International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology· 2017Q1· Review
Developing rigor in qualitative research: problems and opportunities within sport and exercise psychology
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This review argues that common methods for ensuring rigor in qualitative sport and exercise psychology research, such as member checking and inter-rater reliability, are ineffective for verification and trustworthiness.
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Key points
- Member checking and inter-rater reliability are ineffective for verifying trustworthiness or reliability in qualitative research.
- The concept of universal criteria for qualitative research rigor is problematized.
- Current methods for judging qualitative rigor in sport and exercise psychology are flawed.
- Alternative approaches are suggested for conducting and evaluating rigorous qualitative research.
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Abstract
Qualitative research has grown within sport and exercise psychology and is now widely conducted. The purpose of this review is to discuss three commonly used ways to demonstrate rigor when conducting or judging qualitative research in sport and exercise psychology. These are the method of member checking, the method of inter-rater reliability, and the notion of universal criteria. Problems with each method are first highlighted. Member checking and inter-rater reliability are shown to be ineffective for verification, trustworthiness, or reliability purposes. Next, universal criteria within the context of Tracy’s, heavily drawn on paper within sport and exercise psychology is problematized. Throughout the discussion of each method and universal criteria more suitable possibilities for conducting rigorous qualitative research are offered. The paper concludes that to support high-quality qualitative research, scholars – including journal editors and reviewers – need to change how rigor is developed and judged, rather than perpetuate the problems with how it has been commonly evaluated in the past. Recommendations for developing rigor when conducting and/or judging qualitative research within sport and exercise psychology are also offered.
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