzes the incidence of Positive Psychology in psychology education at University of Palermo (Argentina). The research is done through a bibliometric study of six syllabus corresponding to courses that belong to the undergraduate program in Psychology, the Master in Psychology and Health, and the Ph.D. in Psychology. This study can be considered an ex post facto research, according to Montero and Leon classification (2002, 2005). A bibliometric study of the six courses' syllabus is carried out, with an emphasis on analyzing two variables: the main subjects of the contents, and the references. Meanwhile, the bibliographical references were studied according to three variables: the indexed authors, the reference's language and the reference's antiquity. The results allow us to appreciate that the University of Palermo has become an institution of privilege in the education of Positive Psychology in Argentina.