Question

A researcher is exploring the coping mechanisms of older couples who have lost an adult child to cancer. The husbands and wives are interviewed together by an interviewer who is guided by a topic guide. What type of interview is this? A. A dyadic interview B. A photo elicitation interview C. A focus group interview D. A structured interview

Answer 1

The answer is (A.) A dyadic interview

In dyadic interviews, two participants interact in response to open-ended research questions. There are few precedents for using dyadic interviews as a technique for qualitative research.

A couple interview (or joint couple interview, or more broadly conjoint interview, joint interview or dyadic interview) is a method of qualitative research used in the social sciences, where two spouses are interviewed together. Such an interview is typically semi-structured or unstructured. Couple interviews are important in household research, often from a psychological, sociological, anthropological or social geographical perspective, and are also frequently used within health research. A couple interview is a form of joint interviewing (interviews involving two interviewees), the subject of a growing methodological research literature.