Aldridge, Jo
(2017).
Pictures of young caring.
[Data Collection]. Colchester, Essex:
Economic and Social Research Council.
10.5255/UKDA-SN-850092
Data description (abstract)
The aim of the study is to use photographic participation and elicitation methods with vulnerable children who help to provide informal care for parents with serious mental health problems. Children will be provided with disposable cameras in order to illustrate photographically their experiences of living with and caring for parents with mental illness (participation). Children will also be encouraged to talk about the photographs they have taken (elicitation). It is hoped that the research will enable children to participate more directly in research and that the usefulness of photographic participation and elicitation techniques among these groups of vulnerable children will also be tested. A further aim of the study is to provide deeper insight into the young caring experience and the nature of caring and parent-child relationships when parents have serious mental health problems. Such data may prove useful in terms of informing current UK health and social care policy and practice.
| Data creators: |
| Creator Name |
Affiliation |
ORCID (as URL) |
| Aldridge Jo |
Loughborough University |
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| Contributors: |
| Name |
Affiliation |
ORCID (as URL) |
| Sharpe Darren |
Loughborough University |
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| Sponsors: |
Economic and Social Research Council
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| Grant reference: |
RES-000-22-1321
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| Topic classification: |
Health
Psychology
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| Keywords: |
photographs, mental illnesses, participation, carers, vulnerable groups
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| Date published: |
28 Jan 2009 12:26
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| Last modified: |
30 Jun 2017 12:40
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| Collection period: |
| Date from: | Date to: |
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| 2 April 2006 | 2 April 2008 |
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| Geographical area: |
Leicestershire; Lincolnshire; Derbyshire |
| Country: |
United Kingdom |
| Spatial unit: |
No Spatial Unit |
| Data collection method: |
Photographs taken by 14 young carers, as photographic diaries of their caring and other meaningful experiences. Photographs are of various subjects, according to what the children and young people felt was important: people, places, pets, mementos, etc. The photographs were further used as visual aids for discussions with the children and young people about their caring and other meaningful experiences. This collection consist of 172 photographs, of the 287 photographs taken. The interviews are not included in this collection, but are available from the researcher. |
| Observation unit: |
Individual |
| Kind of data: |
Still image |
| Type of data: |
Qualitative and mixed methods data |
| Resource language: |
English |
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| Rights owners: |
| Name |
Affiliation |
ORCID (as URL) |
| Aldridge Jo |
Loughbourough University |
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| Contact: |
| Name | Email | Affiliation | ORCID (as URL) |
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| Aldridge, Jo | J.Aldridge@lboro.ac.uk | Loughborough University | Unspecified |
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| Notes on access: |
The Data Collection is available for download to users registered with the UK Data Service.
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| Publisher: |
Economic and Social Research Council
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| Last modified: |
30 Jun 2017 12:40
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