DEVELOPMENTAL CRISIS IN EARLY ADULTHOOD: A ...
DEVELOPMENTAL CRISIS IN EARLY ADULTHOOD: A ...
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Table XIII. Details of Study 3 Participants<br />
Name Age at Age at Job<br />
Course<br />
interview Crisis<br />
Frank 36 32 Lawyer Philosophy MA (PT)<br />
Rob 34 30 Children’s Charity N.A.<br />
Mark 43 36 Student Organisational Psychology PhD (FT)<br />
Claire 50 30 Hotel Consultant Philosophy BA (PT)<br />
Victoria 36 30 Food Importing Linguistics BA (PT)<br />
Lilly 29 26 Marketing Psychology BSc (PT)<br />
Data Collection<br />
Data collection was achieved through semi-structured interviews, as in the<br />
previous two studies. Each person was interviewed twice in a location of their choice,<br />
having been given the option of an office at Birkbeck College. The first of the two<br />
interviews focused on the phases of the crisis episode, and lasted around an hour. The<br />
interview guide used for this first interview was standard for all six respondents, and<br />
is shown in Appendix A. The second interview guide was carried out around a week<br />
later to probe specifically into the areas of persona, self-reflection, material values and<br />
gender identity. Each one was designed to be bespoke for each person, so that<br />
interesting themes, un-discussed areas are semi-covered areas from the first interview<br />
could be followed up. The following interview schedule is an example; it was created<br />
for the second interview with Rob.<br />
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Rob – Second Interview Schedule<br />
How long ago? How old were you?<br />
Timescale of…<br />
• Going to Russia, Coming home, Leaving job, Marriage breaking up, Going to MindStore, New<br />
things<br />
Persona<br />
• When you were at work, in the marketing role, did you feel like yourself?<br />
• Did you feel like you were playing a role?<br />
• What was that role?<br />
• The desire for salary and prestige and so on, where did that come from?<br />
• When you say “I know its just not me”, what do you mean by that?<br />
• What aspect of your self image was not being manifest?<br />
• Did you feel as if the successful businessman was a self that you had constructed to get on in<br />
the world?<br />
• Did it feel genuine, that it was a true reflection of you?<br />
• Why do you think you developed this false / persona self?<br />
o Probe for:<br />
Parental pressure<br />
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