The construction and interpretation of vignettes in social research
By R. Hughes, M. Huby. Social Work & Social Sciences Review, 2012
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Vignettes refer to stimuli, including text and images, which research participants are invited to respond. Drawing on a range of social science sources, this paper focuses on two substantive areas concerning the use of vignettes in research. Considered first is the development and construction of vignettes. This section is concerned with internal reliability; research topics; participants; and interest, relevance, realism and timing. Considered second are vignette interpretations and responses, in particular open and closed questioning; vignette perspectives; and difficulties with interpreting and responding to vignettes. Together these explorations contribute to the wider appreciation of vignette methodologies used within the social sciences. The paper concludes by outlining the limitations of using vignettes in social research.
Subfields: Sociology and Political Science
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Citations in the corpus
- The problem of interpretation in vignette methodology in research with young people (2012, methodology): “It has been argued that vignette techniques often tap into “socially desirable patterns of responding” (Hughes and Huby, 2004:43), where participants often express less personally threatening publically accessible morality (Whittaker, 2002; Finch, 1987).”
- Vignette development and administration: a framework for protecting research participants (2014, methodology): “Exceptions are papers by Richman and Mercer (2002), Hughes and Huby (2002, 2004) and more recently, Paddam and colleagues (2010).”
- Using vignettes in educational research: a framework for vignette construction (2019, methodology): “It may also be the case, as suggested by Hughes and Huby (2004), that where participants are interested in and are actively involved in the research, this may facilitate detailed responses thereby improving the reliability and validity of data.”