Narrative Analysis Research Articles

Dying to understand how historical trends and influential intermediaries impact the future of sustainable deathcare

PurposeConsumers often prefer sustainable goods and services but fail to follow through with purchases that reflect these espoused values. The green intention–outcome gap is studied in many contexts but has yet to inform deathcare decisions. Industry reports suggest that most Americans prefer sustainable deathcare options, yet unsustainable corpse dispositions dominate the market. The purpose of this paper is to understand how history informs this phenonea.Design/methodology/approachThis study looks to the past – using historical narrative analysis of deathcare trends and influential intermediaries – to understand the future of sustainable deathcare and the prospective role that marketers can play in bridging the gap between decedents’ preferences and survivors’ purchase outcomes.FindingsHistorical ritualization, medicalization and commercialization have resulted in the monopolization of traditional deathcare services. Mortuary professionals remain unresponsive to consumer preferences for sustainable alternatives.Social implicationsSocioeconomic shocks can allow humanity to reflect and transition from consumerism to sustainability. COVID-19 has led to greater awareness of self-mortality, and death has become less taboo. The slow market penetration of sustainable deathcare services suggests a lack of communication between a decedent and their survivors. Marketing scholars need to help marketing practitioners bridge the preference-outcome gap.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is amongst the first to examine how history informs the sustainable action–outcome gap for deathcare preferences in a post-COVID environment and the role that marketers can play in perpetuating change.

Potential of ChatGPT to Pass the Japanese Medical and Healthcare Professional National Licenses: A Literature Review.

This systematic review aimed to assess the academic potential of ChatGPT (GPT-3.5, 4, and 4V) for Japanese national medical and healthcare licensing examinations, taking into account its strengths and limitations. Electronic databases such as PubMed/Medline, Google Scholar, and ICHUSHI (a Japanese medical article database) were systematically searched for relevant articles, particularly those published between January 1, 2022, and April 30, 2024. A formal narrative analysis was conducted by systematically arranging similarities and differences between individual research findings together. After rigorous screening, we reviewed 22 articles. Except for one article, all articles that evaluated GPT-4 showed that this tool could pass each exam containing text only. However, some studies also reported that, despite the possibility to pass, the results of GPT-4 were worse than those of the actual examinee. Moreover, the newest model GPT-4V insufficiently recognized images, thereby providing insufficient answers to questions that involved images and figures/tables. Therefore, their precision needs to be improved to obtain better results.

Narratives of and for survival in family firms: family influence on narrative processing

PurposeResilience of long-lived family businesses has been widely acknowledged but the mechanisms enabling longevity need to be further investigated. This can be done by examining how narratives about crisis situations are processed in family firms.Design/methodology/approachBased on narrative interviews, this qualitative study examines how crisis situations have been dealt with and narrated by long-lived German family firms.FindingsNarratives of survival can have a strengthening effect so they become also narratives for survival. The analysis reveals how the constructive management of crises contributes to emotional attachment, identification and commitment and also strengthens resilience and longevity.Originality/valueThe study contributes to narrative identity theory by answering calls for narrative analysis and capturing the influence of narratives on family firms and business families. The discussion of the findings leads to the narrative processing model showing how past crises are processes to gain identity and resilience in the future and how the business family can influence this process.

Unrolling the Invisible: Socio-Cultural Grounds of Child Mortality in the Slums of Dhaka

According to World Health Organization, there is an 85% decline in the recorded child deaths from 1971 in Bangladesh from 371.3 to 22.6 per 1000 live births. However, the rate of child mortality is still quite significant considering the growing development of Bangladesh. In maximum literatures, the prevalent reasons behind child mortality are portrayed as complete biological phenomena and medical conditions (e.g., asphyxia, prematurity, and low birth weight) for the children under the age of 5 in Bangladesh. This research focused on the reasons behind child mortality beyond the biological and medical conditions while stressing on finding the preventable causes of child mortality, through a systematic method of death study named Social Autopsy. Social autopsy refers to a structured qualitative research tool that aims at identifying social, behavioral, and health systems contributors to child deaths. Using this tool, the research has identified that multiple socio-cultural, structural, and behavioral conditions along with medical conditions for child mortality. The research was done in two of the biggest slum areas of Dhaka city: Hazaribagh and Kamrangir Char. 15 families who lost children under 5 years and 5 health care providers were interviewed with a semi-structured method to draw an inclusive picture of socio-cultural dynamics of child mortality. The data was analyzed manually through thematic analysis and narrative analysis which showed the interconnection of all the broader underlying reasons and a detailed impacts of specific causes of child mortality.

