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Enactive Phenomenological Approach to the Trier Social Stress Test: A Mixed Methods Point of View

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Mixed methods research design for pragmatic psychoanalytic studies.

Jane G Tillman¹, A Jill Clemence, Jennifer L Stevens

¹Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, MA 01262, USA. jane.tillman@austenriggs.net

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

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Psychoanalytic studies can be more rigorous by integrating qualitative and quantitative research methods. Mixed Methods Research (MMR) offers a pragmatic approach to studying complex human phenomena in psychoanalysis.

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Area of Science:

Psychoanalysis
Human Science Research
Research Methodology

Background:

Increasing demand for rigorous psychoanalytic studies.
Historical division in psychoanalysis between hermeneutic and scientific approaches.
Parallel debate in research methodology between qualitative and quantitative methods.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore Mixed Methods Research (MMR) as an integrative approach for psychoanalysis.
To explain MMR designs and terminology.
To review qualitative and quantitative methods for studying complex human phenomena.

Main Methods:

Explanation of Mixed Methods Research (MMR) designs and terminology.
Review of qualitative research methods.
Review of quantitative research methods.

Main Results:

Mixed Methods Research (MMR) offers a pragmatic 'third community' approach.
MMR integrates qualitative and quantitative procedures within a single study.
This methodology can bridge the divide in psychoanalytic research.

Conclusions:

Mixed Methods Research (MMR) presents a viable framework for advancing psychoanalytic science.
Integrating diverse research methods can enhance the rigor of psychoanalytic inquiry.
MMR facilitates the study of complex human phenomena in psychoanalysis.