... experience of vicarious trauma (VT), offering a reflexive and theoretical response to the affective demands of field work in emotionally charged contexts. Design/methodology/approach Using a reflexive autoethnographic approach, the study draws on two in-depth interviews and the researcher’s own emotional...

... traumatization (VT) suffered by qualitative researchers in higher education. This article aims to determine the existence of vicarious trauma in qualitative researchers in higher education in Trinidad and Tobago and to proffer solutions to mitigate similar challenges in the future. Design/methodology/approach...

...Lawrence T. Corrigan Purpose This article examines personal performances of vicarious trauma (VT) related to the Ocean Ranger Disaster. It investigates the extent to which the self is at stake in passionate storytelling about tragic consequences of extreme work. Design/methodology/approach...