Enemy narratives

Abstract Within the fields of narratology, cognitive linguistics and discourse analysis, this article studies how “Vote Leave” – the “respectable” side of the pro-Brexit debate –, used storytelling to frame an exclusionary conception of the British nation. To do so, the article relies on a critical narrative analysis of the storytelling elements at the heart of a corpus of official documents from the 2016 campaign, and argues that those Brexit narratives were instrumental in the creation of a nativist conception of the British nation. The paper contributes to the rich literature on Brexit narratives by adopting an original approach focusing on what we call “enemy narratives” and on how this type of narratives helped construct a restrictive understanding of the British nation. The result will be correlated with the growing political polarization of post-Brexit British society and the emergence of what some researchers consider as a culture war

Violence during transition: accounts of gender-affirming care in South Africa’s public health system

Despite constitutional protections afforded to the LGBTQ+ community, South Africa remains a society violent towards gender minorities. With public healthcare over-burdened, this system of care remains particularly unresponsive to the needs of transgender people who seek to affirm their gender medically. With a narrative design, this research explored the experiences of transgender people of violence through their access to gender-affirming care. This study troubled the notion of violence from a social determinant of health to situate it as an unexplored mechanism of meaning-making in the South African context. Using gatekeepers aligned with LGBTQ+ support groups, 15 volunteer participants recollected their accounts through semi-structured interviews. Using this undirected talk, the narrative analysis found that gaps in care become a key point in the narrative trajectory of participants shaping their decision-making around experiences of interpersonal violence and for personal advocacy with healthcare professionals. Similarly, the clinic was narrated as a site of violence both symbolically through invasive bodily examinations and structurally as a place for perpetrators of anti-transgender violence to target transgender patients. Transition in this context can be seen as a mode to understand several competing violence/s where the body is treated as a site for physical, psychological and structural harm.

Alignment Between Student Learning Needs and Classroom Learning Models: Case Study

This research aims to identify the learning needs of students at SMP Muhamadiyah 3 Depok and the main concern of researcher is analyze the alignment between student learning needs and the learning model applied by teachers. Knowing students' learning needs and using appropriate learning models in the classroom is very important in supporting students to achieve learning objectives. The method used in this research is case study. The data were collected by interview and observation. The structure interview distributed to six students from two different VIII classes in the 2023/2024 academic year students and two teachers. Data analysis techniques in this study used narrative analysis. The findings of this research shows that that students' English language skills are still at A1 or Pre-A1 level and face problems such as regular and irregular verbs, spelling, pronunciation, lack of vocabulary, self-confidence speaking in English, limited learning resources, and lack of motivation in learning English. Furthermore, regarding to their learning needs, they wanted more practical learning in English such as speaking English, prefer teaching materials related to fiction and storytelling, and prefer to learn using a combination of learning media such as pictures and videos rather than just using books and worksheets. While, the implementation of the learning model, in this case, did not align with the students' needs, and the teacher still used the lecture method and teacher centers which made students less motivated and contributed during the learning process. Therefore, based on the research findings, it is recommended that teachers have a good understanding of what students need in their learning so the teacher can implement the appropriate model learning that facilitates their learning and able to achieve the learning objectives.

Care quality and safety in long-term aged care settings: A systematic review and narrative analysis of missed care measurements.

To critically evaluate missed care measurement approaches and their application in long-term aged care (LTAC) settings. Systematic review using Tawfik's guideline. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL and ProQuest were searched. Supplemental searching was from reference lists of retrieved records, first authors' ORCID homepages and Google advanced search for grey literature. Search limitations were English language, published between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2022. COVIDENCE was utilized for screening, data extraction and quality appraisal. JBI Critical Appraisal Tools and COSMIN Risk of Bias Tool were used for quality appraisal. Data were summarized and synthesized using narrative analysis. Twenty-four publications across 11 regions were included, with two principal methods of missed care measurement: modified standard scales and tailored specific approaches. They were applied inconsistently and generated diverse measurement outcomes. There were challenges even with the most commonly used tool, the BERNCA-NH, including absence of high-quality verification through comparative analysis against an established 'gold standard', reliance on self-administration, incomplete assessment of constructs and inadequate exploration of psychometric properties. Globally, there are deficiencies in the effectiveness and comprehensiveness of the instruments measuring missed care in LTAC settings. Further research on theoretical and practical perspectives is required. Findings highlighted a critical need to establish a standardized, validated approach to measure missed care in LTAC settings. This review calls for collaborative efforts by researchers, clinical staff and policymakers to develop and implement evidence-based practices as a way of safeguarding the well-being of older clients living in LTAC settings. Measurements of missed care in LTAC settings rely on adapting acute care tools. There is a critical gap in measuring missed care in LTAC settings. Developing a new tool could improve care quality and safety in LTAC settings globally. Adhered to PRISMA guideline. No patient or public contribution.

