Commentary: New Pluralistic Strategies for Research in Clinical Practice

Frost, Nollaig; Bowen, Ceri

doi:10.1080/14780887.2012.630634

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“…An inductive thematic analysis was used as the primary strategy because of its grounding in the data. The analysis helps to build a set of themes by looking for patterns and meanings produced in the data and then labelling and grouping them in connection with the theoretical framework of the research (Frost 2011 ). The following provides an overview of the key phases used to analyse the data.…”

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Intersectionality at Work: South Asian Muslim Women’s Experiences of Employment and Leadership in the United Kingdom

Tariq

Syed

2017

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Drawing on qualitative interviews with 20 South Asian heritage, Muslim, female leaders, managers, and supervisors in the United Kingdom, we examine the multi-layered issues and challenges they face in pursuit of employment and leadership positions. The paper offers an intersectional perspective taking into account interconnected and overlapping factors (gender, ethnicity, religion, and family status) that affect not only the issues and challenges these women face in the labour market but also the individual agency and strategies they use to overcome any obstacles in the way of their employment and career. The results show that although Muslim women continue to face a myriad of challenges in the workplace, they are also able to tackle some of these issues through their individual strategies and networks, such as personal networks and further education. The study highlights the need for policymakers and employers to consider intersectionality to enable ethnic minority women's inclusion and leadership within and outside the workplace.

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Intersectionality at Work: South Asian Muslim Women’s Experiences of Employment and Leadership in the United Kingdom

Tariq

Syed

2017

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“…Chi-square and Fisher exact tests were used to explore the differences in intervention engagement and health-related LPT. Qualitative data were read twice by 2 authors (AJM and LB), with frequent themes identified, coded, and assessed using a content analysis approach [59].…”

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Effects of a Mindfulness App on Employee Stress in an Australian Public Sector Workforce: Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

Bartlett¹,

Martin²,

Kilpatrick³

et al. 2021

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BACKGROUND Workplace-based mindfulness programs (WMPs) have good evidence for improving employee stress and mental health outcomes, although less is known about effects on employee productivity and citizenship behaviours. Most of the supporting evidence for WMPs is derived from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of programs that use in-person or online class-based approaches. Mindfulness apps have potential to increase access to training for distributed workforces, but little is known about whether self-directed app use is sufficient to realise benefits equivalent to WMPs that include classes. OBJECTIVE This study primarily aimed to assess the effectiveness of a mindfulness app, both with and without supporting classes, for reducing employees’ perceived stress. Changes in participants’ mindfulness, mental health, quality of life, perceptions of job demand, control and support, productivity indicators, and observer-reported changes in citizenship and mindful behaviours at work were also investigated. METHODS A three-arm randomised controlled trial was conducted in an Australian public sector workforce. The app used in the Smiling Mind Workplace Program (SMWP) formed the basis of the intervention. The app has 43 elements, including lessons, activities and guided meditations, and is supported by four instructional emails delivered over eight weeks. Usage guides recommend 10-20 minutes engagement with the app, five days a week. Reported data were collected using online surveys at baseline (T0), three-months from baseline (T1), then at six-months follow-up (T2). At T0 respondents could nominate a work-based observer to answer some questions about the participant’s behaviours. Eligible participants (n=211) were randomly assigned to self-guided app use plus four one-hour classes (App+), self-guided app use (App-only), or wait-list control (WLC). Linear mixed effects models were used to assess changes in the two active groups compared with the WLC at T1, and for head-to-head comparison of the App+ and App-only groups at follow-up. RESULTS App engagement by the App+ group (35%) and App-only group (13%) was considerably lower than the recommended dose. Compared with the WLC at T1, no significant change in perceived stress was observed in either active group. However, the App+ group, but not the App-only group, reported lower psychological distress (= -1.77, SE=0.75, P=.02, d=0. -21) and higher mindfulness (=0.31, SE=0.12, P=.01, d=0.19). These beneficial effects were retained in the App+ group at six-months. No significant changes were observed in the other study outcomes. Compared with the WLC at T1, observers reported no significant changes in either active group, however, at T2 the App+ participants were more noticeably mindful and altruistic at work than App-only participants. CONCLUSIONS Including classes in the training protocol appears to have motivated engagement and led to benefits, while self-guided app-use did not realise any significant results. Effect sizes were smaller and less consistent than meta-analytic estimates for class-based mindfulness training. CLINICALTRIAL ANZCTR Ref: 12617001386325

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“…First, combining different methodologies and sets of epistemological claims can allow for multidimensional understandings to emerge. This could be especially valuable when exploring the sort of topics devoid of consensus around ontological status so prevalent in the field of psychopathology (Frost & Bowen, 2012). Second, pluralistic qualitative approaches seem to offer a middle ground between prescriptive methodological blueprints and fluid, 'methodology-free' research (Chamberlain, 2012); a way for even relatively inexperienced qualitative researchers to let their creativity and curiosity follow their course without sacrificing methodological rigour.…”

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Layering the wounded self: Using a pluralistic qualitative approach to explore meaning–making around self–injury

Josselin¹,

Willig²

2014

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This paper shows how a study using a pluralistic qualitative design explored the meaning–making process taking place around repetitive self–injury. By combining three interpretative lenses (interpretative phenomenological analysis, narrative analysis and psychosocial analysis), the researchers were able to develop a rich, multi–layered understanding of one individual’s experience of the behaviour. However, the project also raised significant methodological and epistemological issues. In the present review, we hope to illustrate the value of qualitative pluralism as a mixed methods approach enabling researchers and scientist-practitioners to engage more deeply with the subjective meanings attached to severe emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Commentary: New Pluralistic Strategies for Research in Clinical Practice

Cited by 4 publications

References 19 publications

Intersectionality at Work: South Asian Muslim Women’s Experiences of Employment and Leadership in the United Kingdom

Intersectionality at Work: South Asian Muslim Women’s Experiences of Employment and Leadership in the United Kingdom

Effects of a Mindfulness App on Employee Stress in an Australian Public Sector Workforce: Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

Layering the wounded self: Using a pluralistic qualitative approach to explore meaning–making around self–injury

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