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“It's the Day‐to‐Day Living That Matters”: The Meaning and Process of Community in the Lives of a Couple with Significant Psychiatric Disabilities
Author(s) -
Royce-Davis Joanna C.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1023/a:1012957014209
Subject(s) - meaning (existential) , health psychology , psychology , reciprocal , qualitative research , community psychology , day care , perception , social psychology , public health , psychiatry , medicine , sociology , psychotherapist , nursing , social science , linguistics , philosophy , neuroscience
This study attempts to define and describe the experience and process of community and community participation using a qualitative case study of a couple labeled with significant psychiatric disabilities. Findings indicate that important influences on perceptions and the process of community belonging include (a) the opportunity to personally define the meaning, limitations, and level of care associated with receiving a psychiatric label; (b) a reciprocal, central relationship; and (c) recognized opportunities for intentional participation in and access to meaningful relationships with other community members, including in the role of coworker or colleague.