1319University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.
University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Qual Health Res. 2022 Apr;32(5):823-830. doi: 10.1177/10497323221078539. Epub 2022 Mar 19.
Sensitive, emotionally laden research requires mental strength, emotional fortitude, and logistic supports for novice researchers. Little is known about the challenges that the novice researcher faces while conducting sensitive, emotionally laden research. This is exacerbated where participants of such studies have little/no idea about expressing the value of a particular research study (i.e., where the first question to arise from the participants is "what would be my benefit if I participate in your research?"). Based on the student researcher's self-reflections, this article focuses on the inherent challenges that a researcher faced while conducting in-depth interviews among a group of emotionally vulnerable people-survivors of the disastrous Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh. It suggests how the challenges can be reduced or mitigated, and the researcher's self-care can be ensured. It also raises important methodological questions, including whether in-depth narrative interviews are appropriate in relation to those living with significantly different cultural norms.
敏感、情感化的研究需要新手研究人员具备心理承受力、情感坚韧力和后勤支持。对于新手研究人员在进行敏感、情感化的研究时所面临的挑战，我们知之甚少。在这种情况下，如果研究对象对表达特定研究价值几乎没有（甚至没有）概念（即参与者提出的第一个问题是“如果我参与您的研究，我有什么好处？”），情况会更加恶化。基于学生研究人员的自我反思，本文重点介绍了在孟加拉国灾难性的拉纳广场倒塌事件的幸存者这一情感脆弱群体中进行深入访谈时，研究人员所面临的内在挑战。本文还提出了一些重要的方法学问题，包括对于那些生活在文化规范差异显著的人群中，深入的叙事访谈是否合适。本文建议如何减少或缓解这些挑战，并确保研究人员的自我关怀。
