TY - JOUR
T1 - Storytelling : an approach that can help to develop resilience
AU - East, Leah
AU - Jackson, Debra
AU - O'Brien, Louise
AU - Peters, Kathleen
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Stories convey values and emotions, and can reveal the differences and similarities between people's experiences. Elucidating personal stories involves sharing which can help form bonds and supportive networks. With reflection, these can help to develop resilience. While the literature recognises the potential cathartic and therapeutic benefits associated with storytelling in research, links between the development of personal resilience and storytelling for research purposes have not been drawn. This paper argues that storytelling aids the development of personal resilience and provides opportunities to celebrate the hardiness of research participants who contribute to knowledge by recounting their stories of difficulty and adversity.
AB - Stories convey values and emotions, and can reveal the differences and similarities between people's experiences. Elucidating personal stories involves sharing which can help form bonds and supportive networks. With reflection, these can help to develop resilience. While the literature recognises the potential cathartic and therapeutic benefits associated with storytelling in research, links between the development of personal resilience and storytelling for research purposes have not been drawn. This paper argues that storytelling aids the development of personal resilience and provides opportunities to celebrate the hardiness of research participants who contribute to knowledge by recounting their stories of difficulty and adversity.
KW - emotions
KW - resilience (personality trait)
KW - storytelling
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/548894
UR - http://search.proquest.com/docview/200848879?accountid=36155
M3 - Article
SN - 1351-5578
SN - 2047-8992
VL - 17
SP - 17
EP - 25
JO - Nurse researcher
JF - Nurse researcher
IS - 3
ER -