Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Marianne Therese Smogeli Holter
Summary: This article addresses the question of enhancing validity in qualitative research and discusses how to handle the dilemma of encountering an almost unbelievable story. By conceptualizing the qualitative inquiry process as circulating reference, the researcher can go through a stepwise process to determine the best course of action while maintaining the truthfulness of the research.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Courtney Takats, Amy Kwan, Rachel Wormer, Dari Goldman, Heidi E. Jones, Diana Romero
Summary: Research using publicly available Twitter data in public health has potential value, but caution should be exercised in considering data sources, data accession methods, and external validity of the sampling frame. An ethical framework is needed to guide research involving individual identifiable information shared on Twitter.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Hyun In Jo, Jin Yong Jeon
Summary: This study explored the compatibility of different data-collection protocols and evaluation guidelines for urban soundscapes, finding similarities and differences in sound source identification, perceived affective quality, and overall quality among them. The findings are useful for assessing urban soundscapes and informing urban planning.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Social
Veli-Matti Karhulahti
Summary: This article discusses the practices of qualitative data sharing in psychology and presents three advantages of sharing qualitative human data. It argues that sharing qualitative data is not necessarily less ethical, riskier, or impractical compared to quantitative data sharing.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Martin E. H. Willis
Summary: Qualitative researchers often turn to critical realism (CR) as a middle ground between positivism and strong constructionism. CR combines ontological realism and epistemological relativism. While there are two distinct approaches to CR, one specific to qualitative research and one as a general philosophy, they differ considerably on multiple dimensions, making Bhaskar's CR more suitable for qualitative research in psychology.
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Communication
Lee Humphreys, Neil A. Lewis, Katherine Sender, Andrea Stevenson Won
Summary: This article contributes to communication research by integrating qualitative methodological literature with open communication science research to identify five broader commitments for all communication research: validity, transparency, ethics, reflexivity, and collaboration. It also highlights the key opportunities for qualitative and quantitative communication scholars to leverage the momentum of open science to critically reflect on and improve knowledge production processes, while examining competing values that incentivize dubious practices in communication research and discussing metascience initiatives to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field.
JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Gitanjali Narayanan, Pratima Murthy
Summary: Ethics in substance use disorder research has expanded to include both neuro-ethics and social ethics. Qualitative research methods provide valuable descriptive knowledge, but ethical principles and decision-making can be unclear. Incorporating case studies, interviews, focus groups or visual methods can enrich substance use disorder research. This paper explores conducting qualitative research with substance users and the need for ethical frameworks. Understanding potential dilemmas and challenges will contribute to the qualitative research in this field.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Neil A. Lewis
Summary: Throughout the history of psychology, the discipline has been divided into basic and applied researchers taking different methodological approaches, resulting in different processes for knowledge construction and legitimacy evaluation. This article discusses leveraging past experiences to address the credibility crisis in psychology and proposes structural reforms for improving the field's credibility and relevance to achieve public psychology goals.
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST
(2021)
Review
Ethics
Jacopo Ambrosj, Kris Dierickx, Hugh Desmond
Summary: Even if the value-free ideal of science is unattainable, it can still be a beneficial concept for the research community and society. Scholars and institutions concerned with research integrity need to consider the societal and professional consequences of endorsing the value-free ideal. Despite the lack of collaboration between scholars studying research integrity and those working on values in science, there is potential for collaboration to understand research and its ethics.
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ETHICS
(2023)
Review
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Yang Liu
Summary: This article critically reviews the combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods in mixed methods research, examining the philosophical assumptions of proponents and opponents of this approach. The study finds that paradigmatic differences cannot be reduced to a simplistic qualitative-quantitative debate but rather require the use of compatible paradigms.
Article
Nursing
Olivia King
Summary: Qualitative research findings can contribute valuable evidence to healthcare practice, but qualitative research methods and reporting guidelines may not be as familiar to health researchers. This paper discusses two sets of qualitative research reporting guidelines and compares six aspects between them, aiming to enhance the rigor of qualitative research. Regular review and appropriate application of reporting guidelines are essential for promoting rigorous qualitative health research.
RESEARCH IN NURSING & HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Education & Educational Research
Zhuohan Hou, Vahid Aryadoust
Summary: This study reviewed the methodological quality of quantitative MALL research, finding that many studies used statistical techniques without confirming basic assumptions, and over-relied on null hypothesis significance testing without reporting effect size. Additionally, few studies reported reliability and validity evidence of instruments, indicating a lack of precision and meaningfulness of data.
Editorial Material
Orthopedics
Nardia-Rose Klem, Samantha Bunzli, Anne Smith, Nora Shields
Summary: This editorial focuses on the foundational assumptions of qualitative research, including research paradigms and the researcher's perspective, aiming to assist readers in interpreting relevant study findings in a musculoskeletal context.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2021)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hannah Stuart Lathan, Amy Kwan, Courtney Takats, Joshua P. Tanner, Rachel Wormer, Diana Romero, Heidi E. Jones
Summary: This study examines the ethical practices and research methods used in public health research with Facebook data. Findings show that only 48% of the studies obtained IRB approval, and 10% sought informed consent from Facebook users. Most of the studies included users' original content, and about half of them were able to locate users/posts. Analytic approaches to using these data include network analysis, utility studies, associational studies, predictive model development, and content analysis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anri Smit, Leslie Swartz, Jason Bantjes, Rizwana Roomaney, Bronwyne Coetzee
Summary: This study explores the challenges of using multiple media to collect data, including understanding the repetition of themes, interpreting data longitudinally, examining the impact on participant-researcher relationship, and how the medium shapes the data obtained. The value of using multiple methods lies in understanding how participants engage with different media.
QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH
(2021)
