Showing papers in "Qualitative Research in Psychology in 2021"
TL;DR: Developing a universal quality standard for thematic analysis (TA) is complicated by the existence of numerous iterations of TA that differ paradigmatically, philosophically and procedurally.
Abstract: Developing a universal quality standard for thematic analysis (TA) is complicated by the existence of numerous iterations of TA that differ paradigmatically, philosophically and procedurally. This ...
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TL;DR: This paper introduced grounded theory and placed this method in its historical context when 1960s quantitative researchers wielded harsh criticisms of qualitative research The originators of this method were the pioneers of grounded theory.
Abstract: This article introduces grounded theory and places this method in its historical context when 1960s quantitative researchers wielded harsh criticisms of qualitative research The originators of gro
207 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the particular qualities that are the hallmark of high quality Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) research and present four such qualities which are discussed in detail and illustrated through the use of exemplars from excellent IPA work.
Abstract: Existing guidance on evaluating the quality of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) research has provided criteria to assess work as good, acceptable or unacceptable. Given that IPA has become a well-established member of the qualitative methods repertoire, we think it is valuable now to focus in much more detail on the particular qualities that are the hallmark of high quality IPA research. Here we present four such qualities which are discussed in detail and illustrated through the use of exemplars from excellent IPA work. The qualities are: constructing a compelling, unfolding narrative; developing a vigorous experiential and/or existential account; close analytic reading of participants' words; attending to convergence and divergence. Finally, the four qualities are briefly considered in relation to the theoretical underpinnings of IPA.
54 citations
TL;DR: The benefits of forum research, the organisational structure of forums, how forums are selected for research, approaches to sampling, preparing data for analysis, and methods of analysis are described.
Abstract: As the number of online support forums continues to grow and the amount of user-generated content increases, analysing forum messages can provide researchers and others working in health-related fields with important new insights into the needs, opinions and experiences of individuals who use them. There has been a lack of guidance regarding how to make the best use of user-generated content within forums as a data source in research studies, so this paper explains the practical, ethical and methodological issues associated with this type of research. It describes the benefits of forum research, the organisational structure of forums, how forums are selected for research, approaches to sampling, preparing data for analysis, and methods of analysis that can be used. The decisions that researchers need to make during each stage of the research process are explained, describing the options available and the ethical dilemmas that need to be considered to successfully develop, carry out and complete a research project.
46 citations
TL;DR: The third edition of Deconstructing Developmental Psychology (DDP) as discussed by the authors is the most recent edition of DDP and it differs from the first and second editions (1994 and 2008).
Abstract: Before reading the third edition of Deconstructing Developmental Psychology (DDP), I considered how it would differ from the first and second editions (1994 and 2008) and how it might further infor...
21 citations
TL;DR: A comprehensive guide to discursive psychology is provided in this article that directly tackles myths in the field of Discursive Psychology (DP) for students, teachers, and researchers at all levels.
Abstract: Discursive Psychology is presented as a resource for students, teachers, and researchers at all levels. A comprehensive guide to discursive psychology (DP) is provided that directly tackles myths a...
21 citations
TL;DR: Young people globally are the subjects of intensive regimes of government, whether via the direct authority of state legislatures or, in some countries, through sophisticated power dispersal and ex... as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Young people globally are the subjects of intensive regimes of government, whether via the direct authority of state legislatures or, in some countries, through sophisticated power dispersal and ex...
19 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a problematisation of how one can meaningfully discuss the concept of quality in a methodology as notoriously "murky" as narrative research is discussed, and a solution to this problem is presented.
Abstract: This article opens with a problematisation of how one can meaningfully discuss the concept of quality in a methodology as notoriously ‘murky’ as narrative research. Unlike other kinds of qualitativ...
15 citations
TL;DR: The authors introduce quality markers common to Discursive Psychology (DP) for examining talk and text, and offer a guide for researchers using DP and reviewers evaluating DPs' qualitative approaches for examining text and talk.
