Research Guides: Human Development & Family Studies: Articles

HDFS Databases

To see a complete list of databases that may be useful for HDFS, see the HDFS section of the database list: https://libguides.colostate.edu/az.php?s=17030

PsychINFO is usually the best resource to use:

PsycInfo
Coverage: 1887 to present
Citations and summaries in the field of psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines published in peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports.

PsycINFO allows you to find articles about every aspect of the social sciences and limit your results by methodology (i.e. empirical studies), peer-reviewed articles, age groups, and more. Video tutorials.

Web of Science
Coverage: Varies
Multidisciplinary database covering journal articles and conference proceedings in arts and humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
Coverage: 1950 to present
Provides access to bibliographic citations and abstracts for clinical medical literature.
Mental Measurements Yearbook
Maximum Concurrent Users: 4
Coverage: 1985 to present
A comprehensive guide to contemporary testing instruments. Designed for an audience ranging from novice test consumers to experienced professionals, contains information for evaluating test products in psychology, education, business, and leadership.

What is meant by the terms peer reviewed and refereed?

Your course assignment criteria may specify that you use peer reviewed (also known as refereed) journal articles.

Peer review in three minutes: What's so special about peer-reviewed articles? (online tutorial; 3 min.; from the NCSU Libraries)
When using a Libraries database to search for articles, look for a search screen option to limit your search to peer reviewed or refereed.
To determine if a journal is peer reviewed (also known as refereed) search the journal title in the CSU Libraries' UlrichsWeb database.