Blurring the Line Between Researcher and Researched in Interview Studies

Yost, Megan R.; Chmielewski, Jennifer F.

doi:10.1177/0361684312464698

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“…Although we concur with feminist principles of openness and re-distribution of power through interviews (e.g. Yost & Chmielewski, 2013), interviewers should be wary of inadvertently developing a counseling-type relationship.…”

Section: Ethical Concerns In Couple Researchsupporting

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Holistic Experiences and Strategies for Conducting Research With Couples

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In this article, we outline methodological considerations for conducting research interviews with couples. We draw from two qualitative men’s health studies, both developed to explore social interactions between men and their partners of either sex in relation to their health practices. We utilized a combination of separate interviews and joint couple interviews. From these studies, we offer insight into our experiences of using both types of interview styles, addressing four key areas which span elements across the research project journey: (a) choosing a mode of interview, (b) ethical concerns in couple research, (c) the interview as a platform for disclosure, and (d) analyzing data from couple research.

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“…Researchers, especially in the social sciences, have a tradition of describing the role of social class differences and inequality in the researcher-participant relationship. This dynamic has been delineated in reference to class relations (Aluwihare-Samaranayake & Paul, 2013), gender (Yost & Chmielewski, 2013), colonial relationships (Bishop, 2011), and social location (Ford and Airhihenbuwa, 2010a; Ford & Airhihenbuwa, 2010b). Additionally, both research teams and participants report more subjective attributes such as friendliness, trustworthiness, and empathy as more relevant determinants of recruitment success than any specific demographic measures such as race or gender (Brown et al, 2000; Felsen et al, 2010; Levkoff & Sanchez, 2003).…”

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“…Much has been written in this vein, especially during the crisis of representation experienced in anthropology and feminism during the 1990s (Bell, 1998; Bell-Scott & Johnson-Bailey, 1998; Johnson-Bailey, 1999; Bishop, 1998; Marcus & Fisher, 1996; Mohanty, Russo & Torres, 1991). More recent discussions continue to explore the intricacies of power in the research relationship with specific reference to qualitative methodologies (Aluwihare-Samaranayake, 2012; Ben-Ari & Enosh, (2013); Yost & Chmielewski, 2013). Bowleg (2012) suggests that the examination of the intersection of these individual factors can better explain such phenomena as the persistence of health disparities, and, we propose, the continued underrepresentation of racial minority groups in research.…”

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The Symbolic Value and Limitations of Racial Concordance in Minority Research Engagement

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The well-documented underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities in research demands action. The field of health disparities research, however, lacks scientific consensus about how best to respectfully recruit underrepresented minority populations in research. We explore the investigators’ perspective regarding how their own racial and ethnic background influenced their ability to recruit minorities, including 1) the influence of racial concordance (“race-matching”) in research recruitment, 2) attributes and shared values important in the development of trust with minority communities, and 3) the role self-reflection plays in the development of meaningful research relationships. In 2010, we conducted in-depth, semi-structured, telephone interviews with investigators (N=31) experienced with minority populations. Through the analysis of this coherent narrative, we uncovered both the symbolic and surface level assumptions regarding minority recruitment to expose a deep structure understanding of race, ethnicity, and social context that are critical for bridging the true social difference between researchers and participants.

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“…The inclusion of the researcher as an interview participant fits into a phenomenological approach, as the interview serves to gather rich data to garner a deeper understanding of a phenomenon (van Manen ). There are risks to this approach, however, for example Yost and Chmielewski () utilized Yost as a research participant in their study which was grounded in feminnist values and a constructionist, phenomenological epistemology. As Yost was interviewed first, her interview was used in the identification of themes and had a greater influence in shaping the interview protocol doubling her contribution to the research (Wilkinson & Kitzinger ).…”

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