Empowerment theory, research, and application

Perkins, Douglas D.; Zimmerman, Marc A.

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Empowerment theory, research, and application

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Perkins, Douglas D., Zimmerman, Marc A.·1995·American Journal of Community Psychology

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This introduction to the special issue briefly reviews the meaning and significance of the empowerment concept and problems associated with the proliferation of interest in empowerment. We identify some of the topics not included in this issue and relate those to the many broad and diverse areas of psychological empowerment theory and community‐based research and intervention that are covered. We present synopses of each article along with some of the themes and lessons cutting across the frameworks, studies, and applications. These include a wide diversity of settings, fairly representative of empowerment interventions, and, at the same time, improved clarity (if not unanimity) of definitions and measurement, which has been a problem in much empowerment research and intervention.

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Authors: Perkins, D. D., & Zimmerman, M. A.
Affiliations: University of Utah (US)
University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author: Perkins, Douglas D.
ORCID: Perkins, Douglas D.
Zimmerman, Marc A.
Venue: American Journal of Community Psychology
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1995-10
Volume: 23
Issue: 5
Pages: 569-579
ISSN: 0091-0562 (ISSN-L)
1573-2770
DOI: 10.1007/bf02506982
OpenAlex: W2062995391
Cited by: 1,509
References: 11
Citations by year: 2026: 82 · 2025: 130 · 2024: 116 · 2023: 89 · 2022: 99 · 2021: 99 · 2020: 111 · 2019: 72 · 2018: 73 · 2017: 73 · 2016: 49 · 2015: 69 · 2014: 45 · 2013: 59 · 2012: 59
FWCI: 16.46
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
hdl.handle.net
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: American Journal of Community Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Community Health and Development
Social Sciences › Education › Community and Sustainable Development
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Capital and Networks
Keywords: empowerment, psychological empowerment, community-based research, empowerment interventions, empowerment measurement, community psychology
MeSH terms: Community Participation, Humans, Power, Psychological, Psychology, Social, Social Adjustment, Social Environment

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