Revealing Children's Experiences and Emotions through Q Methodology
Joint Authors
Thorsen, Arlene Arstad
Ellingsen, Ingunn T.
Størksen, Ingunn
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
Over the last two decades, there has been a greater readiness to view children as competent contributors to our understanding of children’s lives and experiences.
As a consequence of this, we have witnessed an increased focus on including children in research.
When research aims at revealing children’s perspectives, experiences, and emotions, we need to employ methods that are easy-to-use means for obtaining their stories.
In this paper, we argue that Q methodology is particularly suitable for facilitating children’s participation in research.
We will give a brief presentation of the methodology and demonstrate its relevance for research with children.
We do so by presenting two research examples aiming at revealing children’s experiences and emotions in challenging life circumstances.
In the first example, Q methodology was used with five-year-old children where the research topic was divorce.
The second example is a study on family perceptions among adolescents in foster home care.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ellingsen, Ingunn T.& Thorsen, Arlene Arstad& Størksen, Ingunn. 2014. Revealing Children's Experiences and Emotions through Q Methodology. Child Development Research،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507410
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ellingsen, Ingunn T.…[et al.]. Revealing Children's Experiences and Emotions through Q Methodology. Child Development Research No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507410
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ellingsen, Ingunn T.& Thorsen, Arlene Arstad& Størksen, Ingunn. Revealing Children's Experiences and Emotions through Q Methodology. Child Development Research. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507410
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-507410