Reflexivity in Heideggerian Hermeneutic Phenomenology: The Hermeneutic Phenomenological Circle

作者：Ken Hok Man Ho, Daphne Sze Ki Cheung, Sharon Bourke, David Edvardsson · 发表于：Journal of Advanced Nursing · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1111/jan.16950 · 被引用次数：6 · 研究领域：Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy、Patient Dignity and Privacy、Mental Health and Psychiatry

AIM: To discuss reflexivity for conducting hermeneutic phenomenology and to present the hermeneutic phenomenological circle. DESIGN: Discussion paper. METHODS: We employed data on the lived experience of loneliness of older adults in residential care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic to demonstrate the reflexivity required for hermeneutic phenomenology. We showcased a reflective process grounded in Heidegger's notions of Being and temporality to uncover the context of meaningfulness and its temporal influence on being. RESULTS: We proposed a hermeneutic phenomenological circle encompassing four relations passing between Being, the interpreter and being. The circle was successfully applied to demonstrate the reflexivity required to conduct hermeneutic phenomenology. CONCLUSIONS: Engaging in reflexivity requires the researcher to develop knowledge about the philosophy of hermeneutic phenomenology. The hermeneutic phenomenological circle facilitates researchers in anchoring their reflections in Being and temporality. IMPLICATIONS: The hermeneutic phenomenological circle serves as a useful tool for researchers/health professionals to learn hermeneutic phenomenology and to facilitate researchers/health professionals at all career stages to engage in reflexivity.