Den lille røde kuffert - et casestudie om oplevede resiliensfaktorer
Oversat titel
The little red suitcase - a case study on perceived resilience factors
Forfatter
Smith, Helene Kirstine
Semester
4. semester
Uddannelse
Udgivelsesår
2022
Afleveret
2022-05-30
Antal sider
48
Resumé
Dette kandidatspeciale undersøger, hvordan resiliensfaktorer kan opleves af et individ, der har gennemlevet en barndom og ungdom med stress samt fysiske og psykiske overgreb. Studiet er et enkeltcase-casestudie baseret på et fænomenologisk, semistruktureret forskningsinterview med Tina Campbell, en 49-årig dansk offentlig person, suppleret af forskerens observationer under interviewet og baggrundslæsning i hendes selvbiografi Dandelion Child in Flower (2015). Materialet er tematisk analyseret med afsæt i resilienslitteraturen, herunder Cicchettis forståelse af resiliens under ekstrem belastning og Mastens Ordinary Magic. Analysen identificerer både interne og eksterne resiliensfaktorer og samler dem i tre kategorier: livsindstilling (ejerskab over livets vilkår, accept af egne ressourcer og begrænsninger, motivation for overlevelse), personlighedstræk (faglig styrke, planlægningskompetence, tilpasningsevne) samt beskyttende kontekstfaktorer (betydningsfulde voksne, forbilleder, forældrekærlighed og et resiliensskema fra moderen). Ikke alle mulige resiliensfaktorer blev oplevet, muligvis fordi informanten befandt sig i en overlevelsesmodus. Titlen Den lille røde kuffert henviser til en barndomsfortælling om at have pakket en legetøjskuffert med tandbørster til en potentiel flugt, som illustrerer planlægning og tilpasning. Studiet konkluderer, at fokus på individets egen oplevelse kan belyse, hvordan resiliens fremstår i barndommen, og peger på, at resiliensfaktorer bør gøres tydelige og tilgængelige for børn, der vokser op under belastende vilkår, så de bedre kan anvende dem i deres mestring.
This master's thesis investigates how resilience factors are perceived by an individual who experienced a childhood and adolescence marked by stress and physical and psychological abuse. The study is a single-case case study built on a phenomenological, semi-structured research interview with Tina Campbell, a 49-year-old Danish public figure, supplemented by the researcher’s observations during the interview and background reading of her autobiography Dandelion Child in Flower (2015). The material was thematically analyzed with reference to resilience theory, including Cicchetti’s account of resilience under extreme stress and Masten’s concept of Ordinary Magic. The analysis identifies both internal and external resilience factors grouped into three categories: attitude to life (ownership of life conditions, acceptance of one’s resources and constraints, motivation for survival), personality traits (professional strength, planning competence, adaptability), and protective contextual factors (significant adults, role models, parental love, and a resilience scheme from the mother). Several potential resilience factors were not experienced, possibly because the interviewee was in survival mode. The title The Little Red Suitcase refers to a childhood story about packing a toy suitcase with toothbrushes for a possible escape, illustrating planning and adaptation. The study concludes that attending to an individual’s perception helps illuminate how resilience is experienced in childhood and suggests that resilience factors should be made explicit and visible to children growing up under stressful conditions so they can use them to cope.
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