de Vries Brian, LeBlanc Allen J, Frost David M, Alston-Stepnitz Eli, Stephenson Rob, Woodyatt Cory
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA.
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132.
Adv Life Course Res. 2017 Jun;32:55-64. doi: 10.1016/j.alcr.2016.07.002. Epub 2016 Jul 25.
Lifeline methods-graphic illustrations of the pathways of lived experience traveled by individuals from birth to anticipated death-have been useful in the study of lived experience. Existing lifeline methods and research focus on the individual experience; absent from this literature are the collective experiences of those in intimate relationships. In this paper, based on our research with 120 same-sex couples, we present a method to allow for the joint creation of relationship timelines, which serve as the basis for eliciting dyadic data in multiple forms: graphic representations of relationship development through couples' creation of a timeline of key events and periods; qualitative narratives of couples' shared experiences; and quantitative ratings of significant events and periods in their lives together. Lessons learned from the application of this Relationship Timeline Method are discussed, as are implications for future study of the shared lived experience.
生命线方法——对个体从出生到预期死亡所经历的生活历程的图形化呈现——在生活经历研究中很有用。现有的生命线方法和研究聚焦于个体经历；该文献中缺少亲密关系中人们的集体经历。在本文中，基于我们对120对同性伴侣的研究，我们提出一种方法，以允许共同创建关系时间线，这些时间线作为以多种形式引出二元数据的基础：通过伴侣创建关键事件和时期的时间线来呈现关系发展的图形表示；对伴侣共同经历的定性叙述；以及对他们共同生活中重大事件和时期的定量评分。讨论了从应用这种关系时间线方法中学到的经验教训，以及对未来共同生活经历研究的启示。
