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“Outing” the Researcher: The Provenance, Process, and Practice of Reflexivity

Finlay, Linda·2002·Qualitative Health Research
DOI 10.1177/104973202129120052
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To increase the integrity and trustworthiness of qualitative research, researchers need to evaluate how intersubjective elements influence data collection and analysis. Reflexivity— where researchers engage in explicit, self-aware analysis of their own role—offers one tool for such evaluation. The process of engaging in reflexive analysis, however, is difficult, and its subjective, ambiguous nature is contested. In the face of challenges, researchers might retreat from engaging in the process. In this article, the author seeks to “out” the researcher’s presence by exploring the theory and practice of reflexivity. Examples from research illustrate its problematic potential.

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Authors
Finlay, L.
Affiliations
The Open University (GB)
Corresponding author
Finlay, Linda
Venue
Qualitative Health Research
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2002-04
Volume
12
Issue
4
Pages
531-545
ISSN
  • 1049-7323 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-7557
DOI
10.1177/104973202129120052
OpenAlex
W2133094746
Cited by
1,937
References
43
Citations by year
2026: 345 · 2025: 184 · 2024: 125 · 2023: 121 · 2022: 113 · 2021: 119 · 2020: 94 · 2019: 115 · 2018: 77 · 2017: 77 · 2016: 76 · 2015: 85 · 2014: 79 · 2013: 59 · 2012: 56
FWCI
27.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Qualitative Health Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Posthumanist Ethics and Activism
Keywords
reflexivity, researcher reflexivity, researcher presence, intersubjectivity, research trustworthiness, researcher positionality
MeSH terms
Data Collection, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Health Services Research, Research Design, Research Personnel, Professional Role

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