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PSYCHD British South Asian and bisexual an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the male perspective Tehara, Jaspreet Singh Award date: 2020 General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal ? Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 24. Sep. 2021 British South Asian and Bisexual: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Male Perspective by Jaspreet Singh Tehara [BSc.] A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Psych D in Counselling Psychology Department of Psychology University of Roehampton 2019 Declaration I hereby declare that the work submitted in this thesis is the result of my own investigations, except where otherwise stated. Name: Jaspreet Singh Tehara Date: 27th September 2019 3 Abstract This research study aimed to explore phenomenological elements in the experiences of British South Asian Males who are Bisexual (BSAMB). Using an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) methodology and method, data was collected from six participants. Each participant identified being British South Asian (with an ethnic origin from the South Asian subcontinent; India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka); Second or Third generation (defined as born in the UK) and self-identified as Bisexual or Bi-curious. Data analysis resulted in the generation of three superordinate themes; “Otherness and being Othered,” (referring to thoughts, feelings and experiences of being from a racial and sexual minority background) “Development and growth in sexuality,” (referring to exploration and growth around concepts of sexual identity, race, and the journey of self-discovery) and “The experience and difficulties in finding one’s self,” (exploring the experiences of what happens once participants become aware of who they are in the context of their backgrounds). These participants indicated that difficulties arose in discussing issues around sex and sexuality when coming from a South Asian background, namely; (1) a lack of language and conceptualisation to discuss their sexuality (2) the challenge of engaging with disinterested communities and (3) finding themselves misunderstood. It is therefore suggested that therapeutic practice takes into consideration issues of male sexual and racial minorities and how to facilitate that discussion within harder to reach communities in the future. 4 Contents Declaration................................................................................................................................ 3 Abstract ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Glossary .................................................................................................................................... 8 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................ 10 Chapter One: Introduction ................................................................................................... 11 1.1 This study........................................................................................................................ 11 1.2 Reflections as a person ................................................................................................... 11 1.3 Reflections as a Counselling Psychologist in training ................................................... 14 1.4 Reflections as a researcher ............................................................................................ 15 Chapter Two: Literature Review ......................................................................................... 17 2.1 Overview......................................................................................................................... 17 2.2 Bisexuality ...................................................................................................................... 18 2.3 British South Asians ....................................................................................................... 27 2.4 Intersectionality .............................................................................................................. 36 2.5 Summary ......................................................................................................................... 37 2.6 Aims and research questions .......................................................................................... 38 Chapter Three: Method ........................................................................................................ 40 3.1 Overview......................................................................................................................... 40 3.2 Introduction to qualitative research ............................................................................... 40 5 3.3 Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) .......................................................... 46 3.4 Procedures ..................................................................................................................... 50 3.5 Data collection ............................................................................................................... 57 Chapter Four: Analysis ......................................................................................................... 63 4.1 Overview......................................................................................................................... 63 4.2 Superordinate Theme One: Otherness and being othered ............................................. 66 4.3 Superordinate Theme Two: Development and growth in sexuality ............................... 78 4.4 Superordinate Theme Three: The experience and difficulties in finding one’s self ....... 93 Chapter Five: Discussion ..................................................................................................... 104 5.1 Overview....................................................................................................................... 104 5.2 Research summary and implications............................................................................ 105 5.3 Summary of novel findings and additional findings ..................................................... 123 5.4 Applications for clinical practice ................................................................................. 131 5.5 Evaluation .................................................................................................................... 134 Chapter Six: Conclusion ..................................................................................................... 142 References ............................................................................................................................. 144 6 Appendix A - Organisations [RECRUITMENT] – Initial Letter ................................... 195 Appendix B - Organisations [RECRUITMENT] - Information sheet ............................ 197 Appendix C - Service manager/leads [RECRUITMENT] – Introductory letter. .......... 201 Appendix D - Service manager/lead [RECRUITMENT] – Information sheet .............. 202 Appendix E - Website [RECRUITMENT] Participant flyer. .......................................... 206 Appendix F - Website [RECURITMENT] – Completed contact form page. ................. 207 Appendix G - Twitter [RECRUITMENT] ........................................................................ 208 Appendix H - Facebook/Social Media [RECRUITMENT] – Facebook page ................ 209 Appendix I - Advertisement [RECRUITMENT] – Advert/Twitter Image .................... 210 Appendix J - Advertisement [RECRUITMENT] – Poster .............................................. 211 Appendix K - Participant information sheet. .................................................................... 212 Appendix L - Participant consent form. ............................................................................ 215 Appendix M - Participant demographic form................................................................... 217 Appendix N - Participant Debrief form. ............................................................................ 218 Appendix O - CREST data storage and protection procedures ...................................... 220 Appendix P – Interview Schedule. ...................................................................................... 225 Appendix Q - Transcription Conventions ......................................................................... 226 Appendix R - Theme Exploration – Transcripts printed on colour coded paper .......... 227 7 Appendix S - Theme Exploration – Ideographic exploration of emerging themes........ 228 Appendix T - Theme Exploration – Emerging themes grouped ideographically.