Lea Kacen
Biographic Data
| ID | 107594 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lea Kacen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lea |
| FAMILY NAME | Kacen |
| SIGNATURE | KACEN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Recalibrating the Scale: Internal/External Locus of Control Among Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence
In this preliminary study, we investigated components of internal/external locus of control (LOC) in five case studies of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators. Inter-category relationship analysis was used to explore the men’s lived experiences through 10 in-depth interviews (two per case study). Findings revealed that (1) an external LOC enables violent individuals to indirectly express internal information by creating emotional distance…
The Times They are a Changing” 1: Undertaking Qualitative Research in Ambiguous, Conflictual, and Changing Contexts
This article explores qualitative research issues that arise when researchers engage in study within their own ambiguous, unstable, conflictual, and rapidly changing society. We explore the topics of the relationship between the researcher and the context, the difficulty in choosing relevant research quest ions under such conditions, and the relevance of generalizing or transferring findings from such contexts to other sites and populations. We p…
Qualitative coding methodology for interpersonal study
The “Extended Self” and “It” in the Dynamics of Violent Relationships: Learning from Personal Life Stories on Social Conflicts
Nuzha's Dream Marches On: When Two Women's Narratives Meet
Telling Their Stories, Telling Our Stories: Physicians' Experiences With Patients Who Decide to Forgo or Stop Treatment for Cancer
There is currently very little research on how physicians respond to patients with cancer who decide to forgo or stop medically recommended "curative" therapy. The purpose of this article is to report on a qualitative study with 12 oncology specialists in Israel and Australia that addresses this question. The findings indicate that physicians tend to construct patients and their decisions in terms of mutually exclusive categories that focus on cu…
Spousal Abuse Among Immigrants From Ethiopia in Israel
This ethnographic study obtains first-hand information on spousal abuse from Ethiopian immigrants in Israel. Data include 23 interviews with male and female immigrants of various ages and 10 professionals who worked with this community as well as observations and documents. The findings, verified by participants, show that during cultural transition, the immigrants' code of honor, traditional conflict-solving institutions, and family role distrib…
Institutional Narratives in the Discourse Between Oncology Social Workers and Cancer Patients’ Self-Help Organization
In this study, the authors examine a discourse between members of a cancer patients' self-help organization (CP-SHO) and oncological social workers (OSWs) on support groups for cancer patients. Eight OSWs and 8 CP-SHO volunteers served as the key research population. Using the interpretive-narrative approach to research, the authors apply a variety of data collection methods and a combination of data analysis methods: narrative analysis and disco…
Supercodes Reflected in Titles Battered Women Accord to Their Life Stories
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate a new method of analyzing life story interviews. According to this method, interviewees are asked to title their life story at the end of the main interview. These titles are analyzed as texts by the researcher, in order to identify the central storyline. Comparison of storylines enables us to define the supercode of the interviewee's life stories. In this article, the author uses titles that battered…
Anxiety Levels, Group Characteristics, and Members’ Behaviors in the Termination Stage of Support Groups for Patients Recovering From Heart Attacks
Objective: Examining the significance of the termination stage of support group activity and its effectiveness in alleviating anxiety among patients recovering from their first heart attack. Methods: 82 patients, 50 of whom participated in seven support groups, fill in questionnaires at six stages of the group intervention. Six observers conducted two stages of qualitative analysis of the groups’ last meetings’ videotapes. Results: The findings r…
Support groups as 'shock absorbers' in periods of transition: A case study of groups for parents of soldiers in Israel
Coping with Contradictory Messages in Training Group Workers
Group work instructors often utilize the technique of simulating the class to a group model. Much has been written on the advantages of this method. We chose to raise questions as to its credibility. These questions refer specifically to the group's place among other existing systems which expect it to meet their needs, to the normative conflict which raises the risk of creating negative group norms and to the role of contradictory messages: free…
Supercodes Reflected in Titles Battered Women Accord to Their Life Stories
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate a new method of analyzing life story interviews. According to this method, interviewees are asked to title their life story at the end of the main interview. These titles are analyzed as texts by the researcher, in order to identify the central storyline. Comparison of storylines enables us to define the supercode of the interviewee's life stories. In this article, the author uses titles that battered…
The Times They are a Changing” 1: Undertaking Qualitative Research in Ambiguous, Conflictual, and Changing Contexts
This article explores qualitative research issues that arise when researchers engage in study within their own ambiguous, unstable, conflictual, and rapidly changing society. We explore the topics of the relationship between the researcher and the context, the difficulty in choosing relevant research quest ions under such conditions, and the relevance of generalizing or transferring findings from such contexts to other sites and populations. We p…
Spousal Abuse Among Immigrants From Ethiopia in Israel
