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The lived experience of feeling disappointed: a parse research method study.

Sandra Schmidt Bunkers1

  • 1South Dakota State University, USA.

Nursing Science Quarterly
|January 10, 2012
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Summary

Disappointment involves disheartening discontent and fading aspirations, often surfacing during struggles. This qualitative study explored the lived experience of disappointment in adults.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Qualitative Research

Background:

  • Understanding the subjective experience of emotions is crucial in psychological and nursing studies.
  • Disappointment is a common human emotion, yet its lived structure remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore and elucidate the fundamental structure of the lived experience of feeling disappointed.
  • To enhance the understanding of disappointment within the context of adult life experiences.

Main Methods:

  • Employed Parse's phenomenological method, a rigorous qualitative approach.
  • Conducted in-depth interviews with 9 adult participants (7 women, 2 men) aged 46-80.

Main Results:

  • Feeling disappointed is characterized by disheartening discontent and diminishing aspirations.

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