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The Qualitative Interview in Psychology and the Study of Social Change
Sexual identity development, minority stress, and health in the Generations Study
October 2019
Interviewing is considered a key form of qualitative inquiry in psychology that yields rich data on lived experience and meaning-making of life events. This paper presents a methodological approach used in the Generations Study to answer questions surrounding the lived experience of sexual minority individuals in the context of rapid social change. It appeared in Qualitative Psychology in October 2019.
Highlights
There is a need for greater specificity of protocols and practices in qualitative psychology to ensure integrity and fidelity in the data collection process.
This method investigated generational similarities and differences in
the experience of minority stress in tandem with identity development.
the experience of minority stress in tandem with identity development.
This approach achieved an understanding of sexual identity and minority stress at the intersection of multiple social identities and oppressions.