Abstract: This paper introduces quality markers common to Discursive Psychology (DP) – a qualitative approach for examining talk and text. We offer a guide for researchers using DP and reviewers evaluating D...
14 citations
TL;DR: A common criticism of phenomenological methods has been that there is a singular focus on individual experience at the cost of broader group level phenomena as discussed by the authors, and psychoanalytically informe...
Abstract: A common criticism of phenomenological methods has been that there is a singular focus on individual experience at the cost of broader group level phenomena. In contrast, psychoanalytically informe...
13 citations
TL;DR: The production of knowledge within the social sciences has contributed both to the oppression and liberation of fat people as mentioned in this paper, and four fat activists review the role that social science has played in this process.
Abstract: The production of knowledge within the social sciences has contributed both to the oppression and liberation of fat people. In this piece, four fat activists review the role that social science cou...
TL;DR: This paper used analytic pluralism to analyze a data excerpt from the medical rehabilitation of an inpatient with spinal cord injury and his physical therapist to examine how the concept of motivation is us.
Abstract: We use analytic pluralism to analyze a data excerpt from the medical rehabilitation of an inpatient with spinal cord injury and his physical therapist to examine how the concept of motivation is us...
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of personal nostalgia in inspiring and sustaining resistance in the Ukraine during World War II was explored in narrative analysis of three memoirs and common themes identified in the memoirs were discussed.
Abstract: The role of personal nostalgia in inspiring and sustaining resistance in the Ukraine during World War II was explored in narrative analysis of three memoirs. Common themes identified in the memoirs...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report a qualitative case comparison to explore how June and Amy, two patient-participants in a gold standard psychotherapy study, experienced the process of quantitative data collection.
Abstract: Quantified symptom measurement by self-report questionnaires is part of the ‘gold standard’ of assessing psychotherapeutic efficacy. In this paper, we report a qualitative case comparison to explore how June and Amy, two patient-participants in a gold standard psychotherapy study, experienced the process of quantitative data collection. The study resembles cognitive interviewing studies conducted in the development of measures, yet advances them by investigating patients’ experiences of questionnaire administration in actual psychotherapy. Both cases reported known issues in interpretation of pre-structured item- and response formats, communicative administrator-respondent dynamics, and response shifts. Beyond known scoring problems, the act of questionnaire administration changed their interpretation of experienced symptoms, which facilitated clinical change beyond therapeutic effects. For Amy, this change was associated with improvement, but for June, questionnaire administration facilitated deterioration in experienced symptoms. These findings emphasize that it is both epistemically and ethically vital to consider measurement effects in clinical practice. This study demonstrates the importance of taking a qualitative stance in psychotherapy research, as qualitative research can elaborate the contextual and idiosyncratic nature of questionnaire scores, and highlights that both researchers and clinicians have to be attentive to the meaning of scores as words in participants’ clinical stories.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate two parallel yet interlinked accounts on quality: in conversation analysis (CA) and in interpersonal process recall (IPR) and illustrate their argument with data coming from
Abstract: The article demonstrates two parallel yet interlinked accounts on quality: in conversation analysis (CA) and in interpersonal process recall (IPR) We illustrate our argument with data coming from
TL;DR: People working within mental health organisations or systems but not in dedicated lived experience roles might still make contributions as allies to mental health consumer movements as mentioned in this paper. But they need to be trained to be advocates.
Abstract: People working within mental health organisations or systems but not in dedicated lived experience roles might still make contributions as allies to mental health consumer movements. The current st...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors set out the "potentiating" premises of video-reflexive ethnography (VRE) and the ways in which VRE potentiates learning through visual feedback as "self-...
Abstract: This article has three aims. First, it will set out the ‘potentiating’ premises of video-reflexive ethnography (VRE) and the ways in which VRE potentiates learning through visual feedback as ‘self-...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the need for additional quality indicators that account for the heterogeneity of qualitative methodologies and propose a set of quality indicators to account for heterogeneity in qualitative research.
Abstract: Debates regarding quality in qualitative research are longstanding. There are continued calls for additional quality indicators that account for the heterogeneity of qualitative methodologies. In t...
