Traditional non-participatory research methodologies have struggled to address the needs of multicultural populations in the United States (U.S.). Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a research paradigm offering a unique opportunity for culturally appropriate research and improving health equity. CBPR is an equitable, strength-based approach involving all stakeholders throughout the research process. We investigate the field of psychology’s utilization of CBPR as an approach for working with multicultural populations to collaboratively address relevant and impactful research questions. A total of 1912 CBPR-related articles, from 2004 to 2014, were identified using PsycINFO, PubMed, and CINAHL Complete databases. Of these, approximately 16% (n = 311) met our criteria for psychology-related CBPR articles accounting for a negligible amount (<1%) of peer-reviewed publications in mainstream psychological journals during the same time period. Among U.S. psychology-related CBPR articles, 86% focused on multicultural and marginalized populations. Prominent topics of investigation included physical health, mental and behavioral health, and theoretical or methodological articles. Features of publications, including authors’ training, types of journals, study populations, and topics under investigation, were explored for all 1912 publications. Findings highlight an opportunity for further utilization of CBPR within psychology, with key implications for health equity. Recommendations for increasing CBPR uptake within the discipline are also offered.

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心理学中基于社区的参与性研究的利用不足：系统回顾

传统的非参与性研究方法一直难以满足美国多元文化人群的需求。基于社区的参与性研究 (CBPR) 是一种研究范式，为适合文化的研究和改善健康公平提供了独特的机会。CBPR 是一种公平的、基于实力的方法，涉及整个研究过程中的所有利益相关者。我们调查心理学领域如何利用 CBPR 作为与多元文化人群合作解决相关且有影响力的研究问题的方法。使用 PsycINFO、PubMed 和 CINAHL Complete 数据库识别出 2004 年至 2014 年期间总共 1912 篇 CBPR 相关文章。其中，大约 16% ( n  = 311) 符合我们对心理学相关 CBPR 文章的标准，而同期主流心理学期刊中同行评审出版物的数量微不足道 (<1%)。在美国心理学相关的 CBPR 文章中，86% 关注多元文化和边缘化人群。调查的突出主题包括身体健康、心理和行为健康以及理论或方法论文章。对所有 1912 年出版物的出版物特征进行了探讨，包括作者培训、期刊类型、研究人群和调查主题。研究结果强调了在心理学领域进一步利用 CBPR 的机会，这对健康公平具有重要影响。还提供了增加该学科内 CBPR 采用率的建议。