ABSTRACT

Increasingly qualitative research in psychology encompasses various visual materials. These are often analysed using existing qualitative approaches associated with analysing linguistic materials. In this reflexive article, we raise concerns regarding this proceduralized practice and present the conceptual groundwork for a flexible approach to visual inquiry that draws concepts and insights from the visual arts. The primary focus is on engaging with insights from Impressionism as a source of insight for a dynamic and subjective orientation towards visual inquiry and comprehension. To ground this orientation, we argue for the relevance of concepts (e.g., memesis, the flâneur, aesthetics) for efforts to extend visual inquiries into social psychology of everyday homelessness.

摘要

越来越多的心理学定性研究包括各种视觉材料。这些通常使用与分析语言材料相关的现有定性方法进行分析。在这篇反思性文章中，我们提出了对这种程序化实践的担忧，并提出了一种灵活的视觉探究方法的概念基础，该方法从视觉艺术中汲取概念和见解。主要关注的是与印象派的见解互动，作为对视觉探究和理解的动态和主观导向的见解来源。为了确立这一方向，我们主张概念（例如，模因、漫游者、美学）的相关性，以努力将视觉调查扩展到日常无家可归的社会心理学。