TL;DR: A central tenet in the conduct of community-based participatory research is the establishment of an allyship between researchers and other actors, a relation that ideally should be reciprocal as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: A central tenet in the conduct of community-based participatory research is the establishment of an allyship between researchers and other actors, a relation that ideally should be reciprocal in na...
TL;DR: In this paper, forensic social work has a long history and it continues to struggle with its identity within a multidisciplinary team environment, and some jurisdictions have witnessed the development of informal...
Abstract: While forensic social work has a long history, it continues to struggle with its identity within a multidisciplinary team environment. Some jurisdictions have witnessed the development of informal ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the psychological phenomenon of flow through a nonrepresentational geographical emphasis on material practices is explored, and both the positivity and skills-challenge balance assumed to be assumed to cha...
Abstract: This article explores the psychological phenomenon of flow through a nonrepresentational geographical emphasis on material practices. Both the positivity and skills-challenge balance assumed to cha...
TL;DR: In this paper, a study engaged children as research allies throughout the research process from developing research questions to authorship, recognizing children's right to participation under the right to participate under the...
Abstract: This study engaged children as research allies throughout the research process from developing research questions to authorship. Our approach recognises children’s right to participation under the ...
TL;DR: For instance, this article reported that US qualitative psychologists were forming a grouping within the American Psychological Association (APA) and that they were both surprised and excited when they did so.
Abstract: I remember feeling both surprised and excited when I heard that US qualitative psychologists were forming a grouping within the American Psychological Association (APA) – surprised, because at the ...
TL;DR: Increasingly qualitative research in psychology encompasses various visual materials These are often analysed using existing qualitative approaches associated with analysing linguistic materials as discussed by the authors, and these approaches are often used for analyzing linguistic materials.
Abstract: Increasingly qualitative research in psychology encompasses various visual materials These are often analysed using existing qualitative approaches associated with analysing linguistic materials
TL;DR: In this article, a co-produced approach to evaluation of the pilot of a youth-integrated service-user service is described, with reflections from members of the evaluation team.
Abstract: This paper reports on the reflections from members of the evaluation team – both allies and service user academics – about a co-produced approach to evaluation of the pilot of a youth-integrated th...
TL;DR: A persistent feature of community-oriented psychological theories has been that promoting social inclusion and supporting positive outcomes for marginalised groups through allyship has been a persistent feature in community-orientated psychological theories as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Promoting social inclusion and supporting positive outcomes for marginalised groups through allyship has been a persistent feature of community-orientated psychological theories. Central to such wo...
TL;DR: The traumatic political upheavals in Ecuador during the 1980s and 1990s left a scar on the psychosocial wellbeing of the nation and its citizens as mentioned in this paper, and focus groups were conducted with victims of these p...
Abstract: The traumatic political upheavals in Ecuador during the 1980s and 1990s left a scar on the psychosocial wellbeing of the nation and its citizens. Focus groups were conducted with victims of these p...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss and extend on conceptualisation, theorisation, and practice of allyship in qualitative psychology research, which can be defined broadly as a broad notion of benevolence.
Abstract: In this special issue, we create space to discuss and extend on conceptualisation, theorisation, and practice of allyship in qualitative psychology research. Allyship can be defined broadly as a wa...
TL;DR: The autogenous-reactive model of OCD outlines two types of compulsions: distressing obsessions and repetitive compulsions as mentioned in this paper, which is a mental health problem characterized by distressing and repetitive obsessions.
Abstract: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health problem characterised by distressing obsessions and repetitive compulsions. The autogenous-reactive model of OCD outlines two types of obsessi...
TL;DR: The increasing prominence of qualitative inquiry in psychological research has been accompanied by reflection on teaching and learning practices within undergraduate and postgraduate psychology cou... as mentioned in this paper, which has led to a growing interest in qualitative inquiry.
Abstract: The increasing prominence of qualitative inquiry in psychological research has been accompanied by reflection on teaching and learning practices within undergraduate and postgraduate psychology cou...