Individual Interviews or Focus Groups? Interview Format and Women's Self-Disclosure

Autor/inn/en	Kruger, Louis J.; Rodgers, Rachel F.; Long, Stephanie J.; Lowy, Alice S.
Titel	Individual Interviews or Focus Groups? Interview Format and Women's Self-Disclosure
Quelle	In: International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 22 (2019) 3, S.245-255 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1364-5579
DOI	10.1080/13645579.2018.1518857
Schlagwörter	Research Methodology; Data Collection; Interviews; Focus Groups; Females; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Qualitative Research; College Students; Self Concept; Human Body + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Research method; Forschungsmethode; Data capture; Datensammlung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Weibliches Geschlecht; Qualitative Forschung; Collegestudent; Selbstkonzept; Menschlicher Körper
Abstract	Individual interviews have traditionally been an important method of data collection in multiple disciplines, including psychology. However, research comparing individual interviews with focus groups has generated mixed results regarding which method is more effective in investigating sensitive topics. The purpose of the present study was to directly compare the two methods with respect to young women's verbalizations on a sensitive topic, namely their thoughts and feelings related to body image. Female undergraduate students were randomly assigned to an individual interview (n = 32) or focus group (n = 33). Participants in the individual interviews disclosed more personal thoughts and feelings about body image and had more positive perceptions of the interpersonal climate of their sessions than participants in the focus groups. These findings suggest that individual interviews may provide women with a more supportive environment in which to discuss sensitive topics. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01