scholarly journals Meaning Making Process and Recovery Journeys Explored Through Songwriting in Early Neurorehabilitation: Exploring the Perspectives of Participants of Their Self-Composed Songs Through the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felicity A. Baker ◽  
Jeanette Tamplin ◽  
Nikki Rickard ◽  
Peter New ◽  
Jennie Ponsford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis

Understanding attendees’ transformative experiences following Tony Robbins’s Unleash the Power Within seminars

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 47-59
Author(s):  
Sue Bradley
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
American Life ◽  
Transformative Experiences

Tony Robbins is an American life coach and entrepreneur who claims his motivational workshop, Unleash the Power Within (UPW) can transform people’s lives. This article is based on an interpretative phenomenological analysis of eight participants who had attended different UPW seminars and explored their experiences of transformation. Eight themes were identified: (1) a change in their sense of self, (2) the development of new skills, (3) changes in lifestyle, (4) transformation/conversion, (5) changes in relationships, (6) permanency of change, (7) feelings of fear versus anticipation and (8) loss versus gain. The research concluded that participants had undergone transformation involving significant, valued and enduring changes centred on new meaning in their lives. Further research was suggested to examine both a wider and more in-depth approach, as personal development workshops offer a large and potentially rich field of transpersonal study focused on human meaning-making and change.

Experiencing Responsive Technology in a Mixed Work: Interactive music as embodied and situated activity

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 418-427
Author(s):  
Anna Einarsson
Keyword(s):  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
The Self ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Interactive Music ◽  
Sensorimotor Interaction ◽  
The Relationship

How is performing with responsive technology in a mixed work experienced by performers, and how may the notion of embodied cognition further our understanding of this interaction? These questions are addressed here analysing accounts from singers performing the author’s mixed work Metamorphoses (2015). Combining semi-structured interviews and inspiration from Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, questions concerning the ‘self’ when listening, singing, moving and relating to fellow musicians, as well as the relationship towards the computer, are explored. The results include a notion of the computer as neither separated nor detached but both, and highlight the importance of the situation, including not only the here and now but also social and cultural dimensions. The discussion emphasises the role of sensorimotor interaction and bodily experience in human meaning-making.

Patient Experiences of Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 354-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander B. Belser ◽  
Gabrielle Agin-Liebes ◽  
T. Cody Swift ◽  
Sara Terrana ◽  
Neşe Devenot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
Letting Go ◽  
Relational Embeddedness ◽  
Visual Phenomena

The psychological mechanisms of action involved in psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy are not yet well understood. Despite a resurgence of quantitative research regarding psilocybin, the current study is the first qualitative study of participant experiences in psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy. Semistructured interviews were carried out with 13 adult participants aged 22 to 69 years ( M = 50 years) with clinically elevated anxiety associated with a cancer diagnosis. Participants received a moderate dose of psilocybin and adjunctive psychotherapy with an emphasis on the process of meaning-making. Verbatim transcribed interviews were analyzed by a five-member research team using interpretative phenomenological analysis. General themes found in all or nearly all transcripts included relational embeddedness, emotional range, the role of music as conveyor of experience, meaningful visual phenomena, wisdom lessons, revised life priorities, and a desire to repeat the psilocybin experience. Typical themes found in the majority of transcripts included the following: exalted feelings of joy, bliss, and love; embodiment; ineffability; alterations to identity; a movement from feelings of separateness to interconnectedness; experiences of transient psychological distress; the appearance of loved ones as guiding spirits; and sharing the experience with loved ones posttreatment. Variant themes found in a minority of participant transcripts include lasting changes to sense of identity, synesthesia experiences, catharsis of powerful emotion, improved relationships after treatment, surrender or “letting go,” forgiveness, and a continued struggle to integrate experience. The findings support the conclusion that psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy may provide an effective treatment for psychological distress in cancer patients. Implications for theory and treatment are discussed.

scholarly journals The Perching and Flights of Racism

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Troy Crayton, Ph.D.
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Organizations ◽  
Exclusionary Practices ◽  
Political Perceptions ◽  
Helping Others ◽  
Theoretical Conception

