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  • Psychosocial Studies
  • Qualitative Research Methods

Background:

  • Growing interest in psychoanalytic applications within nursing and allied health research.
  • Need for clarity on methodological implications of psychoanalytic perspectives in research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Critically examine the free association narrative interview method (FANIM).
  • Discuss its application and criticisms in nursing and health research.

Main Methods:

  • Doctoral research analysis of FANIM (Hollway & Jefferson, 2000, 2013).
  • Critical review of FANIM's core elements and its use in applied health and social care.

Main Results:

  • FANIM offers valuable psychoanalytically inspired ideas for nursing research.
  • Identified criticisms regarding Hollway and Jefferson's work on FANIM.

Conclusions:

  • FANIM provides useful concepts for nursing research, but requires further evaluation.
  • Researchers should carefully consider and accurately label their use of psychoanalytic approaches.