Self-Compassion From the Adolescent Perspective: A Qualitative Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 323-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsten E. Klingle ◽  
K. Jessica Van Vliet
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Positive Outlook ◽  
Emotional Balance ◽  
Adolescent Perspective

Although recent research has pointed to the potential benefits of self-compassion for youth, relatively little is known about the perspectives and lived experience of adolescents as they extend compassion toward themselves. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to gain an in-depth understanding of self-compassion from the adolescent perspective. Six adolescents, who had experienced a variety of life difficulties, were interviewed about their experiences of self-compassion in the context of their daily lives. Data were analyzed for common themes using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The resulting themes included putting oneself at the center, maintaining a positive outlook, engaging in pleasurable activities, connecting positively with others, working on self-improvement, making oneself attractive to others, accepting oneself, and experiencing emotional balance. Findings from this study add to self-compassion research by bringing attention to the contextualized meaning and experiences of self-compassion from the adolescent perspective. Directions for future research and limitations of the study are discussed.

scholarly journals Understanding the lived experience of British non-offending paedophiles

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-81
Author(s):  
Harriet Dymond ◽  
Simon Duff
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Sexual Attraction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
The Uk

Purpose Research into paedophilia mainly uses offender samples; thus, little is understood about non-offending paedophiles. The limited body of research has been conducted in North America or Europe whose health and legal systems differ from those in the UK. Using semi-structured interviews, the purpose of this study is to explore the experience of three non-offending British paedophilic males. Design/methodology/approach The interview discussed their paedophilia, refraining from offending and perspectives on treatment initiatives. Data were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings Three superordinate themes emerged: “paedophilia as more than a sexuality,” “acceptance leads to management” and “barriers to support.” These encapsulated how paedophilia was understood, how accepting one’s sexual attraction is tantamount to well-being and the various obstacles to providing support were discussed. Research limitations/implications Acknowledging the sampling considerations (size and recruitment), the results implicate research into paedophilia. The onset of paedophilia was chronologically associated with typical sexual attraction, and not the result of sexual abuse as some theories suggest. Furthermore, the tenets of attraction to children extending beyond sexual desire were highlighted. Practically, the results influence future research into the area and highlight the dearth in our understanding of diverse behavioural management techniques (i.e. computerised images of children or human-like dolls). Originality/value This paper presents novel insight into the aspects of paedophilia, excluding offensive behaviour and highlights the need for affordable, UK-based services targeted towards people with a paedophilic attraction to manage child sexual abuse preventatively and not reactively.

scholarly journals Caring for people with severe myalgic encephalomyelitis: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of parents’ experiences

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 2824-2837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Mihelicova ◽  
Zachary Siegel ◽  
Meredyth Evans ◽  
Abigail Brown ◽  
Leonard Jason
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Identity Change ◽  
Guilt Feeling ◽  
Parents Experiences

Experiences of parents who care for sons or daughters with severe myalgic encephalomyelitis are rarely discussed within the literature. Narratives of parent–carers in Lost Voices from a Hidden Illness were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. This study aimed to give voices to those who care for individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis and are often stigmatized and inform future research supporting parent–carers. Results included themes of identity change, guilt, feeling like outsiders, uncertainty, changing perceptions of time, coping mechanisms, and improvement/symptom management. Findings could inform the development of carer-focused interventions and provide vital information to health professionals about parent–carers’ lived experience.

scholarly journals Building Connections: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Qualitative Research Students’ Learning Experiences

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Cooper ◽  
Anne Fleisher ◽  
Fatima Cotton
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
School Level ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Academic Fields ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
Research Students

This paper describes a phenomenological study in which the authors explored students’ experiences learning qualitative research in a variety of academic fields. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with six participants from various academic fields who had completed at least one post-secondary-school-level qualitative research course and who were not students of the researchers. Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), the researchers identified five primary themes representing the lived experience and meaning found in the participants’ experience of learning qualitative research: (a) a variety of feelings are experienced, (b) a pivotal experience serves as a catalyst in the learning process, (c) the central role of story, (d) active learning, and (e) relating learning to prior knowledge. The findings both support and contribute new aspects to the knowledge of this experience. The results also point to “building connections” as the essence of the phenomenon of learning qualitative research.

scholarly journals Imprisonment: Young Pacific womens' experiences of living with depression

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Aotearoa Muaiava
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Parent Education ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Music Reading ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Cultural Pressures

