scholarly journals Illness Representation among Adolescents: A Qualitative Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 438-452
Author(s):  
Ancuta Elena PADURARU ◽  
Camelia SOPONARU
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Disease Onset ◽  
Free Association ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Illness Representation ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Health And Illness ◽  
Causes Of Disease

There is a significant increase in the studies investigating illness representation through quantitative methods, which is due to a certain extent to the valid psychometric instruments that measure this construct. This phenomenon is especially intense among people who have a certain diagnosis. Not the same can be said about the existing research for the study of the representation that healthy people have about illness, in which the qualitative methods predominate. The purpose of this study is to outline how adolescents perceive the disease, given that they go through a period of change with significant implications for adult-related health behaviours. In this study, 132 adolescents aged between 11 and 18 were included (M =14.60; SD= 2.54). Because we wanted to obtain complex and accurate information, we chose to collect the data through three qualitative methods: drawing, the free association method, and the open-ended questionnaire. Based on the common-sense model, we were able to identify the most frequently cited causes of disease onset, which are the indicators of its occurrence, the effects adolescents perceive as occurring over time and how they think we can treat it. One of the most important dimensions represented through the three methods of data collection was that of emotions. This result draws attention to the importance that people attach to the emotional sphere when it comes to illness. Unfortunately, medical staff are well prepared for the assessment of biomedical aspects, but less so for understanding the psychosocial, social, and cultural dimensions of health and illness.

scholarly journals University Community Engagement and the Strategic Planning Process

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Newton Miller
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
User Experience Design ◽  
Strategic Planning Process ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
The University ◽  
University Community

Objectives- To understand how university libraries are engaging with the university community (students, faculty, campus partners, administration) when working through the strategic planning process. Methods- Literature review and exploratory open-ended survey to members of CAUL (Council of Australian University Librarians), CARL (Canadian Association of Research Libraries), CONZUL (Council of New Zealand University Librarians), and RLUK (Research Libraries UK) who are most directly involved in the strategic planning process at their library. Results- Out of a potential 113 participants from 4 countries, 31 people replied to the survey in total (27%). Libraries most often mentioned the use of regularly-scheduled surveys to inform their strategic planning which helps to truncate the process for some respondents, as opposed to conducting user feedback specifically for the strategic plan process. Other quantitative methods include customer intelligence and library-produced data. Qualitative methods include the use of focus groups, interviews, and user experience/design techniques to help inform the strategic plan. The focus of questions to users tended to fall towards user-focused (with or without library lens), library-focused, trends & vision, and feedback on plan. Conclusions- Combining both quantitative and qualitative methods can help give a fuller picture for librarians working on a strategic plan. Having the university community join the conversation in how the library moves forward is an important but difficult endeavour. Regardless, the university library needs to be adaptive to the rapidly changing environment around it. Having a sense of how other libraries engage with the university community benefits others who are tasked with strategic planning

scholarly journals RECONSTRUCTION OF HINDU PRIEST IN THE DYNAMICS OF THE INTER TRI SADHAKA AND SARWA SADHAKA IN BALI

2019 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Made Redana ◽  
A.A. Bagus Wirawan ◽  
I Gde Parimartha ◽  
A.A. Ngurah Anom Kumbara
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Belief System ◽  
Driving Factors ◽  
The Unconscious ◽  
Prayer Beads ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Movement Change

The reconstruction of Hindu Pandita in Bali marked a polarization of Hindu Pandita set in the difference of the clan (Soroh) and the belief system needs to be examined more deeply. The fact shows that there are still many Hindus who think that the Hindu Pandita belong to the Brahmin clan. This gap can be a stimulant misintensity against the issue of the Kapanditan and the condition to construct "Homo hierarchicus versus Homo ecqualis are engaged in Bali in war without End". The research aims to (1) understand the foundations of the thinking of the reconstruction of the Hindu Pandita (RPH) in the dynamics between Tri-Sadhaka and the unconscious Chi Wildlife Station in the Balinese people, (2) understand the driving factors of Hindu's pandy reconstruction in Bali in The dynamics between Tri-Sadhaka – Sarwa Sadhaka, and (3) analyzing the implications of Balinese Hindu's impartiation. This research uses a mix method with the priority of using qualitative methods, which are supported by quantitative methods with value inventory techniques. The theory used as a foundation is the theory of power relations, structuration, deconstruction. The results of this study pertain to three things; First, reconstruction of the fundamentals of Hindu Pandita Thinking in the dynamics between Trisadaka and Chi Wildlife Station Sadaka is the efforts of the description of attitudes and personalities, value-conscious competence, and integrality. In the sense of the Hindu Pandita, which is personally integral, intact, and that is considered sacred, glorious, since he was in prayer beads spiritually through the process of diksa. Secondly, the impetus factors of Hindu reconstruction in the dynamics between Tri-saddleted and a Godly Chi wildlife station in Balinese people concerning historical and geneological dimensions, increased knowledge and chastity factors as a mode of adaptation to Pandita, a social movement in the competition's status, and ideas for movement change. Thirdly, the implications in the dynamics of competition between Trisadaka and Sarwasadaka are concerned with the ideological, social and economic pragmatism and importance of power.   Keywords: the reconstruction of Hindu priest, the dynamics, tri and sarwa sadhaka, economic pragmatism and power

