The Accordion and the Deep Bowl of Spaghetti: Eight Researchers' Experiences of Using IPA as a Methodology

Wagstaff, Christopher; Jeong, Hyeseung; Nolan, Maeve; Wilson, Tony; Tweedlie, Julie; Phillips, Elly; Senu, Halia; Holland, Fiona G.

doi:10.46743/2160-3715/2014.1216

Cited by 31 publications

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“…Underpinned by idiography, IPA involves establishing theoretical rather than empirical generalizability (Smith et al, 2009). Thus, readers can make links between the results of the current study, the existing literature on non-birth motherhood, and their own personal and professional experience (Smith & Osborn, 2015;Wagstaff et al, 2014).…”

Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Motherhood Experiences of Non-Birth Mothers in Same-Sex Parent Families

McInerney

Creaner

Nixon

2021

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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In this qualitative study, we explored the experiences of non-birth mothers whose child(ren) were planned and conceived within their same-sex relationship. We conducted semi-structured, face-to-face interviews with 14 participants in Ireland. We transcribed the interviews verbatim and analyzed the data using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Our findings comprised three superordinate themes: A Question of Recognition, An Insecure Connection, and Carving Your Own Way and related subordinate themes. Motherhood experiences were characterized by resilience and vulnerability in parenting their children without legal parental rights and within a heteronormative society that privileged biological motherhood. The dynamic relationship between seeking connection and seeking legitimacy that is at the heart of the participants’ experiences of motherhood is highlighted. Participants encountered challenges to their maternal legitimacy within their families and communities and in their interactions with legal and social institutions. Participants described using various strategies to reinforce their parental identity. Despite the challenges, participants were engaged in constructing satisfying parenting roles. The findings highlight the importance of legitimizing the parental identity of non-birth mothers. Therapists should be sensitive to the additional marginalization of non-birth mothers in same-sex parent families. Validating their vulnerability and their resilience in the face of obstacles may enhance their coping resources.

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Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Motherhood Experiences of Non-Birth Mothers in Same-Sex Parent Families

McInerney

Creaner

Nixon

2021

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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“…IPA is an idiographic phenomenological methodology consistent with the case study nature of this research. It acknowledges the impact of the researcher on their interpretation of transcripts as they attempt to understand the phenomenological experience of the participant in relation to the research questions (Larkin et al, 2006;Smith, 2007;Wagstaff et al, 2014). The therapist was not involved in the IPA analysis process, and reflexive supervision of thematic development was provided by the overall project supervisor (JW).…”

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CFT & people with intellectual disabilities

Hardiman

Willmoth

Walsh

2018

AMHID

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the effects of compassion-focussed therapy (CFT) on anxiety in a small sample of adults with intellectual disability. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-methods design was employed. Participants (n=3) completed questionnaire measures of anxiety and self-compassion on three occasions: pre-intervention, post-intervention and, at three months follow-up. Post-intervention, they also took part in recorded interviews that were analysed using interpretive phenomenological analysis. Findings were then synthesised to develop a comprehensive understanding of their overall experience. Findings Final data synthesis revealed five themes: participant anxiety decreased (reliable for all participants); the faulty self; improved positive compassionate attitudes; increased sense of common humanity; and mindful distraction techniques. Research limitations/implications This research paper offers in-depth analysis of three participants’ experiences rather than reporting in less detail about a larger number of participants. The self-compassion scale required considerable support and reasonable adaptation to be used with these clients. Originality/value Only two other studies have explored the use of CFT with people with intellectual disabilities.

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“…We engaged 13 participants for this study, comprising eight females and five male students in total. The interpretive phenomenological approach (IPA) stresses the importance of using small homogenous sample sizes for high data richness (Holland, 2014;Wagstaff et al, 2014). We also purposively targeted counselled students in this study, in view of their rich knowledge regarding our research focus on students' lesser-known counselling service barriers, in order to derive appropriate answers to our earlier outlined research questions.…”

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confidence: 99%

Archives / Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022): Knowledge Production and Access / Research Articles An Exploratory Qualitative Study on the Perceived Barriers to Accessing Ghanaian University Counselling Services

Ocansey

Sefotho

2022

Journal for Students Affairs in Africa

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Despite research emphasis on university students’ counselling needs and service benefits, barriers to counselling service participation for students have been less explored in Ghanaian higher education. Yet literature is replete with reports on high undergraduate student attrition and a low sense of belonging, stressing the severe need for increased counselling service participation among students in higher education. This article explored the barriers to increased counselling service participation faced by Ghanaian public university students. Our research engaged 13 counselled undergraduate students, purposively selected via snowball and convenience sampling techniques. We engaged study participants in in-depth interviews and a focus group discussion to gather appropriate data and further used the interpretive phenomenological approach to find meaning in the gathered data. Students revealed their perceptions on poor counsellors’ sense of initiative, their low service awareness, and their misconceptions which seem to hinder students’ counselling service participation. Our results underscore the need for more service advertising and possibly increased counsellor initiative to promote counselling service use among higher education students in Ghana. Daily service advertising with counsellors’ reliance on text and WhatsApp messaging, still pictures and short videos on the various campuses (Amos et al., 2020) would considerably increase students’ awareness of counselling services.

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The Accordion and the Deep Bowl of Spaghetti: Eight Researchers' Experiences of Using IPA as a Methodology

Cited by 31 publications

References 17 publications

The Motherhood Experiences of Non-Birth Mothers in Same-Sex Parent Families

The Motherhood Experiences of Non-Birth Mothers in Same-Sex Parent Families

CFT & people with intellectual disabilities

Archives / Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022): Knowledge Production and Access / Research Articles An Exploratory Qualitative Study on the Perceived Barriers to Accessing Ghanaian University Counselling Services

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