01295nas a2200145   4500008004100000020001400041245011300055210006900168260002800237300001400265490000600279520069100285100002200976856015100998       2001                        eng d  a1077-800400aHow Interviewing Became Therapy for Wives of Professional Athletes: Learning From a Serendipitous Experience0 aHow Interviewing Became Therapy for Wives of Professional Athlet  bSage Publicationsc2001  a192 - 2200 v73 a<p>During field research on wives of professional athletes, several of the wives seemed to find that the in-depth interviews had a therapeutic value. Indeed, they themselves often referred to the interview sessions as "therapy sessions," opportunities to unload suppressed feelings, innermost thoughts, and private experiences in ways that led to certain self-transformations. This article examines the nature of collaborative relationships in the interviewing process and factors that enabled some of the wives to experience a cathartic process of self-revelation and an introspective process of self-discovery, thereby gaining more from their participation than they had expected.</p>1 aOrtiz, Steven, M.  uhttps://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/biblio/sociology/how-interviewing-became-therapy-wives-professional-athletes-learning-serendipitous-experience