HEA Workshop For Postgraduates Who Teach

Readings on qualitative methods

Carol Percy

September 2006

Explanation
This is a list of potential further reading provided to students on the MSc Health Psychology and
MSc Forensic Psychology research methods module at Coventry University, where they share some
qualitative methods classes.
I wanted them to have book chapters available on qualitative methodology in general, as well as on
specific techniques. I also wanted them to have easy access to empirical studies that use specific
techniques.
The health psychology students had to analyse some data on the experience of stroke, and the
forensic psychology students some life stories of sex offenders hence the suggestions for material
on these topics. The list isnt intended to be exhaustive. You may have more suggestions that youd
want to add. Feel free to adapt this for any teaching you are doing.
CHAPTERS/ARTICLES ON METHODOLOGY
General: nature of qualitative research, debates about assumptions and merits of
qualitative (vs. quantitative), and issues that apply to qualitative research in general.
Camic, P.M., Rhodes, J.E. & Yardley, L. (2003). Naming the stars: integrating qualitative methods
into psychological research. In P.M. Camic, J.E. Rhodes & L. Yardley (eds.) Qualitative research
in psychology: expanding perspectives in methodology and design. Washington, DC.: American
Psychological Association.
Camic, J.E. Rhodes & L. Yardley (eds.) Qualitative research in psychology: expanding
perspectives in methodology and design. Washington, DC.: American Psychological Association.
Cieurzo, C. & Keitel, M.A. (1999). Ethics in qualitative research. In M. Kopola & L.A. Suzuki
(eds.) Using qualitative methods in psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage.
Eisner, E.W. (2003). On the art and science of qualitative research in psychology. In P.M. Camic,
J.E. Rhodes & L. Yardley (eds.) Qualitative research in psychology: expanding perspectives in
methodology and design. Washington, DC.: American Psychological Association.
Giles, D.C. (2002). Qualitative research in psychology. In D.C. (Giles 2002) Advanced research
methods in psychology. London: Routledge.
Giles, D.C. (2002). Reporting and evaluating qualitative research. In D.C. (Giles 2002) Advanced
research methods in psychology. London: Routledge.
Hammersley, M. (1996) The relationship between qualitative and quantitative research: paradigm
loyalty versus methodological eclecticism. In J.T.E. Richardson (ed.)(1996) Handbook of
qualitative research methods for psychology and the social sciences. Leicester: British
Psychological Society.
Harr, R. (1997). An outline of the main methods for social psychology. N. Hayes (ed.)(1997).
Doing qualitative analysis in psychology. Hove: Psychology Press.
Hayes, N. (ed.)(1997). Doing qualitative analysis in psychology. Hove: Psychology Press.
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Hayes, N. (1997). Qualitative research and research in psychology. N. Hayes (ed.)(1997). Doing
qualitative analysis in psychology. Hove: Psychology Press.
Henwood, K.L. & Pidgeon, N.F. (1992). Qualitative research and psychological theorising. British
Journal of Psychology, 83: 97-111
Henwood, K.L. (1996). Qualitative inquiry: Perspectives, methods and psychology. In J.T.E.
Richardson (ed.)(1996) Handbook of qualitative research methods for psychology and the social
sciences. Leicester: British Psychological Society.
King, E. (1996). The use of self in qualitative research. In J.T.E. Richardson (ed.)(1996) Handbook
of qualitative research methods for psychology and the social sciences. Leicester: British
Psychological Society.
Kirk, J. & Miller, M.L. (1986) Reliability and validity in qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, CA.:
Sage.
Lyons, A. (1999). Shaping health psychology: Qualitative research, evaluation and representation.
In M. Murray & K. Chamberlain (eds.) Qualitative health psychology: theories and methods.
London: Sage.
Maracek, J. (2003). Dancing through minefields: toward a qualitative stance in psychology. In P.M.
Camic, J.E. Rhodes & L. Yardley (eds.) Qualitative research in psychology: expanding
perspectives in methodology and design. Washington, DC.: American Psychological Association.
McGrath, J.E. & Johnson, B.A. (2003). Methodology makes meaning: How both qualitative and
quantitative paradigms shape evidence and its interpretation. In P.M. Camic, J.E. Rhodes & L.
Yardley (eds.) Qualitative research in psychology: expanding perspectives in methodology and
design. Washington, DC.: American Psychological Association.
Merrick, E. (1999). An exploration of quality in qualitative research: are reliability and validity
relevant? In M. Kopola & L.A. Suzuki (eds.) Using qualitative methods in psychology. Thousand
Oaks, CA.: Sage.
Murray, M. & Chamberlain, K. (1999) Health psychology and qualitative research. In M. Murray &
K. Chamberlain (eds.) Qualitative health psychology: theories and methods. London: Sage.
OBrien Libutti, P. (1999). The internet and qualitative research: opportunities and constraints on
analysis of cyberspace discourse. In M. Kopola & L.A. Suzuki (eds.) Using qualitative methods in
psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage.
Paris-Spink, M.J. (1999). Making sense of illness experiences: Integrating the cultural-historical
and local-situated levels for understanding meaning. In M. Murray & K. Chamberlain (eds.)
Qualitative health psychology: theories and methods. London: Sage.
Radley, A. (1999). Social realism and the quality of illness experience. In M. Murray & K.
Chamberlain (eds.) Qualitative health psychology: theories and methods. London: Sage.
Sciarra, D. (1999). The role of the qualitative researcher. In M. Kopola & L.A. Suzuki (eds.) Using
qualitative methods in psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage.
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Selby, J. (1999). Cross cultural research in health psychology: Illustrations from Australia. In M.
Murray & K. Chamberlain (eds.) Qualitative health psychology: theories and methods. London:
Sage.
Smith, J.A. (1996). Evolving issues for qualitative psychology. In J.T.E. Richardson (ed.)(1996)
Handbook of qualitative research methods for psychology and the social sciences. Leicester: British
Psychological Society.
Willig, C. (2001). From recipes to adventures. In C. Willig. (2001). Introducing qualitative
research in psychology: Adventures in theory and method. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Willig, C. (2001). Qualitative research design. In C. Willig (2001). Introducing qualitative research
in psychology: Adventures in theory and method. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Willig, C. (2001). Quality in qualitative research. In C. Willig (2001). Introducing qualitative
research in psychology: Adventures in theory and method. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Woolgar, S. 1996). Psychology, qualitative methods and the idea of science. In J.T.E. Richardson
(ed.)(1996) Handbook of qualitative research methods for psychology and the social sciences.
Leicester: British Psychological Society.
Yardley, L. (1999). Understanding embodied experience: Beyond mind-body dualism in health
research. In M. Murray & K. Chamberlain (eds.) Qualitative health psychology: theories and
methods. London: Sage.
SPECIFIC APPROACHES
Action Research
Curtis, S., Bryce, H. & Treloar, C. (1999). Action research: Changing the paradigm for health
psychology researchers. In M. Murray & K. Chamberlain (eds.) Qualitative health psychology:
theories and methods. London: Sage.
Case Studies
Smith, J.A. (1997). Developing theory from case studies: Self-construction and the transition to
parenthood. N. Hayes (ed.)(1997). Doing qualitative analysis in psychology. Hove: Psychology
Press.
Willig, C. (2001). Case studies. In C. Willig (2001). Introducing qualitative research in
psychology: Adventures in theory and method. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Discourse analysis
Billig, M. (1997). Rhetorical and discursive analysis: How families talk about the royal family. N.
Hayes (ed.)(1997). Doing qualitative analysis in psychology. Hove: Psychology Press.
Giles, D.C. (2002). Discourse analysis. In D.C. (Giles 2002) Advanced research methods in
psychology. London: Routledge.
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Gill, R. (1996). Discourse analysis: Practical implementation. In J.T.E. Richardson (ed.)(1996)

