Male Coping
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CRASH PART 2: INTERVIEWS WITH MALE SURVIVORS OF TRAUMATIC EVENTS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT By Jason Arnold, PhD from Waltham, Massachusetts Method The method for this study will use a qualitative design to examine active coping in men and will explore the types of coping responses men have when exposed to a traumatizing event. This method will use naturalistic interviews with approximately 20 male participants from undergraduate courses at a midwestern university as well as the surrounding community. The material will be transcribed, coded, and analyzed into broader themes. Preliminary findings suggest three overall themes, which will be discussed in the next chapter. Participants The participants from this study will be approximately 20 males from the Southern Illinois University campus and from the surrounding community. The participants recruited from the university campus will be recruited via flyers posted around campus as well as for an extra credit option for undergraduate courses. Those participants from outside the community will be recruited through “snowballing� (i.e., recruitment through the referral of other participants). The will examine the responses of approximately 20 males and will collect data from participant until saturation is achieved and it can be assumed that no new material can be received from recruiting any additional participants.