Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
J Health Psychol. 2002 Mar;7(2):125-30. doi: 10.1177/1359105302007002397.
This article offers an introduction to the use of interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to conduct research on psychological and social issues in the new genetics. Some key methodological points in the employment of IPA are highlighted. The article examines some of the important issues for health psychologists that arise following advances in new genetic technologies and introduces the articles in this special issue. The article discusses the particular contribution that IPA can make to research in health psychology generally, and to the new genetics in particular.
本文介绍了如何使用阐释现象学分析（IPA）来研究新遗传学中的心理和社会问题。文中强调了 IPA 应用中的一些关键方法要点。本文探讨了新基因技术进步后健康心理学家所面临的一些重要问题，并介绍了本期特刊中的文章。本文还讨论了 IPA 对健康心理学研究，尤其是对新遗传学研究的特殊贡献。
