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Chapter 5
the participant contradicted the interviewer, indicating that the responses
of the participant were not (all) socially desirable. These discussions helped
develop a more balanced and accurate interpretation of the data.
This analysis was guided by the steps outlined by Smith et al. (2022). In the
first step, the first author and the master student read the transcripts of the
participants, their professional caregivers, and the EMDR therapists several
times to develop a comprehensive understanding of the content and ensure
deep engagement with the participants’ experiences. In the second step, the
first author and the master’s student took detailed notes on each transcript,
focusing on key elements and emotions, while the second and last author
took more general notes. In step three, the first, second and last author and
the master student identified patterns based on the initial notes, while in the
fourth step the first, second, and last author and the master student met
twice to analyse the data of the first participant. In the first meeting, they
discussed the interviews with the first participant, while they focused on
the interviews with the professional caregiver and therapists in the second
meeting. After analysing the data of participant one, the four researchers
moved on to the fifth step, in which they repeated steps one, two, three and
four for participant two and three to ensure that each individual experience
was fully understood and that the analysis remained consistent across all
cases. Finally, in step six, after all cases had been analysed, the researchers
held a final meeting to identify overarching patterns across the participants.
General topics that captured common experiences and variations within
the dataset were developed.
Results
The results were structured around the three main topics discussed in the
interviews. In the first section, the individual expectations and experiences
of each participant regarding EMDR therapy are described. The second
section focusus on the participants' expectations and experiences
regarding the intensity of EMDR therapy. Finally, the third section explores
their expectations and experiences of receiving EMDR therapy from six
therapists.Expectations of and experiences with EMDR therapy
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