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Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method and Research
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Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) is an increasingly popular approach to qualitative inquiry as discussed by the authors and a handy text covers its theoretical foundations and provides a detailed guide to conducting IPA research.Abstract:
Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) is an increasingly popular approach to qualitative inquiry. This handy text covers its theoretical foundations and provides a detailed guide to conducting IPA research.
Extended worked examples from the authors' own studies in health, sexuality, psychological distress and identity illustrate the breadth and depth of IPA research.
Each of the chapters also offers a guide to other good exemplars of IPA research in the designated area. The final section of the book considers how IPA connects with other contemporary qualitative approaches like discourse and narrative analysis and how it addresses issues to do with validity. The book is written in an accessible style and will be extremely useful to students and researchers in psychology and related disciplines in the health and social sciences.read more
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Singing and companionship in the Hawthorn University of the Third-Age Choir, Australia
TL;DR: The U3A Hawthorn Choir of the University of the Third Age (U3A) as mentioned in this paper reported that participants decided to join the group for a range of factors including a positive attitude to singing, convenience and a desire for social connectedness.
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Negotiating (athletic) femininity: the body and identity in elite female basketball players
TL;DR: This article examined the role of body perceptions in elite women basketball players' negotiation of their athletic and feminine identities in and outside of sport, and found that participants perceived their athletic identities came to the forefront in athletic contexts through displays of strength and assertiveness, and their feminine identities were emphasised in social contexts through appearance and dress.
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Singing in La Voce Della Luna Italian women’s choir in Melbourne, Australia
TL;DR: In this paper, a qualitative case study explores engagement by older members of La Voce Della Luna, an Italian women's community choir based in Melbourne, Australia, which provides opportunities to learn new skills, new ideas, and create for themselves a resilient community.
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Visual art-making as a resource for living positively with arthritis: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of older women's accounts
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored whether and how visual art-making, as a leisure activity, provided a coping resource for older women affected by arthritis, and found that most participants experienced artmaking as a powerful means of controlling arthritis pain, through deep concentration, and through use of color and imagery.
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Oncology healthcare professionals’ perspectives on the psychosocial support needs of cancer patients during oncology treatment
TL;DR: Oncology healthcare professionals’ perspectives on the psychosocial support needs of diverse cancer patients during oncology treatment are explored and some practical implications are offered that may help improve cancer patients’ experiences during onCology treatment.
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Using thematic analysis in psychology
Virginia Braun,Victoria Clarke +1 more
TL;DR: Thematic analysis is a poorly demarcated, rarely acknowledged, yet widely used qualitative analytic method within psychology as mentioned in this paper, and it offers an accessible and theoretically flexible approach to analysing qualitative data.
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Constructing grounded theory : a practical guide through qualitative analysis
TL;DR: K Kathy Charmaz's excellent and practical guide to grounded theory in nursing and how to do qualitative research in nursing is welcomed.
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Constructing grounded theory : A practical guide through qualitative analysis
TL;DR: Charmaz as mentioned in this paper presented a practical guide through qualitative analysis to construct grounded theory, using qualitative analysis, and showed that qualitative analysis can be used to understand grounded theory in a practical way.
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Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Jonathan A. Smith,Mike Osborn +1 more
TL;DR: The aim of interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) is to explore in detail how participants are making sense of their personal and social world, and the main currency for an IPA study is the meanings particular experiences, events, states hold for participants as discussed by the authors.
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Dilemmas in qualitative health research
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the problem posed by the novelty and diversity of qualitative approaches within health psychology and consider the question of what criteria are appropriate for assessing the validity of a qualitative analysis.