Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Abstract

The paper is used to analyse the interpretative phenomenological analysis commonly known as IPA. The paper would introduce briefly about the concept and significance of interpretative phenomenological analysis. The interpretative phenomenological analysis is commonly known for framing the qualitative research data being gathered from public. The topic selected for interpretative phenomenological analysis revolves around the female patients who are either survivors of cancer and have been cancer free for at least five years or have had a prophylactic mastectomy for some other reason. The female patients selected for semi structured interviews will range below the age of fifty years. The theoretical concepts of interpretative phenomenological analysis have been discussed briefly for the purpose of helping the researchers to decide in order to make sure that the approach of interpretative phenomenological analysis is a lot better than the other research approaches to frame the research questions and research aims. Interpretative phenomenological analysis is normally used to gather data from the research participants for the purpose of developing the thick descriptions which usually help in illuminating the significant human experiences. Semi structured interviews will be utilized within the qualitative research done to apply the concepts of interpretative phenomenological analysis to the female patients surviving cancer or have conducted the prophylactic mastectomy for any other significant reason. The paper intends to clarify the significance of qualitative research analysis within the field of health. The underlying paper will also create various directions for future research in relation with the interpretative phenomenological analysis and the health related issues and topics.

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Introduction

This paper intends to create a qualitative research study through utilizing various strategies and methodologies associated with the relevance of the topic. The topic selected for the purpose of discussion is the interpretative phenomenological analysis from the viewpoint of health. The purpose of interpretative phenomenological analysis is basically to design an approach to discuss various psychological qualitative researches. Interpretative phenomenological analysis is commonly known as IPA which usually helps to provide insights related to different persons and how do they make sense to given phenomenon. The idiographic focus helps in providing the insights to certain phenomenon. Normally these concepts are related to personal experiences having significance. For instance, certain major life events or the establishment of important relationships provide the theoretical origin in hermeneutics. Interpretative phenomenological analysis is essentially important in researches that fall under the category of health related topics.

The most important ideas provided within this aspect are assumed to be of Husserl, Heidegger and Ponty. Interpretative phenomenological analysis provides certain approaches to the qualitative and phenomenological psychology. It differs from the other approaches mainly because of the combination it provides include the psychological, interpretative and idiographic components all together which other approaches usually do not. This particular report will select one qualitative methodology and associated area of individual differences from those introduced within the module. An initial search of the literature will be done according to the chosen area of individual differences to inform the development of research questions ...