2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Loss and Conflict in Infertile Couples: Qualitative Research on Invisible Choice Trajectories and Support
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22683016
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Clinical psychology
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
YASUDA Yoku 立命館大学, 衣笠総合研究機構, ポストドクトラルフェロー (20437180)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 質的研究法 TEM / 不妊夫婦 / 喪失経験 / 生涯発達 / ナラティヴ / 心理的支援 / 協働的実践 / 国際研究者交流 |
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| Research Abstract |
（1）I examined the process by which the sense of self of a womanundergoing infertility treatment was transformed and maintained via her continualreconsideration of the meaning of her experiences. Her personal narrative, told to me inchronological order, revealed the evolution of a multifaceted and continuous identity overtime. It also suggested approaches for helping individuals cope with the difficultiesinvolved in infertility treatments. （2）We collaborated to develop a qualitative researchmethod, TEM(Trajectory Equifinality Model), which, in narrative practice and conjunctionwith Dialogical Self Theory and similar concepts, yielded four theoretical andmethodological approaches focusing on the notion of BFP(Bifurcation Point).
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