Handbook of qualitative research methods for psychology and the social sciences. Leicester: British
Psychological Society.
Morgan, M. (1999). Discourse, health and illness. In M. Murray & K. Chamberlain (eds.)
Qualitative health psychology: theories and methods. London: Sage.
Potter, J. (1996) Discourse analysis and constructionist approaches: Theoretical background. In
J.T.E. Richardson (ed.)(1996) Handbook of qualitative research methods for psychology and the
social sciences. Leicester: British Psychological Society.
Potter, J. (2003). Discourse analysis and discursive psychology. In P.M. Camic, J.E. Rhodes & L.
Yardley (eds.) Qualitative research in psychology: expanding perspectives in methodology and
design. Washington, DC.: American Psychological Association.
Sherrard, C. (1997). Repertoires in discourse: Social identification and aesthetic taste. N. Hayes
(ed.)(1997). Doing qualitative analysis in psychology. Hove: Psychology Press.
Willig, C. (2001). Discursive psychology. In C. Willig (2001). Introducing qualitative research in
psychology: Adventures in theory and method. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Willig, C. (2001). Foucauldian discourse analysis. In C. Willig (2001). Introducing qualitative
research in psychology: Adventures in theory and method. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Ethnography
Charmaz, K. & Olsen, V. (1997). Ethnographic research in medical sociology: its foci and
distinctive contributions. Sociological Methods & Research 25(4): 452-494
Rachel, J. (1996). Ethnography: Practical implementation. In J.T.E. Richardson (ed.)(1996)
Handbook of qualitative research methods for psychology and the social sciences. Leicester: British
Psychological Society.
Toren, C. (1996). Ethnography: Theoretical background. In J.T.E. Richardson (ed.)(1996)
Handbook of qualitative research methods for psychology and the social sciences. Leicester: British
Psychological Society.
Feminist research
Ussher, J. M. (1999). Feminist approaches to qualitative health research. In M. Murray & K.
Chamberlain (eds.) Qualitative health psychology: theories and methods. London: Sage.
Focus Groups
Kitzinger, J. (2005). Focus group research: using group dynamics to explore perceptions,
experiences and understandings. In I. Holloway (Ed.), Qualitative research in healthcare (pp. 5670). Buckingham: Open University.
Wilkinson, S. (2003). Focus groups. In J. Smith (Ed.), Qualitative psychology: A practical guide to
research methods (pp. 184-204). London: Sage.
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Grounded theory
Chamberlain, K. (1999). Using grounded theory in health psychology: Practices, premises and
potential. In M. Murray & K. Chamberlain (eds.) Qualitative health psychology: theories and
methods. London: Sage.
Giles, D.C. (2002). Grounded theory. In D.C. (Giles 2002) Advanced research methods in
psychology. London: Routledge.
Henwood, K. & Pidgeon, N. (2003). Grounded theory in psychological research. In P.M. Camic,
J.E. Rhodes & L. Yardley (eds.) Qualitative research in psychology: expanding perspectives in
methodology and design. Washington, DC.: American Psychological Association.
Pidgeon, N. (1996). Grounded theory: Theoretical background. In J.T.E. Richardson (ed.)(1996)
Handbook of qualitative research methods for psychology and the social sciences. Leicester: British
Psychological Society.
Pidgeon, N. & Henwood, K.L. (1996). Grounded theory: Practical implementation. In J.T.E.
Richardson (ed.)(1996) Handbook of qualitative research methods for psychology and the social
sciences. Leicester: British Psychological Society.
Pidgeon, N. & Henwood, K. (1997). Using grounded theory in psychological research. N. Hayes
(ed.)(1997). Doing qualitative analysis in psychology. Hove: Psychology Press.
Willig, C. (2001). Grounded theory. In C. Willig (2001). Introducing qualitative research in
psychology: Adventures in theory and method. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Interviews
Eiser, C. & Twamley, S. (1999). Talking to children about health and illness. In M. Murray & K.
Chamberlain (eds.) Qualitative health psychology: theories and methods. London: Sage.
Mathieson, C.M. (1999). Interviewing the ill and the healthy: Paradigm or process? In M. Murray &
K. Chamberlain (eds.) Qualitative health psychology: theories and methods. London: Sage.
Miller, T., Velleman, R. Rigby, K., Orford, J., Copello, A. & Bennett, G. (1997). The use of
vignettes in the analysis of interview data: Relatives of people with drug problems. In N. Hayes
(ed.)(1997). Doing qualitative analysis in psychology. Hove: Psychology Press.
Memory work
Petronic, G. (2001) What is understood by dominance?: An interpretation through memories. In
C. Willig (2001). Introducing qualitative research in psychology: Adventures in theory and method.
Buckingham: Open University Press.
Willig, C. (2001). Memory work. In C. Willig (2001). Introducing qualitative research in
psychology: Adventures in theory and method. Buckingham: Open University Press.