Work-family interface during COVID-19: a sociolinguistic study of working mums’ identity and mental health

BackgroundThe dramatic reconfigurations of work-family roles and social boundaries resulting from the social restrictions imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic led working mums to look for online sites as spaces of emotional support and regulation where they could vent their emotions, share their concerns and griefs, and seek advice. They also became interactional spaces where mums’ relevant identities were reassessed and enacted as they aimed to balance work-family roles and improve their wellbeing. The paper explores how working mums discursively negotiated their multiple identities in an online support forum during times of global struggle, how these identity constructions reflect the domains of Work-Family Conflict (WFC) and how working mums perceived these identities are related to their mental health.Methods127 posts of Chilean working mums published in a public online support forum for working mums collected during the first half of 2020 were analysed in three phases. The first one involved a thematic analysis to identify themes and subthemes related to working mums’ identity construction in the data. The second phase involved conducting a narrative analysis of working mums’ microstorias in order to identify a master narrative crafted by these working mums, and contesting and conforming ideologies of motherhood, among others. Finally, the third phase involved a fine-grained discourse analysis of the most representative extracts illustrating working mums’ identity negotiation.ResultsThe sociolinguistic analysis showed that working mums’ discourses displayed three themes of self-reflection, namely, diminishing self-care, reassessing their self, and enhancing self through self-care. Identity-related sub-themes for each main theme are discussed and discursively analysed. Two main points are emphasised: (1) the identity that was most salient in working mums’ discourse was their personal identity (rather than work-family roles and identities), and (2) microstorias allowed working mums to challenge the hegemonic power of dominant discourses around their identities and their work-family roles.ConclusionsThe study shows that a sociolinguistic approach to the exploration of working mums’ identity negotiation is useful to highlight the ways in which mums contest binary assumptions of work-family roles and the need to reconsider working mums’ life domains so that they reflect working mums’ actual identity needs and lived experiences. Future lines of research are outlined.

Unravelling stakeholder narratives on nature-based solutions for hydro-meteorological risk reduction

Despite growing scholarly consensus on the need for nature-based solutions (NBS) as holistic and sustainable alternatives to traditional engineering solutions, stakeholder acceptance and implementation of NBS remain low. This study investigates stakeholder narratives on implementing nature-based solutions (NBS) for mitigating hydro-meteorological risks across five European river basin sites in Eastern and Central Europe. Utilising the Q-methodology and narrative analysis, we identified three ideal–typical narratives: idealist, reformist, and sceptic—each providing distinct perspectives on evidence-based policy formation and NBS integration. Our results demonstrate that: (1) idealists’ optimistic outlook risks overlooking critical engagement with implementation challenges; (2) neglecting sceptic concerns may impede NBS adoption and invite accusations of green-washing, and (3) reformists promote evidence-based approaches and transparent stakeholder engagement to bridge narrative divides. The study underscores the importance of identifying shared values, stakeholder collaboration, and a nuanced understanding of contextual factors in fostering NBS implementation. The study contributes to a practical framework aligning NBS projects with prevailing narratives, offering guidance for navigating the complex landscape of NBS implementation. Future research should prioritize in-depth analysis of agent perspectives, place-specific influences on narratives, and the application of narrative analysis to other emerging technologies and environmental topics (e.g. circular economy), deepening our understanding of the socio-political dynamics shaping the acceptance and implementation of sustainable solutions.

A Jungian Analysis of Historical Narratives in Family Business

A Jungian Analysis of Historical Narratives in Family Business

A narrative analysis of two gifted political leaders: Agentic and communal motivations in the political accomplishments of highly talented women

This article proposes that researchers should seek to understand the value conflicts inherent in the career choices of gifted students. This study explored those conflicts using a narrative analysis based on the McAdams (1993) model of personal meaning-making. The subjects were two gifted female political leaders: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Jacinda Ardern. The findings showed that each leader enacted predominantly agentic motives in responding to political challenges and crises; communal motives were enacted as well, but with lower frequency. These results are discussed in relation to the conflicting values and motivations that extraordinarily talented students encounter in forming a cohesive life plan.

