Genograms have been an important tool for clinicians and therapists working with families; however, the use of genograms has not been extended beyond clinical settings. To address this gap in research, we developed qualitative genogram analysis (QGA), a three-step protocol for analyzing transcribed interviews using family systems theory, representing family systems relational concepts visually in genograms, and identifying common patterns of family dynamics that emerged from these visualizations across families. We present the QGA protocol using interviews with family members who experienced elder family financial exploitation. This innovative use of genograms as part of an analytical process allows researchers to theorize family systems in innovative ways and go beyond examining each family relationship as a “variable” and look at relationship dynamics systemically and wholistically across families.

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定性基因图分析：一种将家庭动态理论化的方法

Genograms 一直是临床医生和治疗师与家庭合作的重要工具；然而，系谱图的使用并未扩展到临床环境之外。为了解决研究中的这一差距，我们开发了定性基因图分析 (QGA)，这是一种三步协议，用于使用家庭系统理论分析转录的访谈，以基因图形式直观地表示家庭系统关系概念，并识别从中出现的常见家庭动态模式跨家庭的可视化。我们通过采访经历过老年家庭经济剥削的家庭成员来介绍 QGA 协议。