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Miscellaneous(!)
Giles, D.C. (2002). Other qualitative approaches. In D.C. (Giles 2002) Advanced research methods
in psychology. London: Routledge.
Narrative approaches
Murray, M. (1999). The storied nature of health and illness. In M. Murray & K. Chamberlain (eds.)
Qualitative health psychology: theories and methods. London: Sage.
Murray, M. (2003). Narrative psychology and narrative analysis. In P.M. Camic, J.E. Rhodes & L.
Yardley (eds.) Qualitative research in psychology: expanding perspectives in methodology and
design. Washington, DC.: American Psychological Association.
Phenomenology
Giorgi, A.P. & Giorgi, B.M. (2003) The descriptive phenomenological psychological method. In
P.M. Camic, J.E. Rhodes & L. Yardley (eds.) Qualitative research in psychology: expanding
perspectives in methodology and design. Washington, DC.: American Psychological Association
Lemon, N. & Taylor, H. (1997) Caring in casualty: The phenomenology of nursing care. In N.
Hayes (ed.)(1997). Doing qualitative analysis in psychology. Hove: Psychology Press.
Smith, J.A., Jarman, M. & Osborn, M. (1999). Doing interpretive phenomenological analysis. In M.
Murray & K.Chamberlain (eds.) Qualitative health psychology: theories and methods. London:
Sage.
Willig, C. (2001). Interpretive phenomenology. In C. Willig (2001). Introducing qualitative
research in psychology: Adventures in theory and method. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Q methodology
Giles, D.C. (2002). Q methodology. In D.C. (Giles 2002) Advanced research methods in
psychology. London: Routledge.
Thematic analysis
Hayes, N. (1997). Theory-led thematic analysis: Social identification in small companies. N. Hayes
(ed.)(1997). Doing qualitative analysis in psychology. Hove: Psychology Press.
Visual rhetoric
Finn, G.P.T. (1997). Qualitative analysis of murals in Northern Ireland: Paramilitary justifications
for political violence. N. Hayes (ed.)(1997). Doing qualitative analysis in psychology. Hove:
Psychology Press.

