Qualitative Research Methods for Psychologists Introduction through Empirical Studies Qualitative Research Methods for Psychologists Introduction through Empirical Studies Constance T. Fischer AMSTERDAM (cid:1) BOSTON (cid:1) HEIDELBERG (cid:1) LONDON NEWYORK (cid:1) OXFORD (cid:1) PARIS (cid:1) SANDIEGO SANFRANCISCO (cid:1) SINGAPORE (cid:1) SYDNEY (cid:1) TOKYO AcademicPressisanimprintofElsevier AcademicPressisanimprintofElsevier 30CorporateDrive,Suite400,Burlington,MA01803,USA 525BStreet,Suite1900,SanDiego,California92101-4495,USA 84Theobald’sRoad,LondonWC1X8RR,UK Thisbookisprintedonacid-freepaper. Copyright(cid:1)2006,ElsevierInc.Allrightsreserved. Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyany means,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformation storageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher. PermissionsmaybesoughtdirectlyfromElsevier’sScience&TechnologyRights DepartmentinOxford,UK:phone:(þ44)1865843830,fax:(þ44)1865853333, E-mail:[email protected] viatheElsevierhomepage(http://elsevier.com),byselecting‘‘Support&Contact’’ then‘‘CopyrightandPermission’’andthen‘‘ObtainingPermissions.’’ LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Qualitativeresearchmethodsforpsychologists:introductiontoempirical studies/[edited]byConstanceT.Fischer. p.cm. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN0-12-088470-4(hardcover:alk.paper) 1.Psychology–Research–Methodology. 2.Qualitativeresearch. I.Fischer,ConstanceT.,1938- . BF76.5.Q352005 1500.72–dc22 2005024188 BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationData AcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary ISBN13:978-0-12-088470-4 ISBN10:0-12-088470-4 ForallinformationonallAcademicPresspublications visitourWebsiteatwww.books.elsevier.com PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica 05 06 07 08 09 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Michael Contents Contributors xi Preface xiii Introduction xv About the Editor xliii Part I Clinical Practices 1 An Assimilation Analysis of Psychotherapy: Responsibility for ‘‘Being There ’’ 3 Lara Honos-Webb, William B. Stiles, Leslie S. Greenberg, and Rhonda Goldman 2 Exploring Psychotherapy with Discourse Analysis: Chipping away at the Mortar 23 Anna Madill 3 The Grounded Theory Method: Application of a Variant of its Procedure of Constant Comparative Analysis to Psychotherapy Research 59 David L. Rennie viii Contents 4 Phenomenological Analysis: Impression Formation during a Clinical Assessment Interview 79 Scott D. Churchill 5 Diagnostic Discourse in Patient–Staff Interactions: A Conversation Analysis Clarified by Participant Interviews 111 Jessie Goicoechea Part II Affective and Cognitive Processes 6 Honor and Respect: Feminist Collaborative Research with Sexually Abused Women 143 Susan L. Morrow 7 An Empirical, Phenomenological Study: Being Joyful 173 Brent Robbins 8 Conceptual Encounter: The Experience of Anger 213 Joseph deRivera 9 Emergence of the Dialogal Approach: Forgiving Another 247 Steen Halling, Michael Leifer, and Jan O. Rowe 10 A Thematic Analysis of Written Accounts: Thinking about Thought 279 Howard R. Pollio and Michael J. Ursiak ix Contents Part III Life Situations 11 Intuitive Inquiry: An Exploration of Embodiment among Contemporary Female Mystics 301 Vipassana Esbjo¨rn-Hargens and Rosemarie Anderson 12 An Application of Experiential Method in Psychology: What Is It Like to Be a Stranger in a Foreign Land? 331 Arne Collen 13 Focus Groups and Related Rapid Assessment Methods: Identifying Psychoeducational HIV/AIDS Interventions in Botswana 377 Lisa Levers Questions and Responses 411 Glossary 429 Index 443