This ethnographic study obtains first-hand information on spousal abuse from Ethiopian immigrants in Israel. Data include 23 interviews with male and female immigrants of various ages and 10 professionals who worked with this community as well as observations and documents. The findings, verified by participants, show that during cultural transition, the immigrants' code of honor, traditional conflict-solving institutions, and family role distrib…
Telling Their Stories, Telling Our Stories: Physicians' Experiences With Patients Who Decide to Forgo or Stop Treatment for Cancer
There is currently very little research on how physicians respond to patients with cancer who decide to forgo or stop medically recommended "curative" therapy. The purpose of this article is to report on a qualitative study with 12 oncology specialists in Israel and Australia that addresses this question. The findings indicate that physicians tend to construct patients and their decisions in terms of mutually exclusive categories that focus on cu…
Coping with Contradictory Messages in Training Group Workers
Group work instructors often utilize the technique of simulating the class to a group model. Much has been written on the advantages of this method. We chose to raise questions as to its credibility. These questions refer specifically to the group's place among other existing systems which expect it to meet their needs, to the normative conflict which raises the risk of creating negative group norms and to the role of contradictory messages: free…
Coping with Contradictory Messages in Training Group Workers
Group work instructors often utilize the technique of simulating the class to a group model. Much has been written on the advantages of this method. We chose to raise questions as to its credibility. These questions refer specifically to the group's place among other existing systems which expect it to meet their needs, to the normative conflict which raises the risk of creating negative group norms and to the role of contradictory messages: free…
Support groups as 'shock absorbers' in periods of transition: A case study of groups for parents of soldiers in Israel
Anxiety Levels, Group Characteristics, and Members’ Behaviors in the Termination Stage of Support Groups for Patients Recovering From Heart Attacks
Objective: Examining the significance of the termination stage of support group activity and its effectiveness in alleviating anxiety among patients recovering from their first heart attack. Methods: 82 patients, 50 of whom participated in seven support groups, fill in questionnaires at six stages of the group intervention. Six observers conducted two stages of qualitative analysis of the groups’ last meetings’ videotapes. Results: The findings r…
Supercodes Reflected in Titles Battered Women Accord to Their Life Stories
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate a new method of analyzing life story interviews. According to this method, interviewees are asked to title their life story at the end of the main interview. These titles are analyzed as texts by the researcher, in order to identify the central storyline. Comparison of storylines enables us to define the supercode of the interviewee's life stories. In this article, the author uses titles that battered…
Institutional Narratives in the Discourse Between Oncology Social Workers and Cancer Patients’ Self-Help Organization
In this study, the authors examine a discourse between members of a cancer patients' self-help organization (CP-SHO) and oncological social workers (OSWs) on support groups for cancer patients. Eight OSWs and 8 CP-SHO volunteers served as the key research population. Using the interpretive-narrative approach to research, the authors apply a variety of data collection methods and a combination of data analysis methods: narrative analysis and disco…
Spousal Abuse Among Immigrants From Ethiopia in Israel
This ethnographic study obtains first-hand information on spousal abuse from Ethiopian immigrants in Israel. Data include 23 interviews with male and female immigrants of various ages and 10 professionals who worked with this community as well as observations and documents. The findings, verified by participants, show that during cultural transition, the immigrants' code of honor, traditional conflict-solving institutions, and family role distrib…
Telling Their Stories, Telling Our Stories: Physicians' Experiences With Patients Who Decide to Forgo or Stop Treatment for Cancer
There is currently very little research on how physicians respond to patients with cancer who decide to forgo or stop medically recommended "curative" therapy. The purpose of this article is to report on a qualitative study with 12 oncology specialists in Israel and Australia that addresses this question. The findings indicate that physicians tend to construct patients and their decisions in terms of mutually exclusive categories that focus on cu…
Nuzha's Dream Marches On: When Two Women's Narratives Meet
The “Extended Self” and “It” in the Dynamics of Violent Relationships: Learning from Personal Life Stories on Social Conflicts
Qualitative coding methodology for interpersonal study
The Times They are a Changing” 1: Undertaking Qualitative Research in Ambiguous, Conflictual, and Changing Contexts
This article explores qualitative research issues that arise when researchers engage in study within their own ambiguous, unstable, conflictual, and rapidly changing society. We explore the topics of the relationship between the researcher and the context, the difficulty in choosing relevant research quest ions under such conditions, and the relevance of generalizing or transferring findings from such contexts to other sites and populations. We p…
Recalibrating the Scale: Internal/External Locus of Control Among Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence
In this preliminary study, we investigated components of internal/external locus of control (LOC) in five case studies of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators. Inter-category relationship analysis was used to explore the men’s lived experiences through 10 in-depth interviews (two per case study). Findings revealed that (1) an external LOC enables violent individuals to indirectly express internal information by creating emotional distance…
Psychology (12 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works)