''The Journal of Individual Psychology'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed

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covering theory and methods of

individual psychology Individual psychology (german: Individualpsychologie) is a psychological method or science founded by the Viennese psychiatrist Alfred Adler. The English edition of Adler's work on the subject (1925) is a collection of papers and lectures given mai ...

. It is currently published by the

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on behalf of the

North American Society of Adlerian Psychology The North American Society of Adlerian Psychology (NASAP) was created in 1952 and is the primary organization in the United States for the promotion of the psychological and philosophical theories of Alfred Adler, known as Adlerian Psychology or I ...

. The

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are Jon and Len Sperry (

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History

The journal's roots can be traced to ''Zeitschrift für Individualpsychologie'' founded by

Alfred Adler Alfred Adler ( , ; 7 February 1870 – 28 May 1937) was an Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology. His emphasis on the importance of feelings of belonging, family constellation and birth orde ...

in 1914 (Germany). Publication was interrupted by the first world war, and resumed in 1923 under the name ''Internationale Zeitschrift für Individualpsychologie''. Adler immigrated to America in 1935 and established the ''International Journal of Individual Psychology'', published in Chicago. After Adler's death in 1937, the journal was edited by his daughter,

Alexandra Adler Alexandra Adler (24 September 1901 – 4 January 2001) was an Austrian neurologist and the daughter of psychoanalyst Alfred Adler. She has been described as one of the "leading systematizers and interpreters" of Adlerian psychology. Her siste ...

, and then by

Rudolf Dreikurs Rudolf Dreikurs (February 8, 1897, ViennaMay 25, 1972, Chicago) was an Austrian psychiatrist and educator who developed psychologist Alfred Adler's system of individual psychology into a pragmatic method for understanding the purposes of repreh ...

. ''Individual Psychology News'' was published in 1940 renaming itself ''Individual Psychology Bulletin'' from 1941 to 1951. When the American Society of Adlerian Psychology was incorporated in 1952, it took over the publication under the title ''American Journal of Individual Psychology'' (1952 to 1956). In 1957,

Heinz Ansbacher Heinz Ludwig Ansbacher (October 21, 1904 – June 22, 2006) was a German-American psychologist specializing in the theories of Alfred Adler. Biography Ansbacher was born in Frankfurt am Main, German Empire. After completing high school he wor ...

took over as editor and it was renamed ''Journal of Individual Psychology''. The new, broader editorial policy and focus was announced, calling for papers related to a "holitistic, teleological, phenemological, and socially-oriented approach, based on the assumptions of an active creative self, an open dynamic system of motivation, and an innate potential for social living." The first issue included an article by

Albert Ellis Albert Ellis (September 27, 1913 – July 24, 2007) was an American psychologist and psychotherapist who founded rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). He held MA and PhD degrees in clinical psychology from Columbia University, and was certi ...

among others, and a paper written by Alfred Adler in 1937, the year of his death. This title, ''Journal of Individual Psychology'' was used from 1957 to 1973. The journal was noted for maintaining high academic standards covering topics such as the teleological approach to personality and in the tradition of Adler's socially oriented approach psychology. In 1982, ''The Journal of Individual Psychology'' merged with ''Individual Psychologist'' and was published under new name and format, ''Individual Psychology: The Journal of Adlerian Theory, Research & Practice''. In 1998, it was renamed back to ''Journal of Individual Psychology''.

Adlerian Digitization Project

The Adlerian Digitization Project, supported by the

, has made full text versions available to the public: *''Individual Psychology News'' (1940–1941) *''Individual Psychology Bulletin'' (1941–1951) *''American Journal of Individual Psychology'' (1952–1956) *''Journal of Individual Psychology'' (1957–1973) *''Individual Psychologist'' (1963–1987)

Indexing and abstracting

''The Journal of Individual Psychology'' (1974–1981), ''Journal of Individual Psychology'', and ''Individual Psychology: The Journal of Adlerian Theory, Research & Practice'' (1982–1997) is

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by the

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Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection and

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(from 1950).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Journal of individual psychology, the Psychotherapy journals Psychoanalysis journals Quarterly journals University of Texas Press academic journals Adlerian psychology English-language journals Publications established in 1935

History

Adlerian Digitization Project

Indexing and abstracting

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