Introduction to the Special Issue “Causal Complexity and Qualitative Methods”

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Goertz
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
The Other ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Political Analysis ◽  
Empirical Social Science ◽  
Causal Complexity

This special issue of Political Analysis engages in a dialogue between qualitative and quantitative methods. It proposes that each has something to say to the other and more generally has a contribution to make to empirical social science.

General Approach to Risk Analysis

2014 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Davorin Matanovic
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Risk Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Iterative Process ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Hybrid Methods ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Acceptance Criteria ◽  
Risk Acceptance ◽  
The Impact

Broadly accepted methodology that is implemented in the oil industry when dealing with risks includes as the first step the identification of possible hazards. That is done by gathering information about degree of risk according to working procedures, processes, and individuals involved in the operation of the process. That is the first step in risk management, an iterative process that must lead to the use of proper measurements in the way of protecting people, facilities and environment. The analysis is done based on the combination of probability and severity of undesirable events, and the final consequences. Explanation of basic terms, their interdependence, dilemmas, and methods of risk analysis are introduced. Each method is shortly described with main anteriority and shortcomings. Differences between quantitative methods, qualitative methods, and hybrid methods (the combination of qualitative-quantitative or semi-quantitative methods) are elaborated. The impact, occurrence, and the consequences are at the end compared to risk acceptance criteria concept. The ALARP (As Low as Reasonably Practicable) framework is explained with some observation on the quality and acceptance in petroleum industry. Finally, the human impact on the risk and consequences is analyzed.

General Approach to Risk Analysis

2015 ◽  
pp. 1217-1236
Author(s):  
Davorin Matanovic
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Risk Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Iterative Process ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Hybrid Methods ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Acceptance Criteria ◽  
Risk Acceptance ◽  
The Impact

Broadly accepted methodology that is implemented in the oil industry when dealing with risks includes as the first step the identification of possible hazards. That is done by gathering information about degree of risk according to working procedures, processes, and individuals involved in the operation of the process. That is the first step in risk management, an iterative process that must lead to the use of proper measurements in the way of protecting people, facilities and environment. The analysis is done based on the combination of probability and severity of undesirable events, and the final consequences. Explanation of basic terms, their interdependence, dilemmas, and methods of risk analysis are introduced. Each method is shortly described with main anteriority and shortcomings. Differences between quantitative methods, qualitative methods, and hybrid methods (the combination of qualitative-quantitative or semi-quantitative methods) are elaborated. The impact, occurrence, and the consequences are at the end compared to risk acceptance criteria concept. The ALARP (As Low as Reasonably Practicable) framework is explained with some observation on the quality and acceptance in petroleum industry. Finally, the human impact on the risk and consequences is analyzed.

Qualitative research

2003 ◽  
pp. 377-384
Author(s):  
Joanna Murray
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Older People ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Illness Behaviour ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Complex Phenomena

