Methodological issues in research with immigrants

Lipson, Juliene G.; Meleis, Afaf Ibrahim

doi:10.1080/01459740.1989.9966014

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“…To mitigate this factor, several interviews were conducted by different interviewers. Lipson and Meleis (1989) in a study of Middle Eastern immigrants found that some social desirability was inherent in this culture and reported that some participants admitted to not being truthful during the actual interview. Subsequently, Meleis (1989, 1999) collected much of their data informally, in the time before and after the actual interview.…”

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Problematic Interviewee Behaviors in Qualitative Research

Collins¹,

Shattell

Thomas³

2005

West J Nurs Res

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The interview is a staple of many qualitative approaches. Although textbooks offer extensive guidance to researchers about conducting interviews, less guidance is available about problematic interviewee behaviors, such as flattery or statements indicative of social desirability response bias. In this study, a secondary analysis of 22 phenomenological interview transcripts, we sought to examine problematic interviewee behaviors. More than 300 pages of typed text were subjected to line-by-line scrutiny, yielding only six potential instances of the phenomenon. Each could be interpreted several ways. What appeared to be flattery could also be perceived as simple gratitude or appreciation. We concluded that problematic behavior was rare in this data set.

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Section: Characteristics and Dynamics Of The Interview Situationmentioning

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Problematic Interviewee Behaviors in Qualitative Research

Collins¹,

Shattell

Thomas³

2005

West J Nurs Res

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“…Almost no information exists related to alcohol problem prevention and Afghans. Secondly, as confirmed by the literature, it was thought that more would be learned because the community would be more receptive to face-to-face contact than to written questionnaires (Lipson and Meleis, 1989). A variety of sources was tapped to identify key community sources with differing roles and perspectives and focus groups members from a cross-section of socioeconomic strata.…”

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A social marketing approach to involving Afghans in community-level alcohol problem prevention

Cherry¹,

Redmond²

1994

J Primary Prevent

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A program for preventing alcohol-related problems at the community level using environmentally-focused, public health approaches sought to involve a new segment of the community. That segment consisted of recently-immigrated Afghans from a traditionally abstinent culture. Social marketing research was employed to elicit value-based benefits to be used in promoting the product (involvement with environmental change efforts) to the target audience. While the channels of distribution for promotional messages were easily identified, special attention was required relative to effective spokespersons. Much was also learned about the immigration experience of Afghans in a San Francisco Bay Area community that has significance for other fields.

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“…All, however, provided informed consent documentation. These approaches were aimed at minimizing barriers noted in prior research (De Santis, 1990;Lipson & Meleis, 1989).…”

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“…Underresearched cultural groups' lack of participation in research projects has been attributed to language barriers (DeSantis, 1990), to distrust of the research process (Lipson & Meleis, 1989), and to criticism that research advances the researcher's career but does little to bene t the minority community (Milburn, Gary, Booth, & Brown, 1992). Similarly, issues of anonymity and con dentiality may act as barriers, particularly to immigrant groups or to undocumented aliens (DeSantis).…”

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“…This need is underscored by the mandate of funding organizations, such as the National Institutes of Health, to include diverse cultures in sampling designs. However, gaining access to these underresearched populations is a major challenge, for underrepresented groups may not understand the relevance of health-related research nor be willing to participate (Lipson & Meleis, 1989). This dichotomy requires speci c planning.…”

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Gaining Access to Underresearched Populations in Women's Health Research

Berg

1999

Health Care for Women International

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Culture is an important variable in women's health research, and sample selection must include plans to recruit participants who represent the overall cultural makeup of the population. However, gaining access to underresearched groups is a major challenge and requires specific planning. Salient access techniques utilized by epidemiological researchers include (a) obtaining the support and endorsement of community leaders, (b) advertising the research in community publications, and (c) utilizing age, gender, and culturally matched research assistants. Although these elements were included in the planning of a study of the perimenopausal transition of Filipino American midlife women, the more powerful attractors for this particular cultural group were their pride in participating in a study that was associated with a major university and their intense community service orientation. Since each cultural group has unique issues and concerns, researchers must familiarize themselves with the values of their target group and emphasize these in recruitment approaches.

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Methodological issues in research with immigrants

Cited by 70 publications

References 5 publications

Problematic Interviewee Behaviors in Qualitative Research

Problematic Interviewee Behaviors in Qualitative Research

A social marketing approach to involving Afghans in community-level alcohol problem prevention

Gaining Access to Underresearched Populations in Women's Health Research

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