Sensible Use(rs) and the Construction of Self-Identity in Research Interviews: A Qualitative Exploration of how Middle-Aged and Older Adults Search for and Use Online Health Information

As a much-used data collection method in qualitative research, interviewing is a primary way to make sense of social life. However, critics point out that interviews are often used uncritically and unreflectively, without considering epistemological foundations and self-presentation efforts by interviewees. By way of a two-step, theory-driven qualitative thematic analysis, this study examines how Belgian middle-aged and older adults (51-79 years old) construct their self-identity in research interviews as sensible internet users with regards to online health information (OHI) and their motivat... Mehr ...