BACKGROUND Grounded theory methodology is a suitable qualitative research approach for clinical inquiry into nursing practice, leading to theory development in nursing. Given the variations in, and subjectivity attached to, the manner in which qualitative research is carried out, it is important for researchers to explain the process of how a theory about a nursing phenomenon was generated. Sim...

background suicide attempts are more common among adolescents than other age groups. although suicide is considered a worldwide problem, but the related factors, to suicidal behavior are different in various cultures. objectives the purpose of this study is to identify themes that explain suicide attempt process among adolescents in iran. patients and methods this is a qualitative study carried...

How can grounded theory researchers develop integrated conceptual analysis? In this paper, the authors use lessons learnt during a study of clinical judgment in nursing to offer practical strategies that avoid some of the pitfalls commonly encountered during grounded theory research.

conclusions the results clarified a deep perception of participants’ experiences after disaster. the path of life recovery after disasters involves participants’ striving to achieve a comprehensive health recovery, which starts with the need for all-inclusive health recovery as a main concern; this is the motivator for a responding strategy. this strategy is participatory, and the process is pr...

This paper examines the relationship between disability and "queerness." I argue that the hostility frequently expressed against both disabled and queer individuals is a function of fear of the undecidability of the body. I draw on feminist, queer, and disability theory to help us understand this phenomenon and suggest that these different kinds of theories have a complementary relationship. Th...

One of the most influential research programs in psychology is that of Tversky and Kahneman’s (1973, 1983) on heuristics and biases in decision-making. Two characteristics of this program are, first, compelling empirical demonstrations that in some decision-making situations naïve observers violate the rules of classic probability (CP) theory and, second, that corresponding behavior can be expl...