Qualitative Studies of Young People’s Quality of Life in Urban and Rural Areas

Abstract

In qualitative studies, the researcher has a challenge, the mission of capturing the world of people under study in the best way, ie subjectivity, emotions, the ways in describing and experiencing events, the ways they apprehend reality; requiring this active listening, reflection, relationship of empathy and constant evaluation to describe these processes. In this research, the methodology used and favored place allowed everyday life of young people as a basic research stage in different contexts of life, both rural and urban was essential. What allowed the understanding of the meaning and significance that young people give satisfaction with life in their communities (key in the study of quality of life issues), in the case of rural areas, they perceived little satisfaction with community life derived from material deprivation (social welfare), in the case of urban areas, they perceived satisfaction with life in their community. The methodological proposal of thematic analysis by Braun and Clarke (2006) is a rigorous, systematic and efficient way to process qualitative information, as demanded clarity on the conceptual framework, it relies on the subjective meaning that young actors have in the action, also their experience was expressed in the study, these were captured and transcribed as text, and the consistency between subjects who demanded that the researcher builds and experience brought by young people were implied in this research. The proposal notes that the authors highlights the continuous work the researcher followed with the data and showed that the process was carried out for understanding and interpretation the satisfaction with life young people feel in the communities where they live (rural/urban). Thus the thematic analysis is widely recommended in qualitative studies on quality of life in different populations and contexts. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)