DEVELOPMENTAL CRISIS IN EARLY ADULTHOOD: A ...

Table VII: Target Sample Frame: Gender and Age of Crisis Onset (N=20)
Male
Female
25 – 32 5 5
33 – 40 5 5
Corresponding to this target, 20 people were initially recruited and
interviewed. Early analysis of these interviews established that 5 of the 20 did not
qualify for inclusion based on the criteria described in section 5.3. Two of these
exclusions were made as they were about post-natal crises; two were excluded for the
reason that their crisis episode was triggered and sustained by health problems; one
crisis did not qualify on the criterion of time, for the crisis was less than the minimum
duration of a month.
After making the above exclusions one more interview was conducted in order
to bring the sample to 16, with 4 in each cell. This was considered sufficient for
analysis based on the high quality of data gathered and so no further sample was
acquired. Table VIII shows the achieved sample frame after the five exclusions and
one addition.
Table VIII: Achieved Sample Frame after Exclusions (N=16)
Male
Female
25 – 32 4 4
33 – 40 4 4
Pseudonyms of the participants, occupations at the time of interview, age at
time of crisis, and the course they were doing if a student, are listed in Table IX
below.
Table IX. Details of Study 1 Participants (in chronological order of interviewing)
Name
Age at Time of
Crisis
Current Occupation Currently Studying
Rachel 25 Retired N.A.
Mary 38 Lecturer N.A.
Lynne 39 HR Consultant N.A.
Angela 34 Art teacher training Art teacher training
Gemma 31 Primary care advisor N.A.
Dan 34 Film lecturer and plumber Plumbing Course, PGCE
George 29 Trainee teacher Psychology BSc
Camilla 25 Professional carer Psychology BSc
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