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Getting started with ProQuest One Psychology

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ProQuest One Psychology is an all-in-one research and learning platform designed specifically for psychology and counselling studies.

Why use ProQuest One Psychology? 

• Authoritative content in multiple formats: Access scholarly journals, books and reference works, dissertations and theses, videos and transcripts, and archival materials on historical experiments. 
• Comprehensive range of information: Browse core and trending psychology topics, tests and measures, research concepts, presenting issues, and therapeutic approaches.
• Easy to navigate: Topics are broken down and explained simply and related sources are linked for you to develop your knowledge. Use the built-in Research Assistant to solidify your comprehension of the articles you read. 

What does ProQuest One Psychology have for me?

If you're just starting out with your research and aren’t sure what to look for, you might want to try browsing the topics and collections linked on the Basic Search page, which can provide an excellent jumping off point. Each topic page contains an easy to digest overview and related resources such as journal articles, books, videos, and more to deepen your understanding.

You can browse:

• Featured and Trending Topics: Great for getting an introduction to some of the core concepts in psychology such as learning and memory, sleep, and attachment styles, and finding out more about current areas of interest in the world of psychological research. View broad categories such as Biopsychology and Neuroscience, or break them down into sub-topics. 
  
   
• Tests & Measures and Research Concepts: Learn about widely used psychological instruments and scales, and common methodologies and forms of statistical analysis to gain greater insight into the research papers you read. 
  
  
  
   
• Presenting Issues & Therapeutic Approaches and Counselling Sessions: If you’re interested in counselling concepts and techniques, you can browse a number of symptoms, conditions, therapies, and treatments. You’ll also find a host of counselling session videos and transcripts to really hone your understanding of therapeutic processes and relationships. 
  
   
• Historical Psychological Experiments: Dig into the details of some of the most classic and influential psychological studies such as Asch’s Conformity Experiment and Milgram’s Behavioural Study of Obedience. 

How do I search ProQuest One Psychology?

Once you know where you want to start your search for materials, begin by entering your research topic(s) into the search bar. Since this is a subject-specialist database, your results will consist exclusively of high-quality, authoritative psychology and counselling sources. 

• Use Keywords: Keep is simple with relevant subject terms e.g. child development, anxiety, depression, etc. 
• Search for Phrases: Use quotation marks for exact phrases (e.g., "Generalised anxiety disorder") 
  Combine Terms: Use AND to narrow your search by link different ideas e.g. anxiety AND social media. Use OR to broaden your search when you want to include synonyms or related terms e.g. anxiety OR stress.  
• Automatic Suggestions: After you run your search, look under the search bar for suggested topics. These can be added to your search to help make it more focused. ​​​​​

Refining your results

On the left-hand side of the results page, you’ll see the Filters panel. This is your toolkit for narrowing down your search and finding exactly what you need. There are plenty of options to explore, but here are three of the most useful to start with:

• Subject: This is a good way of narrowing down the results to a specific topic and excluding any that aren’t helpful or relevant.
• Publication Date: Set a custom date range to find the most recent research or target a particular time period.​​​​​
• Source type: Choose the most appropriate source type(s) for your research needs. Need scholarly articles? Or counselling videos? ProQuest One Psychology has you covered. 

Saving and exporting your results

Once you've selected the results you want to save, you have a few different options: Click on the following links to view the guide for each option.

• My Research Account: Creating a free My Research account allows you to permanently save documents, searches, and alerts. Items saved here are stored in the "My Documents" area. 
• Download as PDF: For offline access, use the "Download PDF" button or "Save as PDF" (which converts full-text articles into a PDF file).
• Permanent Links: Use the "Copy URL" or "Permalink" tool to save a stable link to the article for future reference or sharing.
• Email & Print: You can email selected articles directly to yourself, including the full text and a formatted citation, or use the print function to generate hard copies

Try Advanced Search for More Control

If your basic search returns too many (or too few) results, switch to Advanced Search. You can find this by clicking the three horizontal lines (menu icon) on the left side of the page.

In this mode, you can use "Boolean Operators" to tell the database exactly how to combine your search terms:

• AND (Narrow your search): Use this to link different ideas. The database will only find articles that contain both terms (e.g., Anxiety AND Social Media).
• OR (Broaden your search): Use this to search for synonyms or related concepts. This is perfect if you aren’t sure which word an author might use. The database will find articles containing either term (e.g., Teenagers OR Adolescents).
• NOT (Exclude results): Use this to filter out irrelevant topics. The database will ignore any articles containing the second term (e.g., Depression NOT Postpartum).
• Specific Fields: Use the dropdown menus next to the search boxes to search specifically for an Author, Document Title, or Subject Heading for much more precise results.
• Limiters: filter for publication date, document type, or peer-reviewed journals  only before you even hit search.

Want to explore more?

You can also find several specialised search tools above the main query box on the Basic Search page including:

• Publications: Access a specific publication's homepage to search or browse its archives.
• Change Databases: Select or modify which ProQuest databases you are currently searching (this will allow you to switch to any of the APA databases provided by ProQuest – APA PsycArticles, APA PsycBooks, APA PsycInfo, and APA PsycTests). 

To find these options on the Advanced Search page, click on the menu.

Check out the ProQuest help centre for guides, videos, tutorials  and more on:

• Basic Searching – Start your research with confidence
• Search Strategy Tips – Find exactly what you need, faster
• Viewing and Saving Articles – Keep your best finds handy
• ProQuest Basic Search Tutorial – Perfect for beginners
• ProQuest Advanced Search Tutorial – Take your searching to the next level

Need more help 

If you would like more help, email us at Library@arden.ac.uk or book a librarian appointment