Thinking theoretically in nursing research—positionality and reflexivity in an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study
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Ugiagbe, M., Allan, H., Traynor, M. and Collins, L. 2025. Thinking theoretically in nursing research—positionality and reflexivity in an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study. Nursing Inquiry. 32 (1). https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12684
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Title | Thinking theoretically in nursing research—positionality and reflexivity in an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study |
Authors | Ugiagbe, M., Allan, H., Traynor, M. and Collins, L. |
Abstract | This paper explores the application of positionality and reflexivity drawing on the experience of a British Minority Ethnic (BME) group senior nurse researching nurses with the same ethnic heritage in an IPA study. It explores how using IPA informed reflexivity and positionality as a researcher who shared the same ethnicity with the research participants. The IPA study allowed for the exploration of Internationally Educated Nurses' (IENs) perspectives on their integration into British healthcare and their navigation of career progression. The central aims of an IPA study are to understand the participant's world, its description, the development of a clear, and open interpretative analysis with a descriptive focus on the social, cultural and theoretical context, and the participant's sense-making of their lived experience. In this paper, we discuss how the lead researcher employed reflexivity, stated his intentionality and positionality in the conduct of the IPA study. This paper discusses some examples of the effects of positionality and reflexivity in the conduct of research by researchers of different racial background, and explicate the influence of personal and professional experiences of a researcher in using reflexivity and positionality to ensure cross-cultural validity and reliability of an IPA research. This paper concludes that appropriate use of reflexivity and positionality in an IPA study may recognise the personal and professional influence of a researcher's experiences on the research process, including their ethnicity. |
Keywords | ethnicity ; integration; Internationally Educated Nurses; Interpretative ; Thinking; Qualitative Research ; positionality; Humans; recruitment; Minority Groups - psychology; United Kingdom; reflexivity; Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis |
Sustainable Development Goals | 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions |
Middlesex University Theme | Health & Wellbeing |
Publisher | Wiley |
Journal | Nursing Inquiry |
ISSN | 1320-7881 |
Electronic | 1440-1800 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 11 Nov 2024 |
Jan 2025 | |
Publication process dates | |
Submitted | 10 Jul 2024 |
Accepted | 29 Oct 2024 |
Deposited | 14 Nov 2024 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Copyright Statement | © 2024 The Author(s). Nursing Inquiry published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12684 |
PubMed ID | 39529308 |
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