<p>Research has shown that depression is prevalent in adolescence. This descriptive phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of young Pacific Island (PI) women (17-25 years of age) living in New Zealand. Phenomenological interviewing was used to capture the lived experiences of depression with the aim of developing a deeper understanding of what it is like to be a young depressed PI woman. The essence of being depressed was imprisonment. Young PI women described how family and cultural pressures, experiences of failure and abuse led to their depression. They experienced rejection, being labelled, misunderstood and silenced by others and their circumstances and depression trapped them. The women managed their depression by finding their voice in writing journals, listening to music, reading bible scriptures, prayer and connecting to others with similar lived experience. The implications of the study are discussed in relation to improving parent education and culturally relevant support for young PI women. Recommendations for future research include developing approaches to research that include a more specific cultural and gender focus.</p>

scholarly journals Imprisonment: Young Pacific womens' experiences of living with depression

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Aotearoa Muaiava
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Parent Education ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Music Reading ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Cultural Pressures

<p>Research has shown that depression is prevalent in adolescence. This descriptive phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of young Pacific Island (PI) women (17-25 years of age) living in New Zealand. Phenomenological interviewing was used to capture the lived experiences of depression with the aim of developing a deeper understanding of what it is like to be a young depressed PI woman. The essence of being depressed was imprisonment. Young PI women described how family and cultural pressures, experiences of failure and abuse led to their depression. They experienced rejection, being labelled, misunderstood and silenced by others and their circumstances and depression trapped them. The women managed their depression by finding their voice in writing journals, listening to music, reading bible scriptures, prayer and connecting to others with similar lived experience. The implications of the study are discussed in relation to improving parent education and culturally relevant support for young PI women. Recommendations for future research include developing approaches to research that include a more specific cultural and gender focus.</p>

Belichaamde ervaringen van patiënten met ernstige chronische vermoeidheid na kanker

KWALON ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Bootsma ◽  
Melanie Schellekens ◽  
Rosalie van Woezik ◽  
Marije van der Lee ◽  
Jenny Slatman
Keyword(s):  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
The Body ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cancer Related Fatigue ◽  
Embodied Experiences ◽  
After Cancer ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Philosophical Phenomenology

Embodied experiences of patients with severe chronic fatigue after cancer. An interpretive phenomenological study This article presents a phenomenological study on embodied experiences based on interviews with 25 patients with severe chronic cancer-related fatigue (CCRF). Insight into the patient’s perspective can help to facilitate personalized treatment in CCRF. Theoretically resorting to philosophical phenomenology, we explored embodied experiences of living with CCRF. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, we identified four superordinate themes: (1) Worn out; (2) Diminishment of one’s ‘I can’; (3) Socially invisible objectification of the body; and (4) Restoring one’s ‘I can’. For clinical practice, these results suggest that focusing on the body and restoring one’s ‘I can’ could be helpful during treatment of CCRF. Future research should focus on measuring individual patterns of CCRF symptoms in order to personalize treatment.

scholarly journals The lived experience among Somali women of giving birth in Sweden: an interpretive phenomenological study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Wallmo ◽  
Karin Allgurin ◽  
Carina Berterö
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Somali Women ◽  
Pregnancy And Birth

Abstract Background The health care-seeking behaviour among Somali women is different from Swedish women’s behaviour, and this may have consequences for birth giving. The aim of the study was to identify and describe Somali women’s lived experience of birth giving in Sweden. Methods Qualitative individual interviews were conducted in Swedish with seven Somali women. The sample was purposeful, and the snowball sampling method was used. The interviews were digitally recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results Four themes emerged during the analysis which revealed the Somali women’s lived experiences of giving birth in Sweden. a) Being recognised and confirmed as a woman. Somali women consider it important to be confirmed as a woman by the surrounding and professionals during pregnancy and birth giving. b) Communication is important for the women’s independence. There is a need to provide a structure for how this information is given and adaptation regarding content and format .c) Something naturally becomes unknown and complicated. Somali women come from a different culture, which affects their lived experiences of pregnancy and birth giving. There is a need for improved and clearer information for these Somali women regarding pregnancy and birth giving in another culture- the Swedish context d) Professional and competent taking care of. The women appreciate if they are treated with competency and professionalism; they do not want to be discriminated. The women feel confidence in health care when they meet competent and professional health care professionals. Conclusions The findings in the study indicate that reproductive health care for Somali women should be improved with regard to cultural differences and lived experiences, as this affects their experience of pregnancy and childbirth in Sweden. There is a need for both knowledge and understanding in order to provide good quality care for these Somali women, especially those who have been genitally mutilated.

