Mahat-Shamir Michal, Neimeyer Robert A, Pitcho-Prelorentzos Shani
School of Social Work, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, University of Memphis and Director, Portland, USA.
Death Stud. 2021;45(2):83-90. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2019.1617388. Epub 2019 May 22.
The recent upsurge in the use of qualitative empirical studies, aiming to provide a deeper understanding of human reactions to loss, requires a methodological account of how to conduct better qualitative research with regard to data collection. This paper offers six general interview guidelines aimed at assisting researchers to achieve quality interviews in qualitative bereavement studies, based on the theoretical framework of meaning (re)construction in loss.