Towards a grounded theory of how closeness is conceptualised by a group of mid-life men.

This research portfolio contains three pieces of work conducted during my training as a Counselling Psychologist at the University of Surrey. Initially there is a review of literature on men and their close relationships. This is followed by two qualitative studies, with each based on a group of white British, professional mid-life men. The first of these explores experiences of relational closeness and the second focuses on developing new theory regarding how closeness is conceptualised