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Towards good practice in thematic analysis: Avoiding common problems and be(com)ing a knowing researcher (2022)
Journal Article
Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2023). Towards good practice in thematic analysis: Avoiding common problems and be(com)ing a knowing researcher. International Journal of Transgenderism, 24(1), 1-6

In response to the increasing use of thematic analysis (TA), and particularly the TA approach we have developed, in qualitative and mixed methods research published in IJTH, the editors of the journal have invited us to provide a commentary on good p... Read More about Towards good practice in thematic analysis: Avoiding common problems and be(com)ing a knowing researcher.

The problem with picking: Permittance, escape and shame in problematic skin picking (2022)
Journal Article
Anderson, S., Clarke, V., & Thomas, Z. (2023). The problem with picking: Permittance, escape and shame in problematic skin picking. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 96(1), 83-100. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12427

Objectives: Problematic skin picking (SP) is a poorly understood experience characterised by a drive to pick the skin and related psychosocial impact. In the DSM-5, problematic SP is classified as ‘excoriation (skin picking) disorder’. The aim of thi... Read More about The problem with picking: Permittance, escape and shame in problematic skin picking.

‘Sunshine’, ‘angels’ and ‘rainbows’: Language developed by mothers bereaved by perinatal loss (2022)
Journal Article
Wheeler, L., Fragkiadaki, E., Clarke, V., & DiCaccavo, A. (2022). ‘Sunshine’, ‘angels’ and ‘rainbows’: Language developed by mothers bereaved by perinatal loss. British Journal of Midwifery, 30(7), 368-374. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2022.30.7.368

Background A perinatal loss is a life-changing event that can have psychological consequences for a mother both after the loss and in a subsequent pregnancy. Aims This qualitative study aimed to examine mothers' lived experiences of the holistic jour... Read More about ‘Sunshine’, ‘angels’ and ‘rainbows’: Language developed by mothers bereaved by perinatal loss.

The impact of masculine ideologies on heterosexual men’s experiences of intimate partner violence: A qualitative exploration (2022)
Journal Article
Hogan, K. F., Clarke, V., & Ward, T. (2024). The impact of masculine ideologies on heterosexual men’s experiences of intimate partner violence: A qualitative exploration. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 33(1), 123-142. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2022.2061881

The subject of female-perpetuated intimate partner violence (IPV) against men remains poorly understood and in need of further research. Exploration of societal expectations surrounding masculinity and male victimization may enhance understanding of... Read More about The impact of masculine ideologies on heterosexual men’s experiences of intimate partner violence: A qualitative exploration.

Everything changes… well some things do: Reflections on, and resources for, reflexive thematic analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2022). Everything changes… well some things do: Reflections on, and resources for, reflexive thematic analysis. Qualitative Methods in Psychology Bulletin, 33, https://doi.org/10.53841/bpsqmip.2022.1.33.21

In this short piece, we respond to an invite from QMiP Bulletin to signpost the resources we have created for learning about and doing (and teaching and supervising) TA; we also briefly signal some the things that have changed in our thinking. Our ne... Read More about Everything changes… well some things do: Reflections on, and resources for, reflexive thematic analysis.