Ruby‐Granger, V., Wilde, D. ORCID: 0000-0001-7416-4348, Seymour‐Smith, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1213-9160 and Zysk, E.,
2023.
Struggling to manage: a constructivist grounded theory of hoarding behaviours.
Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology.
ISSN 1052-9284
Abstract
Hoarding behaviours can cause numerous problems including health risks, family conflict, and removal of children and pets from the home. Hoarding research typically adopts a cognitive-behavioural framework and uses quantitative methods; we aimed to further understand the development of hoarding behaviour from a qualitative perspective. Constructivist grounded theory methods were employed across two phases of data collection via semi-structured interviews with participants identifying as exhibiting hoarding behaviours. Provisional categories were developed in phase one; further data analysis in phase two helped to establish our grounded theory. The theoretical core is a struggle to manage possessions and life, including life transitions such as moving to a new home and starting or finishing university. ‘Struggling to manage’ incorporates emotional struggles with possessions and the impacts of personal trauma and overwhelming life events. A further category, ‘Trying to overcome hoarding’ incorporates participants' efforts to manage and overcome their hoarding. Findings highlight the importance of viewing hoarding in a holistic context.
Item Type: | Journal article | ||||||
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Publication Title: | Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology | ||||||
Creators: | Ruby‐Granger, V., Wilde, D., Seymour‐Smith, S. and Zysk, E. | ||||||
Publisher: | Wiley | ||||||
Date: | 5 July 2023 | ||||||
ISSN: | 1052-9284 | ||||||
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Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences | ||||||
Record created by: | Jeremy Silvester | ||||||
Date Added: | 07 Jul 2023 14:41 | ||||||
Last Modified: | 07 Jul 2023 14:41 | ||||||
URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/49337 |
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