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EXAMPLES RELEVANT TO HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Abrahamsson, K.H., Berggren, U., Hallberg, L.R.M. & Carlsson, S.G. (2002). Ambivalence in
coping with dental fear and avoidance: a qualitative study. Journal of Health Psychology, 7(6): 653664
Chapman, E. (2002). The social and ethical implications of changing medical technologies: the
views of people living with genetic conditions. Journal of Health Psychology, 7(2): 195-206
Gray, R.E., Fitch, M., Phillips, C., Labrecque, M. & Fergus, K. (2000). Managing the impact of
illness: The experiences of men with prostate cancer and their spouses. Journal of Health
Psychology, 5(4): 531-548
Haslam, C. & Draper, E.S. (2001). A qualitative study of smoking during pregnancy. Psychology,
Health & Medicine, 6(1): 95-99
Huws, J.C., Jones, R.S.P. & Ingledew, D.K. (2001). Parents of children with autism using an email
group: a grounded theory study. Journal of Health Psychology, 6(5): 569-584
Kay, E. & Kingston, H. (2002). Feelings associated with being a carrier and characteristics of
reproductive decision-making in women known to be carriers of X-linked conditions. Journal of
Health Psychology, 7(2): 169-181
Macleod, R., Craufurd, D. & Booth, K. (2002). Patients perceptions of what makes genetic
counselling effective: an interpretive phenomenological analysis. Journal of Health Psychology,
7(2): 145-156
Robson, F.M. (2002) Yes! a chance to tell my side of the story!: A case study of a male partner
of a woman undergoing termination of pregnancy for foetal abnormality. Journal of Health
Psychology, 7(2): 183-193
Senior, V., Smith, J.A., Michie, S. & Marteau, T.M. (2002). Making sense of risk: An interpretive
phenomenological analysis of vulnerability to heart disease. Journal of Health Psychology, 7(2):
157-168
Stroke specific
Burton, C.R. (2000) Living with stroke: a phenomenological study, Journal of
Advanced Nursing, 32(2): 301-309.
Dowswell, G., Lawler, J., Dowswell, T., Young, J., Forster, A. & Hearn, J. (2000)
Investigating recovery from stroke: a qualitative study, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 9: 507-515.
Hafsteindottir, T.B. & Grypdonck, M. (1997) Being a stroke patient: a review of the
literature, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 26: 580-588.
Pound, P., Gompertz, P. & Ebrahim, S. (1998) A patient-centred study of the
consequences of stroke, Clinical Rehabilitation, 12(4): 338-347.

