Fortin Rebecca, Jackson Suzanne F, Maher Jessica, Moravac Catherine
University of Toronto - Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Canada
University of Toronto - Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Canada.
Glob Health Promot. 2015 Mar;22(1):8-20. doi: 10.1177/1757975914528960. Epub 2014 May 15.
Inspired by Photovoice, a participatory research methodology, I WAS HERE was a photoblogging workshop in Toronto, Canada, for young mothers who, when they joined, were either homeless or had past experience of homelessness. A participatory qualitative analysis process was developed to support workshop participants in collectively conducting qualitative analysis on a selection of their photoblogs exploring how they view their lives. Five mothers engaged in the participatory qualitative analysis process to categorize their photoblogs into themes. Participants selected over 70 of their personal photoblogs, discussed the meaning of their photoblogs, and categorized them into qualitative themes. One of the mothers continued work on the research by contributing to the write-up of the themes for publication. Participants, through the reflective dialogue, developed nine themes from the photoblogs that describe how they experience motherhood. The resulting nine themes were as follows: 'Family', 'Reality Check', 'Sacrifice for Positive Change', 'Support', 'Guidance', 'Growth and Transition', 'Proud of Becoming/Being a Mother', 'Passing on/Teaching Values' and 'Cherished Moments/Reward for Being a Mother'. These themes illustrate the satisfaction that comes from motherhood, strengths and goals for the future, and the desire for support and guidance. The themes developed from this participatory analysis illustrate that young mothers have a positive view of themselves and their ability to be mothers. This constructive view of young mothers provides an alternative to the negative stereotypes commonly attributed to them. This paper also discusses the strengths and challenges of using a participatory analysis approach. As a research methodology, incorporating procedures for participatory qualitative analysis into the Photovoice process provides an effective mechanism to meaningfully engage participants in qualitative analysis. From a health promotion perspective, using the participatory analysis process expanded the Photovoice methodology to facilitate self-reflection and an empowering collective dialogue among a group of women whose strengths and assets are rarely showcased.
受参与式研究方法“照片之声”的启发，“我曾在此”是在加拿大多伦多为年轻母亲们举办的一个照片博客工作坊，这些年轻母亲在参加时要么无家可归，要么有过无家可归的经历。我们开发了一个参与式定性分析过程，以支持工作坊参与者共同对他们所选的一些照片博客进行定性分析，探讨她们如何看待自己的生活。五位母亲参与了参与式定性分析过程，将她们的照片博客分类成不同主题。参与者挑选了70多篇个人照片博客，讨论了这些照片博客的意义，并将它们归类为定性主题。其中一位母亲继续参与这项研究，为主题的撰写工作做出贡献以便发表。参与者通过反思性对话，从照片博客中提炼出九个主题，描述了她们为人母的经历。得出的九个主题如下：“家庭”、“认清现实”、“为积极改变做出牺牲”、“支持”（应为“支持”，原文“Suppor”拼写有误）、“指导”、“成长与转变”、“为成为/身为母亲而自豪”、“传承/传授价值观”以及“珍贵时刻/身为母亲的回报”。这些主题体现了为人母带来的满足感、未来的优势和目标，以及对支持和指导的渴望。从这项参与式分析中得出的主题表明，年轻母亲对自己以及自己为人母的能力有着积极的看法。这种对年轻母亲的建设性看法为通常归因于她们的负面刻板印象提供了一种替代观点。本文还讨论了使用参与式分析方法的优势和挑战。作为一种研究方法，将参与式定性分析程序纳入“照片之声”过程，为让参与者有意义地参与定性分析提供了一种有效机制。从健康促进的角度来看，使用参与式分析过程扩展了“照片之声”方法，以促进自我反思以及在一群其优势和资产很少被展示的女性中进行赋权性的集体对话。
