Understanding ‘Experiences’ from the perspective of children and adolescents
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
The study aimed at to explore how children and adolescents conceptualize experiences in their day to day life. Apart from this the study also aimed to explore various experiences in children and adolescents.Focus Group Discussions were conducted with school going children of different age ranges. The discussions were audio taped, transcribed and content analyzed. The understanding of ‘various experiences’ from the perspectives of children and adolescents are illustrated and the qualitative analysis findings are discussed in this paper. Comparisons of various responses across developmental stages and between the two genders are also discussed. Having discussed the ‘various experiences’ of children and adolescents, the paper elaborates on application of the findings in development of a tool for future research.
Authors and Affiliations
Snigdhasree Bhattacharya, Uma Hirisave, N. Janardhana
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- EP ID EP248801
- DOI 10.30877/IJMH.3.3.2015.311-318
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