Picture this: Using photography to explore women’s experiences of chemotherapy

Harcourt, Diana; Frith, Hannah; Fussell, Anna

doi:10.53841/bpshpu.2005.14.3.2

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“…It should be noted that using visual approaches in qualitative psychology research is becoming an area of burgeoning interest (Reavey, 2011), and a number of studies have embraced visual methodologies to get closer to participant experience (Gabb & Fink, 2015;Holliday, 2004). However, it has been suggested that one of the key reasons visual data is not yet widely used in qualitative psychology research is due to it being considered polysemic or vague (Frith & Harcourt, 2005;Penn, 2000;Reavey & Johnson, 2017), lending to the arguably outdated narrative that the analysis of linguistic data provides a more robust basis for enquiry. Linguistic data can indeed provide great insight into the lived experience of individuals, however, we illustrate in this methodological piece the richness of experiential data that can be conveyed through images.…”

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Using artwork and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to explore the experience of coping with body dysmorphic disorder

Craythorne¹,

Shaw²,

Larkin³

2020

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Body dysmorphic disorder (body dysmorphia; BDD) is a mental health condition characterised by experiencing impairing preoccupations about aspects of one’s appearance. The psychological process of coping with BDD is a highly personal and varied experience that has not yet been explored in qualitative research. It can be extremely difficult to put into language the subtle and ambiguous phenomena that one experiences when attempting to convey what it is like to live with its symptoms. Our arts-based phenomenological design invited participants to provide both visual and narrative data. Participants created artwork to represent their experiences of coping with BDD on a bad day and on a more manageable day, then took part in a semi-structured follow-up interview. In this study, we used a multimodal hermeneutic-phenomenological approach combining Boden and Eatough’s (2014) Framework for the Analysis of Drawings, and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (Smith, 1996) to explore an individual’s experiences of coping with BDD.

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Using artwork and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to explore the experience of coping with body dysmorphic disorder

Craythorne¹,

Shaw²,

Larkin³

2020

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Visual representations of coping with body dysmorphic disorder: a multimodal hermeneutic phenomenological approach

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Adolescents’ and Parents’ Experiences of Managing the Psychosocial Impact of Appearance Change During Cancer Treatment

Williamson

Harcourt

Halliwell

et al. 2010

J Pediatr Oncol Nurs

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Using combined qualitative data from multiple case study interviews and an online survey, this study explored the impact of appearance change on 22 adolescents receiving cancer treatment aged 13 to 18 years and six of their parents. Data were analyzed using template analysis. Appearance changes were a major concern. Adolescents typically struggled to adapt to new experiences and concerns related to this highly sensitive issue. Many felt anxious and self-conscious and were reluctant to reveal appearance changes in public. These feelings were compounded by the negative reactions of others (e.g., staring, teasing, and inappropriate questioning), which sometimes lead to avoidance of social activity and threats of noncompliance. Parents of these children felt ill-prepared to manage appearance-related anxieties. Adolescents wanted support to develop the practical and social skills necessary to maintain a "normal" appearance and manage the negative responses of others. However, some adolescents showed resilience and, with support from friends and family, developed strategies to manage their altered appearance and its social consequences. These strategies are explored, which can inform interventions to support adolescents and parents.

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Picture this: Using photography to explore women’s experiences of chemotherapy

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Using artwork and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to explore the experience of coping with body dysmorphic disorder

Using artwork and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to explore the experience of coping with body dysmorphic disorder

Visual representations of coping with body dysmorphic disorder: a multimodal hermeneutic phenomenological approach

Adolescents’ and Parents’ Experiences of Managing the Psychosocial Impact of Appearance Change During Cancer Treatment

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