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- Title
Methodological considerations from a Kinsey Institute mixed methods pilot project.
- Authors
McCabe, Janice M; Tanner, Amanda E; Martin, Jack K; Long, J Scott; Heiman, Julia R
- Abstract
Despite the growth of mixed methods, little attention has focused on the specific challenges of conducting mixed methods research on sexual experience and perceptions of sexuality. This paper's purpose is to discuss the exploratory sequential design of, and methodological considerations originally arising from, a mixed methods pilot project that explored the possibility of updating components of Alfred Kinsey's mid-20th century research on US men and women. This pilot project consisted of three phases: (1) cognitive interviews, (2) two modalities of computer-based surveys conducted in two settings with two samples, and (3) debriefing interviews with selected survey participants from phase two coupled with ethnographic observations. We describe the phases, focusing on how multiple methods facilitated the design and assessment of our pilot project. We end by highlighting methodological considerations relevant to our mixed methods approach - phase timing, research environment, longitudinal design, data security and privacy, and cost - and their implications for sexuality researchers.
- Subjects
EXPERIMENTAL design; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL ethics; PRIVACY; HUMAN sexuality; SURVEYS; ETHNOLOGY research
- Publication
International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, 2013, Vol 7, Issue 2, p178
- ISSN
1834-0806
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.5172/mra.2013.7.2.178