In Her Own Eyes: Photovoice as an Innovative Methodology to Reach Disadvantaged Single Mothers
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
4 February 2015
Abstract
Photovoice is a photographic technique allowing people to identify, represent, and enhance their community by entrusting cameras to the hands of participants to enable them to capture issues central to their lives. However, few studies have used Photovoice with disadvantaged single mothers, and explicitly studied the impact of using this type of methodology with this population. Hence, the purpose of this study was to assess the impact of Photovoice with disadvantaged single mothers participating in the community-based program Toward Success. Results showed that participants experienced generally positive impacts, such as a sense of accomplishment and increased agency in their lives, and reported no negative impacts.
Résumé
Photovoice consiste en une technique utilisant la photographie afin de permettre les participants et participantes d'identifier, de représenter et d'améliorer leur communauté, et ce en leur remettant des caméras pour capter les enjeux qui sont centraux dans leur vie. Rares sont les études ayant employé Photovoice chez des mères monoparentales défavorisées pour s'attarder aux impacts d'une telle méthodologie auprès de cette population. Ainsi, cette étude vise à évaluer l'impact de Photovoice auprès de 6 mères monoparentales participant au programme communautaire Vers la réussite. Les participantes ont rapporté des impacts généralement positifs, notamment un sentiment d'accomplissement et un désir d'agir comme agentes du changement, alors qu'aucun impact négatif n'a été noté.
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Valiquette-TessierSophie-Claire, VandetteMarie-Pier, and GosselinJulie. 2015. In Her Own Eyes: Photovoice as an Innovative Methodology to Reach Disadvantaged Single Mothers. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
34(1): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2014-022
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