scholarly journals An Interpretative Phenomenological Inquiry into Experience, Expression, and Effect of Gratitude among Males and Females

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naved Iqbal ◽  
Supriya Srivastava ◽  
Imtiyaz Dar
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Phenomenological Inquiry ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Gratitude Interventions

Gratitude is a universal phenomenon that is experienced and expressed differently by individuals. The differences in experience and expression of gratitude are based on a number of factors, important among them is gender. There are very few studies that have explored gender differences using quantitative methods in gratitude interventions. However, this phenomenon can best be understood by employing qualitative methods like Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), as it is concerned with trying to understand any phenomenon, from the participant’s point of view. There is a paucity of research in this area. Therefore, we tried to explore experience, expression, and effects of gratitude among males and females using IPA. For this purpose, a semi-structured interview was administered on 20 students (10 males and 10 females) and it was subjected to IPA. Three themes that emerged from the analysis were Experience of gratitude, Expression of gratitude and Effects of experiencing and expressing gratitude. These themes were further classified under several subthemes. Though there were similarities between males and females for many subthemes but there were some differences also. Feeling grateful towards strangers and sharing grateful experiences with others were subthemes that emerged only in female participants. Using grateful experiences as a coping strategy was a subtheme that emerged dominantly among male participants. The findings of the present study are explained with the help of available literature.

Stress-Related Growth in Elite Sport Performers: Qualitative Differentiators in Psychosocial Mechanisms

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Fionnuala B. Barnes ◽  
David Fletcher ◽  
Kacey C. Neely
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Intervention Studies ◽  
Elite Athletes ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Elite Sport ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Subsequent Intervention

The purpose of this study was to explore growth following the experience of stressors and compare the experiences of elite athletes who exhibit higher and lower levels of growth. Six elite athletes (five female and one male) participated in a semi-structured interview. Three athletes reported experiencing higher levels, and three athletes reported experiencing lower levels of growth. Interpretative phenomenological analysis revealed that understanding of self, development in athletic identity, and social support are key psychological mechanisms, which differentiate elite athletes who reported experiencing higher and lower levels of growth. Athletes higher in reported growth showed greater association with meaningful behavioral actions, ultimately reflecting the modification of previously held beliefs into a new worldview. Athletes lower in reported growth reflected an attempt to maintain beliefs into an already existing worldview, thus hindering growth. The findings show psychological mechanisms that accumulatively promote growth and provide a foundation for subsequent intervention studies.

scholarly journals Developing a professional identity in a new work environment: the views of defendant intermediaries working in the criminal courts

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan M. O'Mahony ◽  
Jane Creaton ◽  
Kevin Smith ◽  
Rebecca Milne
Keyword(s):  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Psychological Processes ◽  
Professional Identities ◽  
Criminal Courts ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Identity Complexity ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to find out how intermediaries interpret their role working with vulnerable defendants at court. Design/methodology/approach – In this study six intermediaries who have worked with defendants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview and the interview transcripts were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings – Intermediaries appeared to be trying to make sense of their developing identities as professionals in the courtroom and this theme is conceptualised through social identity complexity theory. Practical implications – Health and care professionals undertaking a new function in the criminal justice sector should receive training about the psychological processes underlying developing professional identities. Such training should reduce the cognitive load when they work in the new environment and failure to undertake this training may lead to less efficient practice. Gaining an understanding of their professional positioning within the court environment may assist with retention of intermediaries in this new role. Originality/value – This is the first published study where intermediaries have been interviewed about their experiences with defendants. Recommendations are made including the requirement for additional training for intermediaries to understand the underlying psychological processes and conflicts they may experience when working with defendant cases.

Compulsive Hoarding: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Kellett ◽  
Rebecca Greenhalgh ◽  
Nigel Beail ◽  
Nicola Ridgway
Keyword(s):  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Compulsive Hoarding ◽  
Behavioural Avoidance ◽  
Physical Environments ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Interview Format ◽  
The Impact

Background: This project aimed to explore the experiences of people who compulsively hoard and how they make sense of their own hoarding behaviours. Method: A total of 11 compulsive hoarders were recruited and interviewed using a simple semi-structured interview format, designed for the purposes of the study. The resulting transcribed interviews were analyzed using interpretive-phenomenological analysis. Results: Four super-ordinate discrete, but interacting, themes were found: (1) childhood factors; (2) the participants' relationship to their hoarded items; (3) cognitive and behavioural avoidance of discard; and (4) the impact of hoarding on self, others and the home environment. The themes as a whole described people entrapped in massively cluttered physical environments of their own making. Efforts at discard appeared consistently sabotaged by cognitive/behavioural avoidance, thereby creating maintaining factors of associated personal distress and environmental decline. Conclusions: The results are discussed in the context of the extant evidence concerning hoarding, the distinct contribution made by the current results and the identified methodological shortcomings of the research approach.

scholarly journals Analisis Hope pada Atlet Bulu Tangkis Indonesia Juara Dunia Era ’70 dan ’90

Humaniora ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 500
Author(s):  
Esther Widhi Andangsari ◽  
Pingkan C.B. Rumondor
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Mental Imagery ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Mental Skills ◽  
Self Talk ◽  
People Skills ◽  
High Hope