Racism <i>is not </i>some static conception reflecting merely xenophobic feelings or hierarchical mindsets among individuals (Miles and Brown 2003). The term “racism,” in association with questions of democracy and individual opportunity, has risen into the primary weltanschauung of the American political and social psyches as represented by the September 12, 2019 Democratic Debate, political organizations, and political media. Given this weltanschauung, the purpose of this article is to seek additional knowledge toward coming to understand the perceptions of young adult Black men’s perceptions and political activations when prompted by the phenomenon of racism. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was engaged in the study of the YABMs to gain their reflective meaning-making and to protect against researcher biases. Key findings established that references to matters political involved the participants experiences with their communities, concerns with helping others in that community in a reciprocal manner, and the exclusionary practices found that challenges said community. These characteristics occur simultaneously as a meaning” of “the political” for each of the participants (Miller 1980). Theoretically, the extent to which these characteristics played into their perceptions of the political in-turn affect their decision-making and activations of political perceptions and behaviors. This theoretical conception was carried forward toward gaining knowledge of young adult Black men’s perceptions of political experiences serve as a source of data for this article; specifically, the data referencing matters of race (Crayton 2019).

Existential Angst and Meaning Making in Narratives of Lithuanian Survivors of Soviet Political Deportations

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-364
Author(s):  
Eva Blodgett ◽  
Oksana Yakushko
Keyword(s):  
Political Violence ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Sense Making ◽  
Clinical Practices ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Three Stages

Experiences related to forced deportations of ethnic Lithuanians as part of Stalin’s political genocide were explored in the narratives of six survivors. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was chosen for its idiographic and interpretive focus on the meanings and individual sense-making of lived experiences. Semistructured interviews were conducted, and the data were analyzed for emergent superordinate themes and subthemes. The results revealed three superordinate themes, which reflect three stages of the participants’ experience of Soviet political persecutions: the Existential Shock of Arrest and Deportation, the Angst of Survival and Identity Negotiation during the Exile, and Rebuilding Life and Seeking Meaning after Amnesty. Subthemes highlighted various dimensions of the effects of political repressions as well as coping mechanisms employed by the survivors. Additionally, the results examined how the participants made meaning of their experiences and explored their perceptions of long-term consequences of trauma associated with political repressions. The article provides an existential and liberation/postcolonial theoretical framework for understanding political violence and concludes with implications for clinical practices with survivors of political persecutions perpetuated against ethnic groups around the world.

scholarly journals Subjective experience of meningitis survivors: a transversal qualitative study using interpretative phenomenological analysis

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. e037168
Author(s):  
Elisabetta Scanferla ◽  
Léonor Fasse ◽  
Philip Gorwood
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Key Aspects

Objectives(1) To capture the subjective experience of meningitis survivors during adolescence and adulthood and (2) To explore how they give meaning to this specific experience.DesignA qualitative study of in-depth interviews using interpretative phenomenological analysis.SettingsParticipants recruited through an association of persons affected by meningitis and their relatives.ParticipantsConvenience sample of nine participants (seven women and two men) between the ages of 18 to 48 years (mean=28.3, SD=11.4), who personally experienced meningitis.ResultsEight major themes and three main meaning-making processes in relation to the participants’ experiences of meningitis were identified: (1) the ability to rely on the testimony of others, (2) the impossibility of meaning-making and (3) the possibility of post-traumatic growth. We detailed here five major themes, which appear critical to answering the objective of the study.ConclusionsThis study provides a unique insight into the first-hand experience of surviving meningitis. Findings highlighted factors characterising the disease experience, the psychological adjustment of meningitis survivors and their meaning-making processes. These findings are important for both research and clinical practice, demonstrating the importance of direct involvement of meningitis survivors in identifying key aspects of care, which include the critical role of relatives, and the importance of investigating the need for training among healthcare providers on how to diagnose meningitis.

scholarly journals Group attachment through art practice: a phenomenological analysis of being seen and showing

