Exploring inner landscapes through psychophenomenology
Paul Tosey, Jane Mathison
Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal May 11, 2010 DOI: 10.1108/17465641011042035 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Key points | Argues that psychophenomenology enhances phenomenological interviewing by incorporating NLP-based distinctions, and proposes that it offers refinements to the precision of methods like interpretative phenomenological analysis in organizational research. |
Abstract
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore a contemporary European development in research into first person accounts of experience, called psychophenomenology, that offers enhancements to phenomenological interviewing. It is a form of guided introspection that seeks to develop finely grained first‐person accounts by using distinctions in language, internal sensory representations and imagery that have been incorporated from neuro‐linguistic programming (NLP). It is also a participative, relational and developmental form of interviewing, in the sense that the interviewee can gain significant insight into their experience; the process is not concerned purely with data gathering.Design/methodology/approachThe authors review the theoretical assumptions on which psychophenomenology is based, then describe the principal method used in psychophenomenology, the “explicitation interview”. The interview protocol is illustrated with transcript data, through which they identify specific aspects of NLP that have been incorporated into psychophenomenology.FindingsPsychophenomenology offers refinements to the precision of phenomenological methods found in organizational research, such as interpretative phenomenological analysis.Research limitations/implicationsThe epistemological claims and implications of psychophenomenology are reviewed.Practical implicationsThese developments may provide a basis for reconsidering the research value of introspection, which has often been dismissed as non‐rigorous.Originality/valueThe paper introduces psychophenomenology to the field of organizational research. It also describes how psychophenomenology has innovated by drawing from NLP, an approach to personal development that is found in organizational practices such as executive coaching, in order to enhance the precision and rigour of both interviews and transcript analysis.
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