Researching Leisure in the Aftermath of Trauma: An Auto-Ethnography of Loss, Fear, and Working with Refugee Families

In this auto-ethnographic study, I examine the tensions in conducting leisure research with communities experiencing trauma as a survivor of trauma. I use diary entries taken during times of coping with my mother’s illnesses, and during a two-week period working with Syrian refugee families in Lebanon, to explore narratives of leisure as a means to heal and belong. Results from a narrative analysis reflect (1) renegotiating an empathetic researcher identity after trauma; and (2) affordance for safe leisure and opportunities to heal. These narratives contribute to enriching understandings of self-compassion within leisure research, with a focus on the capacity for leisure researchers to meaningfully engage with their experiences to deepen their engagement with families. It is my hope findings from this study can aid researchers in reflecting on their own trauma and healing journeys – and in doing so strengthen their capacities to care for others and themselves.

Unearthing Stigma About Prostitution Among Indonesian State Actors: A Critical Narrative Analysis

ABSTRACT Prostitution has long been stigmatized in socio-political discourse. The mounting empirical evidence shows that stigmatization is discursively attached to sex workers’ occupations. Although much prior research has addressed this phenomenon, little evidence reports to which extent prostitution practice is institutionally stigmatized from a developing state-and-social-sanctioned perspective in which this prostitution stigmatization is viewed as a fundamental cause of social inequality. This study examines to which extent the narratives embedded in policy documents, news articles, and ethnographic interview reports frame ideologies, assumptions, and biases that shape governmental responses to prostitution. Data from policy documents, news articles, and ethnographic interviews were analyzed with a critical narrative approach. Three emergent finding themes presented in this article include knowledge of religious norms shaping government policy and public opinions, the discourse of governmental power, and female sex workers as the main target of government policy. The implication of the present study is how governments and state and social actors mitigate the adverse effects of stigma and promote social justice and equality for sex workers in Indonesia and other developing countries.

A narrative position analysis of asylum seekers’ stories about waiting for their permit permission in Norway

This research aims to understand more about the consequences that living for many years without a residence permit in Norway can have for asylum seekers. As a narrative inquiry study, the research puzzle is asylum seekers in Norway without a resident permit. This article focuses on one family. The data material is collected with different methods, such as field talks, interviews, pictures, and messages on Messenger. The study uses narrative position analysis, and it analyses the narrated story on three different levels. The main results shows that the parents of the family tend to position themselves differently according to whether they are talking about the time before they fled, the time while fleeing or after the fled. When talking about the decision to flee, they present themselves as active subjects with high agency. They have the ability to take active decisions and play an essential role for the family’s life. The analyses reveal three different master narratives; being a parent, being a citizen of a community and being an asylum seeker. I conclude with thoughts about the waiting period as an asylum seeker, and I ask whether Norway respects and ensures human rights. Is the situation of long-term asylum seekers and the condition of the waiting period in different reception centers a form of national abuse of power?

대중문화로서 영화텍스트의 평생교육적 가능성 고찰

Purpose: This study examined popular culture, which is closely related to our daily lives, from the perspective of public pedagogy, and explored the educational possibilities of movies, especially among the various genres that make up popular culture. Based on this, the educational implications of film texts were identified and this study proposes their role in the field of lifelong education, as well as suggests implications for 'film education' currently practiced in schools. Methods: For this purpose, the relationship between our lives and popular culture and its influence were examined and a description of the audience's reactions to the movie was revealed in media articles and critical texts with three films, as well as the social repercussions of the films. Results: As a result, popular culture, especially films, reveals the public's unconscious by representing reality and also constructs discourse through the audience's critique. The study also found that films as texts enable audiences to critically reflect on “represented reality” and that their educational meaning can be interpreted in a variety of ways depending on their own experiences and life contexts. Conclusion: The meaning of film education is reconstructed according to the learner's life context and experiences, and it is in this sense that education occurs.The meaning-making of education that occurs for an individual throughout their life is holistic, including schooling. The existing film education centered on narrative analysis in public education and lifelong education should be transformed into a method that emphasizes the characteristics of the film medium.