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EXAMPLES RELEVANT TO FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

Dalla, R.L. (2002). Night moves: A qualitative investigation of street level sex work. Psychology of
Women Quarterly, 26: 63-73
Denton, B. & OMalley, P. (1999). Gender, trust and business: Women drug dealers in the illicit
economy. British Journal of Criminology, 39(4): 513- 530
Edgar, K. & ODonnell, I. (1998). Assault in prison: the victims contribution. British Journal of
Criminology, 38(4): 635-650
Erez, E. & Rogers, L. (1999). Victim impact statements and sentencing outcomes and processes:
The perspectives of legal professionals. British Journal of Criminology, 39(2): 216-239
Fyfe, N.R. & McKay, H. (2000). Desperately seeking safety: Witnesses experiences of
intimidation, protection and relocation. British Journal of Criminology, 40: 675-691
Graham, K. & Wells, S. (2003). Somebodys gonna get their head kicked in tonight!: Aggression
among young males in bars a question of values? British Journal of Criminology, 43: 546-566
Hood, R. & Joyce, K. (1999). Three generations: Oral testimonies on crime and social change in
Londons East End. British Journal of Criminology, 39(1): 136-160
Jacobs, B.A., Topalli, V. & Wright, R. ( 2003). Carjacking, streetlife and offender motivation.
British Journal of Criminology, 43: 673-688
Jordan, J (2001). Worlds apart?: Women, rape and police reporting process, British Journal of
Criminology, 41: 679-706
Laidler, K.J. & Hunt, G. (2001). Accomplishing femininity among girls in the gang. British Journal
of Criminology, 41: 656-678
Phillips, C. (2003). Whos who in the pecking order? Aggression and normal violence in the lives
of girls and boys. British Journal of Criminology, 43: 710-728
Phoenix, J. (2000). Prostitute identities: Men, money and violence. British Journal of Criminology,
40: 37-55.
Rosenfeld, R., Jacobs, B.A. & Wright, R. (2003). Snitching and the code of the street. British
Journal of Criminology, 43: 291-309
Tulloch, M.I. (2003). Combining classificatory and discursive methods: Consistency and variability
in responses to the threat of crime. British Journal of Social Psychology, 42: 461-476
Willott, S. & Griffin, C. (1999). Building your own lifeboat: Working class male offenders talk
about economic crime. British Journal of Social Psychology, 38: 445-460

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Sex offender specific

Auburn, T. & Lea, S. (2003). Doing cognitive distortions: A discursive psychology analysis of sex
offender treatment talk. British Journal of Social Psychology, 42(2): 281-298
Hudson S.M., Ward T. & McCormick J.C. (1999). Offense Pathways in Sexual Offenders. Journal
of Interpersonal Violence, 14 (8): 779-798
McCormack, J., Hudson, S.M. & Ward, T. (2002). Sexual offenders perceptions of their early
interpersonal relationships: an attachment perspective. Journal of Sex Research, 39(2):85-93
Webster, S.D. & Beech, A.R. (2000). The nature of sexual offenders' affective empathy: a grounded
theory analysis. Sexual abuse : A journal of research and treatment, 12 (4): 249-261.

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