Internet-based Interviewing

O’Connor, Henrietta; Madge, Clare

doi:10.4135/9780857020055.n15

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“…There are many situations in which using online methods increases access to members of hard-to-reach populations. Online methods are particularly useful when researchers want to recruit from various regions (O’Connor et al, 2008; Schneider, Kerwin, Frechtling, & Vivari, 2002) or eliminate participants’ travel burden (Campbell et al, 2001; Kenny, 2005). Although technology is becoming increasingly integrated into U.S. society, older adults and those with lower household income levels are less likely than other groups to have access to or be comfortable using technology (Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project, 2012).…”

Section: Designing An Online Qualitative Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Posting profiles of research team members and allowing time at the beginning of an online data collection session for introductions and informal communication can begin creating rapport between researchers and participants (Henrietta & Clare, 2003; O’Connor et al, 2008). Because the use of technology reduces researchers’ and participants’ access to visual cues, it is often difficult to know how someone is feeling.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition, asynchronous data collection allows researchers more time to develop thoughtful probing questions based on participants’ responses to previous questions (Im & Chee, 2006; Moloney et al, 2003), which is potentially useful when the study design includes grounded theory (Glaser, 1992; Strauss & Corbin, 1998). Participants also have time to reflect and to formulate a more thoughtful response (James & Busher, 2006; O’Connor et al, 2008). …”

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Recommendations for Internet-Based Qualitative Health Research With Hard-to-Reach Populations

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Researchers new to online qualitative health research frequently have questions about how to transfer knowledge of offline data collection to an online environment. In this article, we present best-practice guidelines derived from the literature and our experience to help researchers determine if an online qualitative study design is appropriate for their research project and, if so, when to begin data collection with a hard-to-reach population. Researchers should reflect on administrative, population, and data collection considerations when deciding between online and offline data collection. Decisions must be made regarding whether to conduct interviews or focus groups, to collect data using asynchronous or synchronous methods, and to use only text or incorporate visual media. Researchers should also reflect on human subjects, recruitment, research instrumentation, additional data collection, and public relations considerations when writing protocols to guide the research team’s response to various situations. Our recommendations direct researchers’ reflection on these considerations.

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“…Video was chosen given that it afforded a closer face-to-face experience, which is considered more effective at developing a rapport and trust between the interviewer and interviewee than other types of online interviews [19].…”

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Image Choice to Represent the Self in Different Online Environments

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Social Computing and Social Media

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This paper draws from 'impression management theory' to examine the choices individuals make to visually represent themselves on Facebook and Twitter. We interviewed 20 participants about their image choice and the sorts of inferences others make about their identity. Participants were asked whether they believed their image influenced the types of people who connect with them, and whether their pictorial representation affected the topics and type of communication they have with other people. Contrary to previous research on online impression management, we found that few individuals were motivated to create a specific impression by playing with different images and instead individuals were motivated to appear genuine and authentic. Only a few desired hiding behind an avatar in order to feel freer to selfdisclose. We found that Facebook and Twitter were perceived as very different spaces with different affordances and that these perceived affordances influenced participants' choice in image.

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“…Even when emails are one-to-one, the ways questions and responses are balanced and flow, is something for study in its own right, just as etiquettes of sitting down with respondents, table placement, and other contextual room cues, apply in a face-to-face interview (Kivits, 2005;O'Connor, Madge, Shaw and Wellens, 2008).…”

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Developing Email Interview Practices in Qualitative Research

Burns

2010

Sociological Research Online

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This article describes using email as a kind of interview. In a sociological study of professional career transition into law, on several occasions in that study, interview participants suggested using emails rather than face-to-face interviews. This 'irregularity' set off reflection whether email interviews counted as 'proper' interviews. Discussing examples of email interviews clarifies differences from other uses of email in research, and assists exploration of advantages and disadvantages of email interviews as a qualitative research method. A preliminary framework is suggested for evaluation the suitability of email interviews. Present-day limitations point to continuing development in this area of social research. Current indications are that emergent media technologies such as email interviews, like other new media innovations, do not diminish older forms, but rather enrich the array of investigatory tools available for social research today.

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Internet-based Interviewing

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Recommendations for Internet-Based Qualitative Health Research With Hard-to-Reach Populations

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