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Enhancing the Rigor of Grounded Theory: Incorporating Reflexivity and Relationality

University of British Columbia School of Nursing

Peter Callery

School of Nursing, Midwifery, University of Manchester

Some proponents of the grounded theory method appear to treat interview and participant observation data as though they mirror informants’ realities. Others claim that grounded theory incorporates reflexivity. It is claimed in this article that the principal texts on grounded theory do not attend to the effects of interactions between researchers and participants in interview and participant observation contexts. Descriptions of the effects of interactions on interview data and attention to relationships between interviewers and interviewees are necessary for attending to the rigor of grounded theory findings. Therefore, it is argued that reflexivity and relationality, which are defined as attending to the effects of researcher-participant interactions on the construction of data and to power and trust relationships between researchers and participants, should be incorporated into grounded theory.

Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 11, No. 2, 257-272 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/104973201129119082


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