Qualitative research is an increasingly popular method of enquiry in biomedical, clinical and behavioural research. Once regarded as the preserve of social scientists and psychologists, qualitative methods have entered the mainstream of epidemiology and clinical research, as evidenced by the publication of a series of papers in the British Medical Journal (Britten 1995; Mays and Pope 1995; Pope and Mays 1995; Pope et al. 2000). The qualitative methods to be described in this chapter offer a scientific approach to understanding and explaining the experiences, beliefs, and behaviour of defined groups of people. The contrasting features and the complementary roles of qualitative and quantitative methods of enquiry will be described. While the majority of chapters in the present volume are concerned with research methods designed to answer questions such as ‘how many?’ or ‘how frequently?’, qualitative methods enable us to explore the ‘why?’, ‘what?’, and ‘how?’ of human behaviour. Since the aim is to understand the meaning of the phenomena under study from the perspective of the individuals concerned, the direction of enquiry is guided more by respondent than researcher. This approach is particularly appropriate to complex phenomena such as the range of beliefs that underlie illness behaviour and the aspects of health care that matter to different service users. Qualitative enquiry would focus on identifying beliefs and describing the circumstances that surround particular behaviours, while quantitative research would focus on measurable characteristics of the sample and the frequency and outcome of their behaviour. An example of the contribution of the two methodological approaches is the study of variations in treatment of depression in older people. Epidemiological studies in the community and in primary care settings have found that the prevalence of depression in older adults far exceeds the prevalence of the disorder among those consulting their general practitioners. To identify the factors associated with this disparity, qualitative researchers would set out to explore the reasons why older people with depression do and do not present their symptoms to the GP. The aim would be to describe the range of beliefs about depression among attenders and non-attenders. The quantitative approach would involve establishing the strength of associations between personal characteristics, external factors, and behaviour of older people with depression. It is clear from this example that both approaches are complementary in identifying the nature of the disparity. Qualitative research is based on the premise that each individual's experience is unique and the beliefs that underlie illness behaviour can only be measured once identified and described from a variety of individual perspectives. When information of this type is combined with data on prevalence and variable risk, more appropriate services and outcome measures can be developed.

Integrating qualitative and quantitative methods in the study of developmental psychopathology in context

1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 377-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
MERCER L. SULLIVAN
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Developmental Psychopathology ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Observational Techniques

Qualitative methods are well suited to advance the understanding of the role of social context in the development of maladaptation and psychopathology. However, they have not been widely used by developmental psychopathologists, despite being utilized in related fields, particularly in the sociological study of crime and delinquency. This article assesses the potential for the increased use of qualitative methods in developmental psychopathology and addresses the challenges involved in integrating them with quantitative research strategies. The interplay of qualitative and quantitative methods in the study of juvenile delinquency is reviewed for relevant lessons about both the utility and the difficulties of integrating the two types of methods. The problem of assessing continuities and discontinuities over the life course in patterns of antisocial behavior is discussed as an example of the challenge of integrating methodological paradigms. Schools of thought about qualitative methods and their relationship to quantitative research paradigms are identified and compared. Examples are discussed of narrative life history interviewing and qualitative observational techniques and of recent research endeavors integrating these qualitative techniques with quantitative data analyses.

scholarly journals Effects of Restorative Environments on Creativity in Case of Architecture Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 242-257
Author(s):  
Beste Sabir
Keyword(s):  
Creative Process ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Free Association ◽  
Architectural Education ◽  
Architecture Education ◽  
Restorative Environments ◽  
Creative Processes ◽  
Education Production ◽  
Architectural Production ◽  
The Brain

Creativity is a mental process, and cognitive psychology has focused on this subject, especially in the last century. While neuroscience concentrates on creative processes; new data emerges. When we consider architectural production as a creative process, the "free association REST thinking mode" focuses on the principle of free circulating thought, allowing relaxation and free-thinking to lead to new connections (creative moments) in the brain. The paper aims to focus on how spaces affect the creative process in case of architectural education, production, and creation. If REST mode — as relaxation, meditation, and awareness — supports the process of creation, how do restorative (calming, meditative) spaces and environments affect this process as well? With this approach, students will be questioned with quantitative methods to collect data about the effects of faculty and meditative environments on the creative process.

scholarly journals Racial Identity and the Development of Body Image Issues among African American Adolescent Girls

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharlene Hesse-Biber ◽  
Stephanie Howling ◽  
Patricia Leavy ◽  
Meg Lovejoy
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Complete Picture ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Deficit Model ◽  
African American Adolescent ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Journal Entries

As readers, children with dyslexia are vulnerable to becoming academically, socially, and emotionally detached from education. Traditional educational practices tend to use quantitative measures to diagnose children to better serve their needs and researchers, who study students with special needs often focus on a deficit model that quantify just how far a child is from the norm. This practice, while full of good intentions, often creates emotional scars and feelings of inferiority in a child. This reductionist view of a disability is most likely different from the lived experience of the person with the disability. To get a complete picture, we must use qualitative methods to reveal children’s words, their interactions, and the entire context within which their disability is nested. In this study, I use qualitative methods to unpack the educational experiences of a group of students with dyslexia. Data were gathered from four sources: interviews with students and teachers, field notes, and journal entries. The words of the participants are presented to convey the emotional impact that a reading disability brings and to remind educators and researchers that quantitative methods do not always provide a complete picture of a child’s experience in school.

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