Non-statistical, substantive generalization: lessons from Q methodology

Ramlo, Susan

doi:10.1080/1743727x.2023.2173735

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“…To elicit the perceptions and priorities of flood protection schemes, we used the Q methodology, also known as Q method or simply as Q. It is a mixed method based on both quantitative and qualitative research principles (Ramlo, 2023). It was developed by British physicist and psychologist William Stephenson (1902Stephenson ( -1989 based on correlational and factor analyses (Brown, 1980).…”

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“…It was developed by British physicist and psychologist William Stephenson (1902Stephenson ( -1989 based on correlational and factor analyses (Brown, 1980). Q methodology aims to explore people's perspectives and categorise them into clusters based on their values and mental models and thus is often described as a semi-quantitative study of subjectivity (Watts and Stenner, 2014;Zabala et al, 2018;Ramlo, 2023). Participants are asked what is important and meaningful from their personal perspective and the meanings of configurations are attributed a posteriori through interpretation (Coogan and Herrington, 2011).…”

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Is the coastal future green, grey or hybrid? Diverse perspectives on coastal flood risk management and adaptation in the UK

Apine,

Stojanovic

2024

Camb. prisms Coast. futures

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Climate change-induced sea level rise has exacerbated coastal change putting millions of people at risk from coastal hazards, such as flooding and coastal erosion. Nature-based solutions have been recognised as an opportunity to simultaneously address the coastal hazard risks and achieve biodiversity goals. While such solutions are included in climate adaptation strategies, “hard” engineered solutions are still often preferred by those implementing the schemes. We sought to explore the diverse perspectives on UK coastal flood risk management among interested and/or affected groups by utilising the Q-methodology. We identified five perspectives: (1) The Pro-Green Practitioners; (2) The Future-Planning Relocators; (3) The Case-by-Case Thinkers; (4) The Cautious Practitioners and (5) The Climate Change Concerned. All five perspectives strongly valued the co-benefits of nature-based solutions and their role in coastal risk reduction. None of the perspectives prioritised hard-engineered solutions as the primary flood protection strategy in the UK, though they recognised their role in protecting essential infrastructure. The main disagreements between perspectives were (1) on the need for relocation strategies, and (2) whether nature-based solutions could cause social inequalities. The Q-methodology does not identify how prevalent such perspectives are, thus further research is needed to assess the social acceptance of nature-based solutions.

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Is the coastal future green, grey or hybrid? Diverse perspectives on coastal flood risk management and adaptation in the UK

Apine,

Stojanovic

2024

Camb. prisms Coast. futures

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“…However, the results of Q methodology research, like qualitative research, are about theory development. In Q methodology research, generalization is not statistical inference about the population, but substantive inference that connects generalization about a phenomenon to the population [ 29 ]. It is argued that the generalization problem of Q methodology can be examined in terms of the concept of “reliable schematics”.…”

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Subjectivity study on health conservation of elderly hemodialysis patients

Yim,

Yun,

Sok

2024

BMC Geriatr

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Background Health conservation enables elderly hemodialysis patients to maintain a positive state of well-being while undergoing treatment and maintenance of disease. This study was to identify the type of perceptions on health conservation of elderly hemodialysis patients and compare the characteristics of perceptions. Methods This study used an exploratory study design applying Q methodology, which is designed to research subjectivity. The study determined a population of subjective statements, the concourse, based on the preceding literature and interviews with twenty-five elderly patients over 65 years of age with hemodialysis. We chose a total of 50 statements considered to be representative of the concourse for the Q-sample. The study selected 50 elderly patients over 65 years of age with hemodialysis as the P-set. The participants provided their internal viewpoints by sorting the Q-sample items into a grid. The researchers performed an analysis using PC-QUANL program. Data were collected from June to November, 2019. Results Type I, ‘support system-based effort’ focused on one’s own effort, positive and proactive attitude, family support, medical instructions, information, and medications. Type II, ‘skeptical life maintaining’ expressed a pessimistic future without hope, strongly negative perception on preserving health, and thus minimal effort and motivation to continue life. Type III, ‘treatment process interest’ is based on an interest in the hemodialysis process; for them, it is important to follow medical staff’s instructions, take regular medications precisely, pay attention to the results of regular monthly blood tests, and control their health. Type IV, ‘positive effort’ accepts hemodialysis positively, lives with hemodialysis, and carries out all daily life activities. Conclusion In nursing practice, nurses need to pay attention to the perceptions on health conservation of elderly hemodialysis patients. This study can be implied as the evidence of nursing practice based on the perception on health conservation of elderly hemodialysis patients.

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“…1's Q-sorts rotated judgmentally to a more meaningful solution (J. W. Thompson, 1962), based on particulars of the case. Centroid analysis and theoretical rotation are frequently preferred in Q methodology studies and have recently received critical justification (Braswell, 2022;Brown & Robyn, 2004;Ramlo, 2016).…”

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Single cases and the laws of subjectivity

Banks-VanAllen,

Midgley,

Brown

2023

Theory & Psychology

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The study of single cases has occupied an important position in the history of the human sciences and William Stephenson (1902–1989) has been explicit that the study of single cases from the centrality-of-self standpoint is the only way to proceed scientifically. Adopting the view that abductions, like laws, are for future use and provide guidance in helping determine what to look for and which facts have value within any domain of inquiry, this study focuses on what solitude means in individual cases. Two persons reflect on their own experiences under nine conditions of instruction inspired by various laws of subjectivity that have been proposed by Stephenson, and the factor-analytic results are used to illustrate various of the laws as well as the variety in individual lives, and to elucidate the importance of the intensive study of single cases.

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Non-statistical, substantive generalization: lessons from Q methodology

Cited by 10 publications

References 49 publications

Is the coastal future green, grey or hybrid? Diverse perspectives on coastal flood risk management and adaptation in the UK

Is the coastal future green, grey or hybrid? Diverse perspectives on coastal flood risk management and adaptation in the UK

Subjectivity study on health conservation of elderly hemodialysis patients

Single cases and the laws of subjectivity

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