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Dr Lucy Foulkes
@lucyfoulkes.bsky.social
Psychologist at University of Oxford, researching adolescence + mental health. Books: WHAT MENTAL ILLNESS REALLY IS (2021); COMING OF AGE (2024). Shall we try and be nice to each other on here? Linktr.ee/lucyfoulkes
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"even if data are quantitative and numerical, the ways in which they are analysed and, to a greater extent, the inferences made from this analysis, will vary depending on who the researcher is." I LOVE this paper, which talks about reflexivity in quant, not qual, research tinyurl.com/3r3s39ty

Reflexivity is the act of examining one's own assumption, belief, and judgement systems, and thinking carefully and critically about how these influence the research process. The practice of reflexivity confronts and questions who we are as researchers and how this guides our work. It is central in debates on objectivity, subjectivity, and the very foundations of social science research and generated knowledge. Incorporating reflexivity in the research process is traditionally recognized as one of the most notable differences between qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Qualitative research centres and celebrates the participants' personal and unique lived experience. Therefore, qualitative researchers are readily encouraged to consider how their own unique positionalities inform the research process and this forms an important part of training within this paradigm. Quantitative methodologies in social and personality psychology, and more generally, on the other hand, have remai
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DDedpsydan.bsky.social

📌

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MFmwfrancis.bsky.social

Ooh, I'm passing this on to the folks teaching doctoral research methods in our program!

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LRlizroemer.bsky.social

I love it too! Doctoral students in our program read it at the beginning of my research methods class.

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DLlucyfoulkes.bsky.social

If you're not familiar: reflexivity is ‘the process of engaging in self-reflection about who we are as researchers, how our subjectivities and biases guide and inform the research process’, and being upfront about that (with ourselves and in the paper)...

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ODolademk.bsky.social

It’s such a good piece!

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DRraechel.bsky.social

Maddi is such an incredible scholar. Glad to see this passed around here.

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JCjimmycoan.bsky.social

Can’t wait to read it! Thanks for posting.

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NHthehandlab.bsky.social

One for my stats course! 🙏

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DWwpball.com

Michelle is great, sadly she isn't on bluesky (yet) 😞

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Dr Lucy Foulkes
@lucyfoulkes.bsky.social
Psychologist at University of Oxford, researching adolescence + mental health. Books: WHAT MENTAL ILLNESS REALLY IS (2021); COMING OF AGE (2024). Shall we try and be nice to each other on here? Linktr.ee/lucyfoulkes
1.1k followers472 following246 posts
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