de Vries, B;
LeBlanc, AJ;
Frost, DM;
Alston-Stepnitz, E;
Stephenson, R;
Woodyatt, CR;
(2017)
The relationship timeline: A method for the study of shared lived experiences in relational contexts.
Advances in Life Course Research
, 32
pp. 55-64.
10.1016/j.alcr.2016.07.002.
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Abstract
Lifeline methods—graphic illustrations of the pathways of lived experience traveled by individuals from birth to anticipated death—have been useful in the study of lived experience. Existing lifeline methods and research focus on the individual experience; absent from this literature are the collective experiences of those in intimate relationships. In this paper, based on our research with 120 same-sex couples, we present a method to allow for the joint creation of relationship timelines, which serve as the basis for eliciting dyadic data in multiple forms: graphic representations of relationship development through couples’ creation of a timeline of key events and periods; qualitative narratives of couples’ shared experiences; and quantitative ratings of significant events and periods in their lives together. Lessons learned from the application of this Relationship Timeline Method are discussed, as are implications for future study of shared lived experiences in relational contexts.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The relationship timeline: A method for the study of shared lived experiences in relational contexts |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.alcr.2016.07.002 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcr.2016.07.002 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Timelines, Shared experiences, Dyadic data, Life course |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1576327 |
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