scholarly journals An interpretative phenomenological analysis of 'being religious' in emerging adults within a tertiary education setting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Thomas Dravitzki
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
Therapeutic Religion ◽  
Being Religious

<p>Research in the last 30 years has shown that young people have been increasingly turning away from religion during the period of emerging adulthood, despite the benefits that religious people experience. The present hermeneutic phenomenological study explored the meaning of young adults’ experiences of being religious in a New Zealand tertiary education setting. Phenomenological interviewing was used to capture the experiences of 10 religious students, including how they practise their religion and what they believe, with the aim of developing a deeper understanding of what being religious meant for them. An interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) of the findings showed that being religious meant: having a relationship with God, being different to one’s secular peers, experiencing challenges, and that being religious was ultimately constructive. Many of the students experienced challenges to their religious beliefs and identities from fellow students, teachers and at an institutional level. The benefits of being religious outweighed the challenges and included: praying being therapeutic, religion providing support and helping define the students’ life purpose and identity. The implications of the study are discussed in relation to raising awareness about the importance of mutual respect, moving beyond religious tolerance to fully inclusive education and improving the integration of religious students in tertiary environments through curricular and co-curricular activities and programmes. Recommendations for future research include a greater focus on assessing the extent of the challenges religious tertiary students’ experience, and examining whether students of particular religious traditions experience unique challenges and benefits.</p>

scholarly journals An interpretative phenomenological analysis of 'being religious' in emerging adults within a tertiary education setting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Thomas Dravitzki
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenological ◽  
Therapeutic Religion ◽  
Being Religious

<p>Research in the last 30 years has shown that young people have been increasingly turning away from religion during the period of emerging adulthood, despite the benefits that religious people experience. The present hermeneutic phenomenological study explored the meaning of young adults’ experiences of being religious in a New Zealand tertiary education setting. Phenomenological interviewing was used to capture the experiences of 10 religious students, including how they practise their religion and what they believe, with the aim of developing a deeper understanding of what being religious meant for them. An interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) of the findings showed that being religious meant: having a relationship with God, being different to one’s secular peers, experiencing challenges, and that being religious was ultimately constructive. Many of the students experienced challenges to their religious beliefs and identities from fellow students, teachers and at an institutional level. The benefits of being religious outweighed the challenges and included: praying being therapeutic, religion providing support and helping define the students’ life purpose and identity. The implications of the study are discussed in relation to raising awareness about the importance of mutual respect, moving beyond religious tolerance to fully inclusive education and improving the integration of religious students in tertiary environments through curricular and co-curricular activities and programmes. Recommendations for future research include a greater focus on assessing the extent of the challenges religious tertiary students’ experience, and examining whether students of particular religious traditions experience unique challenges and benefits.</p>

scholarly journals THE LIFE WITH DRUG ADDICT PARENTS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-70
Author(s):  
Cyrille Panimdim ◽  
Joyce C. Estrera ◽  
Lourinn Mae C. Diaz
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Drug Addict ◽  
Major Theme ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
One Year ◽  
Positive Outlook

Parent-child relationship is influenced by the role of social, cultural and contextual factors that determines child development. Drug addiction is very rampant in the society that involves both children and parents. This descriptive phenomenological study was conducted by utilizing10 informants who are children with drug addict parents. Informants were selected using snowball method who possesses the following inclusion criteria: aged 18 years and above, living with their parents who were drug addict within one year or more, and who are not intoxicated during the data gathering. Individual in-depth interview was conducted after transactional consent was secured. The Collaizzi’s method of data analysis was employed wherein 6 themes emerged: (1) Parental Hatred (2) Co-Dependency (3) Economic Distress (4) Fear of Aggression (5) Emotional Blocking (6) Longing for Situational Change; (Major Theme) The Complexity of the Scene. The lived experience of children with drug addict parents is much complicated. Three nursing implications were drawn: (1) there is a negative impact of living with drug addict parents. (2) Some children of drug addict parents strive to rationalize emotion. (3) Despite the circumstances the children have experienced, some have developed a positive outlook towards life.

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