Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Research Strategies for Analysing the Experience of Aversive Tension in Different Patient Groups

J. Bischkopf; C. Stiglmayr; S. Scheuer; V. Albrecht; N. Porzig; A. Auckenthaler

Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Research Strategies for Analysing the Experience of Aversive Tension in Different Patient Groups

In: Mixed Methodology in Psychological Research

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J. Bischkopf

J. Bischkopf Freie Universität Berlin, Faculty of Education and Psychology Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Habelschwerdter Allee 45, 14195 Berlin E-Mail : bischk@zedat.fu-berlin.de

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C. Stiglmayr

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S. Scheuer

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V. Albrecht

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N. Porzig

N. Porzig
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A. Auckenthaler

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Patients with borderline personality disorder report states of aversive inner tension, which they try to terminate by impulsive self-harming behaviour. Building on the results of an interview study about subjects’ use of the term “tension” (Scheuer, 2003), the experience of aversive tension was examined systematically in different patient groups. 117 subjects (30 patients with borderline personality disorder, 30 patients with depression and 27 patients with anxiety disorder as well as 30 healthy controls) were asked about their experiences of aversive tension using an open questionnaire (Albrecht & Porzig, 2003). Qualitative Content Analysis (Mayring,2000) was applied for coding study participants’ self reports. The qualitative analysis led to the differentiation of the experience of aversive tension into the categories: cognitions, emotional and physical aspects, action tendencies, behaviour and coping. The quantitative analyses revealed significant disorderspecific differences in the experience of inner tension. The study follows the combination model of a mixed methodology approach, using the sequence model in which a qualitative approach is applied in a prestudy and further quantitative analyses are used afterwards building on the qualitative results. Pros and cons of the combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches are presented and discussed.

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