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I found this article that incorporates the phenomenology theory as a research method for collecting data; listing examples, characteristics, and limitations. According to DelveTool , a phenomenological study is a qualitative research tool that "studies lived experiences to gain deeper insights into how people understand those experiences". Below I will attach an excerpt that characterizes phenomenological research design: -Phenomenological research design is descriptive. The researcher aims to describe as accurately as possible the structure of a phenomenon. -Qualitative phenomenological research design aims to uncover what a particular experience means to a group of people and how they experienced it. -This approach requires researchers to set aside their prejudices and a priori assumptions and focus mainly on the immediate experience. -It requires the researcher to first describe the lived experiences objectively and then reflect on the description with reference to the exi...

This site labeled Psychology is very detailed in explaining the phenomenological theory and how it interacts with people's personalities. I found two important points that help summarize its important arguing points.  "Phenomenological theorists focus on two kinds of subjective experience." 1)"The first is how people experience themselves in relation to others." 2)"The second kind of experience is what might be called internal monitoring, or people’s intuitive sense of their own inclinations." The article continues to mention Existentialism, which is a version of Phenomenological theory that primarily focuses on loneliness, isolation, and death; thus relating to an 'existential crisis'. I found this very interesting simply because this theory can drastically change results/course depending on the mentality of those being studied.  http://psychology.iresearchnet.com/counseling-psychology/personality-theories/phenomenological-personality-theories...

 'Phenomenological Theory', according to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy " is the study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view." It goes on to talk about how phenomenology is literally just the study of phenomena, relating to how things appear in our conscious experience. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/phenomenology/