Film “Gadis Kretek”; Dikalahkannya Perjuangan Perempuan dalam Masyarakat Patriarki

Gadis Kretek is a series exclusively aired on the subscription streaming platform, Netflix. It tells the story of a woman named Dasiyah who fights against patriarchal values that she feels are unfair to her as a woman. This study uses a qualitative method with narrative analysis through four elements in the film, namely plot, premise, characterization, and conflict. The results reveal that there are strong patriarchal values regarding women as shown through the plot, premise, characterization, and conflict in the Gadis Kretek series. The plot or storyline shows Dasiyah's dependence on men. The premise of this film assumes that women who fight against patriarchal values will experience defeat. Dasiyah, as a woman, has a strong character but is alone, surrounded by men with characters who silently support her, and a very patriarchal tobacco sauce chef. Dasiyah faces various conflicts both with her partner and with patriarchal figures who oppose her desire to become a sauce maker in the tobacco industry, making women victims in political conflicts that women do not understand. In the end, the Gadis Kretek series concludes with the bitterness of Dasiyah's life and the success of men using the tobacco sauce formula created by Dasiyah without her knowledge.

The Role of Women in Revolutionary Movements: A Comparative Analysis of the French, American, and Mexican Revolutions

In the past, historical accounts have often excluded the contributions of women to revolutionary movements, focusing primarily on male figures and perspectives. However, recent scholarship has begun to uncover the significant and multifaceted roles that women played in shaping revolutionary events. This research has prompted a reevaluation of traditional narratives and highlighted the need for a more inclusive approach to understanding revolutions. This study seeks to address this gap by conducting a comparative analysis of women's participation across three pivotal revolutions: the French, American, and Mexican Revolutions. By examining primary sources, historical documents, and academic literature, the research aims to explain the diverse ways in which women engaged with and influenced revolutionary processes. Through qualitative methodologies, such as narrative analysis and thematic coding, the study will explore the motivations, challenges, and strategies employed by women in their revolutionary endeavors. Furthermore, the comparative approach will discuss the differences in women's experiences across different revolutionary contexts. By uncovering patterns of participation and leadership, the research aims to provide insights into the broader dynamics of gender and power within revolutionary movements. Ultimately, this research is sought to contribute to a more nuanced understanding of revolutions by focus the agency and contributions of women. By showcasing their voices and stories, the study seeks to explore historical narratives and promote greater recognition of women's roles in shaping revolutionary trajectories.

In Search of Marginalized Womens Tragedy in Urbanization: A Brief Analysis of Supporting Role Narrative in Li Yus Lost in Beijing

Post-millennium Beijing experienced rapid economic growth as a result of Chinas reform policies, fostering burgeoning urbanization and intensifying materialism and societal stratification. Witnessing this metropolitan backdrop, Chinese auteur Li Yu adopted a documentary style in her cinematic narrative in the feature film Pingguo (Lost in Beijing, 2007), which premiered in the same year. Under the influence of Western feminist filmmakers, Lis notable call for social attention to marginalized female workers in the film demonstrated her distinctive ways of amplifying womens voices in Chinese cinema. Through an intertextual analysis of masseuse Xiao Mei, a "Northern Drifter" who tragically descends into a sexualized worker, this thesis would argue how by portraying the gradual psychic and physical alienation of Xiao Mei under the pressure of urbanization and economic competition, Li condenses the existential and spiritual dilemmas of contemporary underclass women into a supporting figure. While advocating for metropolises like Beijing to consider these "neglected majorities" in their development, this endeavor contributes to the study of productions from the late period of China's reform and opening up, as well as to the examination of contemporary Chinese feminist cinema.

Mental health and humanitarian crisis: Moral stress in trauma therapy.

This articleoffers a narrative analysis of the contributing factors of moral distress (MD) and moral injury (MI) among mental health clinicians working amidst humanitarian crises. It discusses the impact of moral stress on therapeutic relationships in mental health trauma. The articleoriginated from the author's experience developing a peer-to-peer support program at a nongovernmental organization (NGO) and conducting peer-to-peer support for mental health clinicians and healthcare providers in Ukraine and Turkey. A significant amount of literature has documented the detrimental effects of MD and MI on mental health, job sustainability, and resilience of healthcare providers and first responders. The negative effects of MD and MI are particularly relevant in trauma counseling, where clinicians must draw upon the use of self to develop therapeutic relationships with their clients. This process demands a high level of moral reasoning and self-awareness, which can be severely tested under the morally challenging conditions of a humanitarian crisis. There is an imperative need to deepen our understanding and to swiftly address the factors that precipitate MD and MI in mental health clinicians working in crisis zones. By doing so, we aim to bolster their resilience and the enduring nature of their commitment to help and save others. This, in turn, will not only contribute to saving more lives but also enable those who are affected by trauma to flourish in the aftermath of their experiences.