Mixed Methods in Suicide Research
Abstract
Mixed methods offer a valuable third paradigm in suicide research that can address the limitations of quantitative and qualitative research methods. This chapter describes how the application of mixed methods can enable researchers to gain a more substantive understanding of suicide. We dis-cuss the range of mixed method designs available, depending on why, how, and where the quanti-tative and qualitative components will be applied and integrated. Examples are also provided of how mixed methods have been applied in suicide research.Mixed methods offer a valuable third paradigm in suicide research that can address the limitations of quantitative and qualitative research methods. This chapter describes how the application of mixed methods can enable researchers to gain a more substantive understanding of suicide. We dis-cuss the range of mixed method designs available, depending on why, how, and where the quanti-tative and qualitative components will be applied and integrated. Examples are also provided of how mixed methods have been applied in suicide research.
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Book Title
Advancing Suicide Research
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Subject
Sociology
Criminology
Psychology