Exploring White Knight Syndrome in an Indian Setting: A Grounded Theory Approach
- Title
- Exploring White Knight Syndrome in an Indian Setting: A Grounded Theory Approach
- Creator
- Ray S.; Afsar M.; Pandey V.P.
- Description
- White knights are individuals who enter into romantic relationships with damaged and vulnerable partners, hoping that love will transform their partners behaviour or life. Existing literature on white knight is limited to a handful of studies, primarily based on Western population. The present research aimed at developing a substantive theory on white knight syndrome in an Indian setting. The study follows a qualitative paradigm and the research design is grounded theory approach to be specific. Participants for the study were screened using Lamias white knight checklist. Data has been collected from eighteen young adults aged 1825years through semi-structured interviews. The data was analyzed using Strauss and Corbin grounded theory analysis. The study identified six phasespre-relationship phase, needs exploration phase, shining white knight phase, drained white knight phase, golden realization phase, and finally delayed breakup. Along with the phases, the study identified factors, characteristics, and types of white knight. The study has implications in the clinical and counselling field in identifying and understanding white knight tendencies. Additionally, the theory is applicable in the Indian setting highlighting the intricate interaction between culture, norms, roles, and the recent social factors. 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
- Source
- Human Arenas
- Date
- 2023-01-01
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
- Subject
- Grounded theory; Indian setting; Relationship; White knight
- Coverage
- Ray S., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Delhi NCR, Ghaziabad, India; Afsar M., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Delhi, Ghaziabad, India; Pandey V.P., Department of Psychology, Lakshmibai College, Delhi University, Delhi, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 25225804
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Ray S.; Afsar M.; Pandey V.P., “Exploring White Knight Syndrome in an Indian Setting: A Grounded Theory Approach,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 28, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/14649.