Acknowledgement
1. Introduction
2. IPA research and emotional experiences
3. A phenomenological perspective on emotion
4. Thinking and acting phenomenologically in IPA research
5. An empirical IPA study on positive emotion: Coming at joy both sideways on and directly
6. Steps towards an experiential understanding of joy I
7. Steps towards an experiential understanding of joy II
8. Understanding the ‘feeliness’ and significance of our emotional lives
References
Index
Biography
Virginia Eatough is Emerita Reader in Psychological Sciences at Birkbeck University of London. She has been involved in the development of IPA since its early beginnings and has used the approach with a diverse range of topics including neurological disorders, brain donation, anger and depression. What unites these topics is her concern with the emotional dimension of such experiences.
'This book delves into the depth of our emotional life in a way that is evocative, faithful to its richness, and yet clarifying. Dr. Eatough’s grasp of philosophical theories is evident in her seemingly effortless demonstration of how they are relevant for understanding emotions. Her review of IPA based research on this topic is comprehensive and engaging. Qualitative researchers, psychologists, and other professionals will turn to this eminently readable book as a guide and as an inspiration.'
Steen Halling, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, Seattle University