The present study analyzed a profiling of hope of Indonesian badminton athletes with international achievements. Previous studies have shown that hope was positively related to various outcomes such as sports, academics, physical health, psychological adjustment, and psychotherapy. The participants were consisted of athletes used to play between 70’s and 90’s. This study utilized a qualitative approach with interpretative phenomenological analysis. Nine mental skills of athletes were used as a guideline of semi-structured interview. The verbatim of interview then was analyzed with hope components. Hope was constructed by three components: goals, pathways, and agency thinking. The analysis of participants’ experience showed nine major themes that are: attitude, motivation, goals and commitment, people skills, self-talk, mental imagery, managing anxiety, managing emotion, and concentration, with twelve subordinates themes. These themes are similar with high-hope people’s characteristics. 

scholarly journals Hopefulness and the Mothers' Wellbeing: Children with SpLD

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (13) ◽  
pp. 60-68
Author(s):  
Noor Amiera Alias ◽  
Akehsan Dahlan ◽  
Azliyana Azizan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Life Circumstances ◽  
Open Access Article

Mothers who are having children with SpLD may have changes in their hopes since they may experience many dramatic changes in life circumstances. A semi-structured interview was conducted to explore mother's hopes in providing care children with SpLD. The data was analysed using six stages of the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The finding revealed that two superordinate themes emerged: "I have faith…" and "I'm expecting…" relating to different perspectives of hopes. A positive hope facilitates positive influence among mothers in providing care children with SpLD. Later, it postulated a better quality of life amongst mother in having children with SpLD.Keywords: Mothers ; Hopes; Spesific Learning Disability.eISSN 2398-4279 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v3i13.162

Reasons for attempting suicide: An exploratory study in Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charity S. Akotia ◽  
Birthe Loa Knizek ◽  
Heidi Hjelmeland ◽  
Eugene Kinyanda ◽  
Joseph Osafo
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Cultural Theory ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Suicide Behaviour

This study examined the reasons for suicide attempts among patients in Ghana. Semi-structured interviews were conducted among 30 informants who had been hospitalized for attempted suicide. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyse the transcribed narratives, and five main themes emerged: 1) lack of support; 2) abandonment; 3) shame; 4) existential struggles; and 5) supernatural reasons. There were gender differences with abandonment reported by only women and shame associated with economic difficulties reported only by men. Findings are discussed within the context of a socio-cultural theory of suicide behaviour, and implications for the prevention of suicide and care of suicidal persons are suggested.

scholarly journals Growing Up with a Mother with Depression: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Van Parys ◽  
Jonathan Smith ◽  
Peter Rober
Keyword(s):  
Family Life ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Childhood Experience ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Retrospective Investigation

The aim of this study was to explore the childhood experience of living with a parent with depression from a retrospective point of view. Five women between 39 and 47 years of age, who grew up with a mother with depression, were interviewed about their current perspectives on their childhood experiences. Interviews were semi-structured and the data were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Data analysis led to a narrative organized in two parts. The first part (retrospective understanding of childhood experiences) reports on feelings of desolation contrasted to exceptional support, context-related dwelling on own experiences, and growing into a caring role as a way to keep standing. The second part (towards an integration of childhood experiences in adult realities) evidences ongoing processes of growing understanding of the situation at home, coping with own vulnerabilities, making the difference in their current family life and finding balance in the continued bond with the parents. This retrospective investigation of adults’ perspectives on their childhood experiences gave access to aspects of their experience that remain underexposed in research based on data from children and adolescents.

scholarly journals CREATION OF COMPASSION" - FAMILY EXPERIENCE IN CARING FOR PATIENT WITH MENTAL DISORDERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nining Wuri Lestari ◽  
Setyawati Soeharto ◽  
Dwi Windarwati
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Family Experience ◽  
Family Experiences ◽  
The Family ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background: Caring for people with post-pasung (post seclusion and restraint of patient) mental disorders can provide special experience for families who act as caregivers. Objective: To explore family experiences in rehabilitating people with post-pasung mental disorders in Trenggalek Regency. Methods: This research is a qualitative research with an interpretive phenomenological approach. Data were obtained through in-depth interviews using semi-structured interview guidelines. Participants in this study were twelve in number who treated people with post-pasung mental disorders in Trenggalek Regency. Results: Analysis of data using IPA (Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis), found eight themes, namely having compassion for patients, having the responsibility of caring for patients, repaying the kindness of patients and others who have helped, having the hope that patients can recover, feel the need to supervise the independence of patients, realize the condition of mental patients, resigned to accept, thankful that the patient can improve and upset. Conclusion: Family is a determinant of the success of rehabilitation in people with post-pasung mental disorders. Family compassion and attention support the patient's recovery. The family hopes that the patient can recover and be independent in self-care, take medicine and work so that it does not depend on the family. This study produced eight themes and answered the research objectives.

Working with sex offenders with a history of sexual trauma: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-103
Author(s):  
Abbie Woodhouse ◽  
◽  
Sarah Craven-Staines ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Sexual Trauma ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Gender

Gender differences impact the work that professionals engage in with sexual offenders and victims of sexual trauma (with females often perceived as more likely to experience sexual trauma, and males as more likely to commit a sexual offence). However, there is no evidence looking at these factors in combination. This study aimed to address this gap, asking: “Are experiences of nursing staff working with sex offenders with a history of sexual trauma affected by gender differences, that is, in terms of gender of the staff member, and gender of the client they are working with?” Eight participants, (four male, four female) working within a Forensic Mental Health Service took part in semi-structured interviews. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Five superordinate themes emerged from the data, along with a number of subordinate themes. Superordinate themes included: ‘Gender has a role’, ‘The trauma response’, ‘How we cope’, and ‘What we need’. Nursing staff working with sexual offenders with historic sexual trauma found work to be challenging both emotionally and socially. Such challenges were complicated by the gender interaction between them as professionals, and the patients who have experience of being both victims and perpetrators of sexual abuse.

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