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    Attitudes toward mixed methods research in psychology: the best of both worlds?

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    Authors
    Povee, Kate
    Roberts, Lynne
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Povee, K. and Roberts, L. 2014. Attitudes toward mixed methods research in psychology: the best of both worlds? International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 18 (1): pp. 41-57.
    Source Title
    International Journal of Social Research Methodology
    DOI
    10.1080/13645579.2013.872399
    ISSN
    1364-5579
    School
    School of Psychology
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    This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in the International Journal of Social Research Methodology (2014), copyright Taylor & Francis, available online at: <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/">http://www.tandfonline.com/</a> 10.1080/13645579.2013.872399

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9423
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    In psychology, there has been a growing interest in mixed methods approaches, however, only a minority of published research explicitly use this methodology. This study aimed to explore the full range of attitudes toward mixed methods research in psychology held by students and academics, using the model of attitudes by Eagly and Chaiken as a framework. Fourteen psychology students and seven academics (48% male and 52% female with ages ranging from 19- to 64-years old) were interviewed about their attitudes toward mixed methods research. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings indicate that while participants were generally open to the methodology, misunderstandings were common, most felt they lacked the skills and experience necessary to conduct this research and many were sceptical of mixed methods researchers’ motivations and practices. Identifying attitudes toward mixed methods research has the potential to dispel myths, promote attitudinal change, and increase both the use and teaching of this approach in psychology.

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