Essentials of Dyadic Interviewing

Traditional qualitative interviews typically involve a single subject; interviews of dyads rarely appear outside marketing research and family studies. Experienced qualitative researcher David Morgan’s brief guide to dyadic interviewing provides readers with a road map to expand this technique to many other settings.

In dyadic interviews, the interaction and co-constructions of the two subjects provide the data for the researcher. Showing the advantages and disadvantages of interviewing two people at once, Essentials of Dyadic Interviewing covers key issues of pair rapport, ethics, confidentiality, and dealing with sensitive topics.

The book describes the entire process from selecting the participants to the role of the moderator to analysing results. It uses examples of graduate student experiences, physician behaviour, substance abuse, services to elderly, and dementia patients to show its many applications.