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Researching the researcher-as-instrument: an exercise in interviewer self-reflexivity

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Pezalla, Anne E, Pettigrew, Jonathan, Miller-Day, Michelle·2012·Qualitative Research
DOI 10.1177/1468794111422107PMC PMC4539962
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Because the researcher is the instrument in semistructured or unstructured qualitative interviews, unique researcher characteristics have the potential to influence the collection of empirical materials. This concept, although widely acknowledged, has garnered little systematic investigation. This article discusses the interviewer characteristics of three different interviewers who are part of a qualitative research team. The researcher/interviewers - and authors of this article - reflect on their own and each other's interviews and explore the ways in which individual interview practices create unique conversational spaces. The results suggest that certain interviewer characteristics may be more effective than others in eliciting detailed narratives from respondents depending on the perceived sensitivity of the topic, but that variation in interviewer characteristics may benefit rather than detract from the goals of team-based qualitative inquiry. The authors call for the inclusion of enhanced self-reflexivity in interviewer training and development activities and argue against standardization of interviewer practices in qualitative research teams.

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Authors
Pezalla, A. E., Pettigrew, J., & Miller-Day, M.
Affiliations
Pennsylvania State University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Qualitative Research
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2012-04
Volume
12
Issue
2
Pages
165-185
ISSN
  • 1468-7941 (ISSN-L)
  • 1741-3109
DOI
10.1177/1468794111422107
PMC
PMC4539962
OpenAlex
W4319307929
Cited by
361
References
32
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FWCI
50.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Qualitative Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA021670)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
  • Social Sciences › Education › Qualitative Research Methods and Applications
Keywords
interviewer characteristics, qualitative interviews, interviewer training, narrative elicitation

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