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标题：Understanding the Experience of Discovering a Kindred Spirit Connection: A Phenomenological Study
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作者：Linda Finlay ; Virginia Eatough
期刊名称：Phenomenology & Practice
印刷版ISSN：1913-4711
出版年度：2012
卷号：6
期号：1
语种：English
出版社：Phenomenology & Practice
摘要：Preliminary existential hermeneutic phenomenological analysis of data based on 24 protocols, and our own reflexive discussion, reveals how “kindred spirit connections” manifest in myriad elusive, evocative ways. These special connections are experienced variously from briefly felt moments of friendship to enduringly profound body-soul love connections. This paper explicates five intertwined dimensions: shared bonding; the mutual exchange and affirmation of fellowship; the destined meeting or relationship; immediate bodily-felt attraction; and the pervasive presence of love. A wide ranging literature around the theme of love is outlined and the concept of kindred spirit is briefly applied to the psychotherapy practice context.
关键词：qualitative research;phenomenology, hermeneutic phenomenology