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To examine the emotional burdens, identity conflicts, and institutional barriers experienced by service user researchers and research managers when integrating lived experience into mental health research.

July 21, 2021Disability & SocietyOpen Access

Uncovering the emotional labour of involvement and co-production in mental health research

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To examine the emotional burdens, identity conflicts, and institutional barriers experienced by service user researchers and research managers when integrating lived experience into mental health research.
Conducted a qualitative consultation using semi-structured interviews with service user/survivor researchers and research managers.
Thematically analyzed interview transcripts to capture personal experiences of emotional labour, identity negotiation, and academic workplace structures.
Identified significant psychological strain stemming from the dual demands of negotiating a mental distress identity alongside a professional researcher identity.
Demonstrated that rigid, hierarchical, and competitive academic settings actively hinder the meaningful integration of lived experience into research practices.
Observed heightened experiences of alienation and workplace complexity for researchers from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds working in predominantly white institutions.

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Qualitative study uncovers emotional labour and identity strain among service user researchers, highlighting institutional barriers to integrating lived experience in mental health research.

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Faulkner et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d820008c03fbaff8beddba https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2021.1930519

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Qualitative study uncovers emotional labour and identity strain among service user researchers, highlighting institutional barriers to integrating lived experience in mental health research.

Uncovering the emotional labour of involvement and co-production in mental health research

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