An existential-phenomenological approach to understanding the experience of romantic love
department or school: Education, Faculty of
department or school: Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Lecovin, Karen Eve
issued: 2010-11-25T00:39:01Z
issued: 1990
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: The purpose of this existential-phenomenological study was to investigate the meaning of a romantic love experience. Six adult co-researchers discussed their romantic love experience with the researcher. The co-researchers were asked to recall the time before, during, and after the love experience. Two interviews were conducted. The initial in-depth interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed. The transcripts were analyzed according to the method outlined by Colaizzi (1978). Twenty-two themes were explicated from the transcripts. These were written into an exhaustive description of a romantic love experience. The essential structure of the experience was culled from the exhaustive description. The transcripts, the themes, the exhaustive description and the essential structure were validated by the co-researchers. The description of a romantic love experience is a starting point both for future research and for the development of appropriate counselling techniques to be used with clients who are romantic by disposition or by situation.
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note: AN EXISTENTIAL-PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE EXPERIENCE OF ROMANTIC LOVE by KAREN EVE LECOVIN B.G.S., Simon Fraser U n i v e r s i t y , 1984 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS i n THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES Co u n s e l l i n g Psychology We accept t h i s t h e s i s as conforming to the re q u i r e d standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA August, 1990 © Karen Eve Lecovin, 1990 In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make it freely available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. Department of Counselling Psychology The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada DE-6 (2/88) A b s t r a c t The purpose of t h i s e x i s t e n t i a l - p h e n o m e n o l o g i c a l study was t o i n v e s t i g a t e the meaning of a romantic l o v e experience. S i x a d u l t co-researchers discussed t h e i r romantic l o v e experience w i t h the researcher. The co-researchers were asked t o r e c a l l the time before, d u r i n g , and a f t e r the love experience. Two i n t e r v i e w s were conducted. The i n i t i a l i n -depth i n t e r v i e w s were tape-recorded and t r a n s c r i b e d . The t r a n s c r i p t s were analyzed according t o the method o u t l i n e d by C o l a i z z i (1978). Twenty-two themes were e x p l i c a t e d from the t r a n s c r i p t s . These were w r i t t e n i n t o an exhaustive d e s c r i p t i o n of a romantic love experience. The e s s e n t i a l s t r u c t u r e of the experience was c u l l e d from the exhaustive d e s c r …
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0053733
language: eng
degree discipline: Counselling Psychology
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publisher: University of British Columbia
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30139