Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis in Mental Health and Psychotherapy Research

Michael Larkin; Andrew R. Thompson

doi:10.1002/9781119973249.ch8

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis in Mental Health and Psychotherapy Research

Michael Larkin^*
, Andrew R. Thompson

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Psychology

University of Sheffield

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Abstract

This chapter contains sections titled:

Description of the Method

Origins and Influences

Epistemological Assumptions

What Kind of Research Questions Suit IPA?

What Kind of Data is Appropriate for IPA?

How Can IPA Involve Service Users and People from the Research Population Under Study?

A Step‐by‐Step Approach to Using IPA

Quality Issues

How Might Studies Using This Method Relate to the Development of Mental Health Policy?

Future Directions

References

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Qualitative Research Methods in Mental Health and Psychotherapy
Subtitle of host publication	A Guide for Students and Practitioners
Publisher	Wiley
Pages	99-116
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Print)	9780470663738
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119973249.ch8
Publication status	Published - 28 Jun 2011

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Keywords

Idiography and hermeneutic phenomenology - key conceptual touchstones for IPA
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) - qualitative analysis, psychological interest
IPA studies, and knowledge - in mental health field
IPA, and verbatim transcript - first-person account
IPA, interpretative (aka hermeneutic) phenomenological epistemology
Methods, interpretative phenomenological analysis - in mental health and psychotherapy research
Reflection on one's own preconceptions - 'free' or 'open' coding
Samples in IPA, homogeneous - participants, understanding the topic at hand
Systemic or multi-perspectival designs - future development of IPA, mental health

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