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Becoming a parent creates a new phase in adult development where the creation of a family brings new meanings and relational dimensions to one’s life. For people who are involuntarily childless, however, the absence of children can have a multifaceted impact on their everyday lives. Although extensive studies concerning childlessness have been cond...
Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) is a well-established qualitative approach developed to investigate individuals' lived experiences. In trying to understand lived experience. It is concerned with the particular experiences that individuals have and their meaning making that occurs in relation to those experiences. IPA is collaborative...
While considerable research has focused on medicalized infertility for women living with involuntary childlessness, far less attention has been placed on men. This exploratory study focuses on four British men using data collected through semi-structured interviews. The data were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis, and four ove...
Study question:
What is it like for women to be involuntarily childless in midlife?
Summary answer:
Involuntarily childless women may be suffering from prolonged grief due to its ambiguous and intangible nature; however, they are also striving to find ways of dealing with their internal pain in order to live with their loss.
What is known alrea...
