Reflexivity and humility evoke a transformable methodology in a post disaster context
| Autor: | Alina Engelman, Evelyn Dean-Olmsted, Irina Todorova, Manuela Polidoro Lima, Mariana T. Guzzardo, Rosa E. Guzzardo Tamargo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Advanced Methods in Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
relational inquiry Health (social science) Process (engineering) media_common.quotation_subject Context (language use) Humility 03 medical and health sciences Behavioral Neuroscience 0302 clinical medicine Reflexivity Psychology disabilities 030212 general & internal medicine Sociology General Psychology media_common 030505 public health Interpretative phenomenological analysis Puerto Rico interpretative phenomenological analysis Epistemology BF1-990 decolonial methodologies Disaster qualitative Medicine 0305 other medical science human activities Post disaster Qualitative research Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine article-version (VoR) Version of Record Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-24 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2164-2850 |
| Popis: | Objective The process of reflexivity is used to critically examine the experience of conducting qualitative research with functionally diverse older adults in a post disaster context. Methods The design of the study began with an interpretative phenomenological framework, using in-depth interviews. Fifteen individuals with functional and access needs living in Puerto Rico were interviewed regarding their experiences after Hurricane María of 2017. Findings In the field, it was necessary to expand the initial design, and adjust to participants’ preferences and needs, as well as situational characteristics, without compromising ethical standards of practice. The methodology transformed because of the need for flexibility requiring humility from the researchers. A more relational form of inquiry was warranted, which acknowledged the intersubjectivity of human experience. This entailed adapting to community involvement, building rapport with community leaders functioning as gatekeepers, and integrating family or friends in interviews. Discussion The reflexive approach allowed for a better understanding of the researcher’s positionalities and how they influence the ability or inability to develop trust (e.g. insider/ outsider status, Puerto Rican/ US, with functional and access needs/ without functional and access needs). Conclusions Given the shift toward relational inquiry and due to the challenges faced while carrying out the study, we suggest that post-disaster qualitative research would benefit from further including principles of indigenous decolonizing methodologies, which can be incorporated into studies using interpretative phenomenological analysis. |
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