Discursive Psychology

Implications for Counseling Psychology

Bibliographic Data

ID8914868
AuthorsJ N Lester (0000-0001-6107-3033, Indiana University Bloomington, corresponding author), Y Joel Wong (0009-0006-6502-6537, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA), Michelle O’reilly (0000-0003-1978-6405, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK), Nikki Kiyimba (0000-0001-6506-8880, University of Chester, Chester, UK)
Year2018
Volume46
Issue5
Pages576-607
Publication date2018-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Counseling Psychologist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-0000 • E-ISSN: 1552-3861
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0011000018780462
OpenAlexW2788951858
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited53

In this article, we present discursive psychology (DP), a qualitative approach that focuses on the study of conversational and textual materials, including everyday interactions. Although DP is well-established methodologically and theoretically, and is used widely in Europe and in the Commonwealth countries, it is relatively unknown in counseling psychology in the United States. As such, the purpose of this article is to provide a general overview of DP and offer guidance for researchers who may be interested in studying and using DP. We thus discuss practical considerations for utilizing DP, including the development of research questions, carrying out data collection, and conducting DP-informed analyses. We also provide a general overview of the history of DP and key resources for those interested in studying it further, while noting the usefulness of DP for counseling psychology

Commonwealth · Counseling psychology · Counselling psychology · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Psychotherapist · Applied Psychology · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychology · Social Psychology

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