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia Sagan ◽  
Antigonos Sochos
Keyword(s):  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Art Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Art ◽  
Group Attachment

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of a social art practice and group attachment in the life of a mental health service user with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. Design/methodology/approach – Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used as a means by which to explore interview data and bring to bear theories of attachment and psychosocial theories of the creative process. Findings – The study found that the process of coming to be seen and showing, relating and narrating, was part of a process enabled by experiences of group attachment within specific groups. These groups appeared to share the core principles of a TC. The artist’s improving reflective capacity and art practice informed and strengthened each other within a context of attachment, containment, communication, inclusion and agency (Haigh, 2013). Research limitations/implications – Whilst phenomenological work of this kind is small scale, the nature of the involvement with the participant facilitates a first person narrative which allows unique insight into human meaning making. Practical implications – The study offers pointers regarding the role of social art practice and emphasises the importance of developing attachments as part of mental well-being, as well as the potential role and challenge of this for individuals with severe relational problems. The study stresses the importance of groups that nurture particular experiences such as belongingness and sense of agency, and suggests why these experiences may be more effective for some individuals than one-to-one therapy. Social implications – The research adds to the debate regarding the benefits of engaging with the arts and the means by which the value of publicly funded community arts projects can be assessed. It also puts forward the case for TCs as potentially offering a substantial springboard not only to recovery but to higher creative functioning. Originality/value – The paper attempts to offer a deeper understanding of the combined and interlaced therapeutic power of creative endeavour; narrative identity; group attachment and the role of the fundamental principles of TCs.

scholarly journals Knitting with my mother: Using interpretative phenomenological analysis and video to investigate the lived experience of dyadic crafting in dementia care

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 51-62
Author(s):  
Mah Rana ◽  
Jonathan A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Care Experience ◽  
Video Footage

This article presents findings of a Ph.D. case study that uses interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to elicit a deep understanding of lived experience within the context of a ‘craft-encounter’ shared by an adult carer with her mother, who has dementia. Recent studies have evaluated the health and well-being benefits of participatory craft practice in community-based projects. However, a less examined site of research is the lived experience of participating in shared craft-encounters as a domiciliary based intervention for dementia care. This study elicits a nuanced understanding of lived experience of participatory textile-based craft and explores the value of working with video as an adjunct to IPA’s existing methodology as a way of attending to non-textual communication that is easily missed in the moment of occurrence. Reviewing primary-source video with participants produces additional data as a result of participants’ reflexivity and meaning-making through interpretation of video footage. The findings challenge the dominant bias that frames dementia care only in terms of losses without considering the potential gains and meanings of the dementia care experience.

scholarly journals The Perching and Flights of Racism

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Troy Crayton, Ph.D.
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Organizations ◽  
Exclusionary Practices ◽  
Political Perceptions ◽  
Helping Others ◽  
Theoretical Conception

Racism <i>is not </i>some static conception reflecting merely xenophobic feelings or hierarchical mindsets among individuals (Miles and Brown 2003). The term “racism,” in association with questions of democracy and individual opportunity, has risen into the primary weltanschauung of the American political and social psyches as represented by the September 12, 2019 Democratic Debate, political organizations, and political media. Given this weltanschauung, the purpose of this article is to seek additional knowledge toward coming to understand the perceptions of young adult Black men’s perceptions and political activations when prompted by the phenomenon of racism. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was engaged in the study of the YABMs to gain their reflective meaning-making and to protect against researcher biases. Key findings established that references to matters political involved the participants experiences with their communities, concerns with helping others in that community in a reciprocal manner, and the exclusionary practices found that challenges said community. These characteristics occur simultaneously as a meaning” of “the political” for each of the participants (Miller 1980). Theoretically, the extent to which these characteristics played into their perceptions of the political in-turn affect their decision-making and activations of political perceptions and behaviors. This theoretical conception was carried forward toward gaining knowledge of young adult Black men’s perceptions of political experiences serve as a source of data for this article; specifically, the data referencing matters of race (Crayton 2019).

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