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an overview of the main points and commonalities which emerge from the life stories of both the
recurring throughout the text. respondent and cross-examined the situational context.
This type of interview aims to encourage and stimulate
Step 3: Constructing themes. The themes will be the interviewee subject (informant) to tell the
formulated after thorough review of the codes. interviewer something about some important event in
Identifying the patterns on the codes will generate the his/her life and the social context of the family
themes, which are generally broader than the codes. (Muylaert C.J. et al., 2014).
After generating the themes, codes that are ascertained
to be vague or irrelevant to the paper will be discarded. The specific question that was asked is:
The themes to be decided will vary according to what
the research is about. The researchers want to create How many siblings are you? And you are?
potential themes that will be helpful about the data for
purposes. The specific question is asked to confirm that the
participant is a middle child. The grand tour question
Step 4: Reviewing themes. In this stage, the that was asked is:
researchers make sure that the themes created are
accurate representations of the data. This is the time Can you please tell us what are your experiences
where the researchers check compare the data and the being a middle child?
themes against it. Do the themes truly represent the
data? Do we need to change something to make the
themes work better? If a problem arises with the Following the grand tour question, follow-up questions
themes, the researchers may change, split, combine, will be posed based on the responses of the
discard, or create new ones to make it more useful or participants. This will allow for a more in-depth and
accurate. natural discussion of their lived experiences, as
intended by the study.
Step 5: Defining and naming themes. Once the list of
themes is finalized, it is time to name and define them. Data Gathering Procedure
Defining themes means to provide an operational
definition for each theme and to figure out how this The data were gathered through in-depth interviews.
will help understand the data. Naming them involves In-depth interviews aim to obtain a more detailed, rich
coming up with an easily understandable name for understanding of the topic of interest. On the other
each theme. hand, semi-structured interviews are characterized by
topic guides containing significant questions that are
Step 6: Writing Up. Finally, to write the analysis of the used the same way in every interview (The Principles
data. In this stage, The researchers address the themes of Qualitative Methods, n.d).
in turn. This is where the description of each theme is
shown including examples from the data as evidence. The data from the selected participants were gathered
The conclusion comes after, which explains the through a procedure. The researcher submitted a letter
takeaways and shows how the analysis has answered of request for permission from the institution to
our research question. conduct the study. Once the letter is signed and
approved to proceed, the researchers then looked for
Description of Participants participants to be interviewed. The researchers then
discussed with the participants the study and gave an
The participants in this study were selected using the informed consent letter for privacy and confidentiality
following criteria: (1) the participant has to be a After signing the consent letter, the researchers
middle child indicatively; they have to be in the conducted the interview with the respondents to get the
middle of the birth order among their siblings. (2) the information needed for this study. All the information
participant must currently be enrolled as a Senior High g ath er ed by the rese a rch er s will rem ain
School student in Lyceum of Subic Bay. confidential.The data gathering procedure, including
preparation, took months. The results were interpreted
Research Instrument when the data was retrieved.
“As a middle child, it's like who, you are independent participants. This theme was evident to the middle
from your siblings. You don't seem to be rellying with children interviewed. One of the participants shared
them.” (P1) that one of her way to noticed by her family is she is
striving academically:
He also mentioned: “And then the ways to get me noticed— maybe I’m
“When I go out by myself, for instance, it seems like doing well in academics, like participating in
I'm trying to calm myself down. I just accept whatever sportsfest and awards like that.”
occurs and do what makes me happy” (P1)
Another participant mentioned that he focuses on
These narratives show that being self-dependence is academics:
being developed to the participant and they become “More on I focus on my academics, like studying
more independent, think outside the box, feel less things like world maps and planets, it’s like I have my
pressure to conform, and are more empathetic. Regan own imagination. Imagination like calculation and
(2021) noted that middle children could be excellent counting numbers when I was a kid.” (P1)
colleagues and team members due to their ability to
keep the peace. Some middle children's sense of The last participant points out that she is also
independence can serve them well later in life. concerned with school:
“I don’t hang out or go on outings like that or stroll,
Table 3. Thematic Framework - Studious none. Even online games or other platforms in social
media like Instagram, Twitter, or Telegram, I don’t
have that. Only Facebook, and I don’t even have
Facebook downloaded in my cell phone because I am
staying away from distraction and focusing only on
school.”(P3)
obligations and tasks at home, some of which include siblings. In some cases, a middle child may sublimate
their perspectives on academics, and responsibilities. their true nature to fit into the family. But, once grown,
The middle children tend to be helpful and role model their personal preferences and tendencies may shift
to their younger siblings. This is backed up by the significantly when they are free to be themselves
response of one of our participants. (Degges-White, 2022).
“Since for now I can help my siblings sometimes in Table 6. Thematic Framework - Familial Treatment
their studies, when I am on a vacation there.” (P3) Unjustness
Conclusion
way they interact with one another. Parents should Marcoux, H. (2021). It’s science: middle children are more likely to
be social and
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