Absenting: Fathers of Children with Auti...

Kianna Marie McCoy, Ph.D., MOT, OTR/L, ICDL Susan Braude Stillman, EdD, Six Seconds Abstract Absenting is defined as the father’s fear of what will happen to his child with autism when he is no longer living. The core variable, absenting, was discovered from data based on the main concern of fathers of children with autism. This is the first time in the literature that absenting has been used in association with fathers of children with autism. Fathers of children with autism face the future to resolve absenting in three ways: 1) preparing financially, 2) preparing for...

Recruitment and Data Collection in the 2...

Emily J. Cashwell, Institute for Research and Theory Methodologies Abstract For many people, many aspects of daily life now occur online. Most individuals are well-versed in communication via email and social media, and many are experienced with audio and video conferencing software as a means to hold business meetings and to connect with family and friends. In addition, the coronavirus pandemic has shifted many aspects of modern life, and some universities have imposed research restrictions that prohibit face-to-face interviews. Because of these changes in the structure...

Evolating: A Classic Grounded Theory of ...

Judith Wright, Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential, USA Robert Wright, Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential, USA Gordon Medlock, Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential, USA Abstract The phases of learning and transformation emerged from this classic grounded theory study of historic transformers and exceptional students revealing the theory of evolating: a multiphase process through which individuals consciously engage in their own transformation and attain otherwise improbable levels of...

Theory of Securing

Alan Kim-Lok Oh, MCounsPsy, KB, PA, Universiti Malaysia Sabah Abstract This article outlines the theory of securing. It explains the feelings of insecurity of ordinary people and how they secure themselves. Securing is a basic social psychological process of “becoming” where the person’s selfhood is formed by how they continuously deal with their feelings of insecurity. This process has two interrelated stages: (1) instantaneous relieving and (2) honesting. When they engage instantaneous relieving and increasingly trapped in a vicious cycle, they become a lesser version...

Criteria for Assessing a Classic Grounde...

Kara L. Vander Linden, Saybrook University, USA Patrick A. Palmieri, South American Center for Qualitative Research, Perú Abstract Introduction: Reporting criteria for research studies are essential to assess the methods and to evaluate the usefulness of the findings. The purpose of this review was to identify the essential criteria to report a classic grounded theory (classic GT) study. Method: A methodological review of the reporting criteria for a classic GT study. Results: Grounded theory studies generally report theoretical sampling, theoretical saturation, memoing,...