A Primer on Q Methodology

Brown, Steven R.

doi:10.22488/okstate.93.100504

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“…Q-methodology was applied to compare students’ preferences before and after the course. Q-methodology allows for the systematic study of subjectivity and individual opinions (Brown, 1993; Stergiou and Airey, 2011) but is also suitable for grasping feelings, perceptions and values. The methodology combines the benefits of qualitative and quantitative research (Brown, 1993).…”

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Transforming students’ behaviour preferences: achievable changes by a sustainability course

Zsóka

Ásványi

2022

IJSHE

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impacts of a sustainability course that was designed to evoke measurable transformational changes in students’ preferences and in their roles as consumers, employees and citizens, via consciously addressing sustainability issues and involving a community partner. Design/methodology/approach The research was undertaken using mixed methods. Q-methodology helped create student groups with similar preferences for sustainable attitudes and behaviours before and after the course; the most important features of attitude changes and identify the phases of transformation were explored. In-depth interviews with each participant contributed to understanding and explaining the motivation for changing preferences and generated individual-level reflections about the perceived process of transformation. Findings Q-method highlighted how stakeholder roles were transformed from the three pre-factors to the three post-factors and for the whole group. Seven phases of transformational change are identified based on the reflective in-depth interviews from “no transformation” to “change agent behavior”. Practical implications Findings provide new perspectives for evaluating and embracing the transformational potential of sustainability courses. Originality/value Assessing the impacts of sustainability courses on students’ transformation via measuring their mindsets and behaviour preferences prior to and after a course is still an under-researched area, especially in relation to the Q-method. A further unique feature is how the influence of engaged community partner on students’ preferences is captured. The explored scope of individual responsibility goes beyond environmental awareness and addresses participants in various stakeholder roles simultaneously, by examining their priorities as consumers, employees and citizens.

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Transforming students’ behaviour preferences: achievable changes by a sustainability course

Zsóka

Ásványi

2022

IJSHE

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“…A concourse consists of the range of possible opinions regarding the topic in question (Brown, 1993 ) that can be written or spoken about a topic that can be contested and debated (Smith et al, 1995 ). A concourse is usually identified through interviews, focus groups (Gubrium et al, 2012 ) and conducting literature reviews (Chee et al, 2015 ).…”

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“…The concourse is then synthesised to develop a set of statements called a Q‐set (Watts & Stenner, 2012 ). The Q‐set aims to cover the full range of opinions in the concourse (Brown, 1993 ) and tends to range from 20 to 100 statements (Watts & Stenner, 2005 ). The Q‐set was developed through thematically clustering the concourse statements together, based on if they had a similar meaning.…”

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Factor influencing women with learning disabilities deciding to, and accessing, cervical and breast cancer screening: Findings from a Q methodology study of women with learning disabilities, family and paid carers

Sykes

McGeechan

Crawford

et al. 2022

European J Cancer Care

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Objectives: To understand knowledge of, attitudes towards and decision-making around cervical and breast cancer screening in women with learning disabilities, family carers and paid carers.Methods: A Q methodology study involving 13 women with learning disabilities, three family carers and five paid care workers, from the North-East of England.A Q-sort of 28 statements was completed with all participants completing a post-Q-sort interview to understand the reason behind the card placements. Factor analysis was completed using PQMethod and interpreted using framework analysis.Results: Factor 1, named 'Personal choice and ownership', explores how women with learning disabilities want to be supported to make their own decision to attend cancer screening and explored their preferred support needs. Factor 2, named 'Protecting vs. enablement', portrayed the battle family carers and paid care workers felt to protect women with learning disabilities from harm, whilst feeling that they were supporting women with learning disabilities to decide to attend cancer screening.Eight consensus statements were identified indicating a shared perspective.Conclusions: Cancer screening services should ensure that women with learning disabilities are supported to make informed decisions to attend cancer screening and then be further supported throughout the cancer pathway.

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“…This study applied a Q methodology approach to focus on Instagram users and their characteristics. Q methodology spans the qualitative-quantitative divide and allows for the systematic study of subjectivity-that is, why people select one option over another (Brown, 1993).…”

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“…In developing a concourse/Q sample, researchers should obtain a mix of statements/media exemplars (Brown, 1993). As such, this study's concourse (see Table 1) was drawn from Instagram accounts with geographic diversity (local, regional, national, and international accounts), organizational diversity (freelancers, staff photographers, and photographers for agencies/wire services), producer diversity (in terms of gender, race, and age), and content diversity (both in terms of the identities and conditions of those depicted and in terms of photographic approach [e.g., realism, pictorialism, symbolism, pastoralism, etc.…”

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I “Like” That: Exploring the Characteristics That Promote Social Media Engagement With News Photographs

Thomson¹,

Greenwood²

2017

Visual Communication Quarterly

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A Primer on Q Methodology

Cited by 416 publications

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Transforming students’ behaviour preferences: achievable changes by a sustainability course

Transforming students’ behaviour preferences: achievable changes by a sustainability course

Factor influencing women with learning disabilities deciding to, and accessing, cervical and breast cancer screening: Findings from a Q methodology study of women with learning disabilities, family and paid carers

I “Like” That: Exploring the Characteristics That Promote Social Media Engagement With News Photographs

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