Experience-based, body-anchored qualitative research interviewing.
Two theoretical constructs that lay the foundation for experience-based, body-anchored interviewing are presented: the first-person perspective and the concept of meaning. These theoretical concepts are concretized, first, by means of a methodological framework for experience-based, body-anchored interviewing, and second, by an interview guide that explores a research participant's personal experience with mindfulness meditation. An excerpt from an interview is discussed to illustrate the advantages of this interview form, namely its value as a methodological instrument for qualitative research in areas such as traditional and holistic medicine, Western alternative and complementary medicine, nursing, psychotherapy, coaching, physiotherapy, movement arts, and physical education.
Stelter
Reinhard
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Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Nørre Allé 51, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark. rstelter@ifi.ku.dk
D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012107:Research Design; D012931:Social Environment