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The Clip Approach : A Visual Methodology to Support the (Re)Construction of Life Narratives
Timo JoensuuAarno LaitilaRiikka TalsiEsa Saarinensubject
Male050103 clinical psychologypsychosocial support methodpuolisotvisual artifactinterventive interviewomaelämäkerrallisuusIllness experienceNarrative identityautobiographical reasoningnarrative-hermeneutic method050105 experimental psychologyinterview methodologyautobiographical rupturenarratiivinen tutkimusMethodsHumanssairaudet0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesNarrativeidentiteettiVisual artifactelämänhistoriaProblem SolvingFinlandNarrationillness experienceeturauhassyöpäQualitative interviewsnarrative identity05 social sciencesmetodologiaPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthpsykososiaalinen tukielämäkertatutkimusSurgical Instrumentsprostate cancerspouselife narrativenarratiivisuusWork (electrical)SpousequalitativekokemuksetPsychologyhaastattelututkimusSocial psychologydescription
Major life changes may cause an autobiographical rupture and a need to work on one’s narrative identity. This article introduces a new qualitative interview methodology originally developed to facilitate 10 prostate cancer patients and five spouses in the (re)creation of their life narratives in the context of a series of interventive interviews conducted over a timespan of several months. In “The Clip Approach” the interviewees’ words, phrases, and metaphors are reflected back in a physical form (“the Clips”) as visual artifacts that allow the interviewees to re-enter and re-consider their experience and life and re-construct their narratives concerning them. Honoring the interviewees as authors facilitates autobiographical reasoning, building a bridge between the past and the future, and embedding the illness experience as part of one’s life narrative. The Clip Approach provides new tools for both research and practice—potentially even a low-threshold psychosocial support method for various applicability areas.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-01 |