idiographic approach
- noun
- /ˌɪdiəˈɡræfɪk əˈproʊtʃ/
- Specialized
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enfoque idiográfico
- The researcher used an idiographic approach to study the unique experiences of each participant in depth.
- using an idiographic approach
Examples
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The present study examines variability in state anxiety and self-confidence scores in relation to golf performance and trait measures of anxiety and self-consciousness using an idiographic approach.
Academic text (2004) -
When examined with an idiographic approach, our results clearly indicate an inconsistent pattern between Trait Anxiety and State Anxiety scores, where some players show fairly similar Trait Anxiety characteristics but still display very dissimilar State Anxiety responses.
Academic text (2004) -
Individual emotion contents and zone intensities may be identified using a retrospective idiographic approach asking the athlete to recall his or her successful and unsuccessful events, and the positive and negative emotions producing effects.
Academic text (2002) -
Therefore, no attempt was made in this study to determine or classify the cognitive versus somatic disposition of athletes' anxiety; an idiographic approach seems most suitable to examine this phenomenon.
Academic text (1996) -
By employing an idiographic approach, the team was able to uncover personal narratives that revealed complex emotional responses.
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The project adopted an idiographic approach to focus on individual case studies, allowing for a richer understanding of the phenomena.
Synonyms
A way of studying single people or events in great detail
Antonyms
How Particular
- Specialized
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'idiographic' (focused on unique, individual cases) modifies 'approach' (method/strategy), so the meaning 'an approach that focuses on individual, case-specific phenomena' is directly derivable from the constituents. Although 'idiographic' is a technical, low-frequency adjective, the adjective+noun pattern is standard and cross-linguistically transparent, so a learner who knows both words would understand the MWE.
Etymology
Idiographic approach comes from the idea of studying each case as its own story: idiographic means 'about the individual' and approach means 'a way of studying'. So, it means focusing on the unique, personal details of one person or case instead of trying to make general rules.