Ethical, Methodological, and Practical Reflections When Using Q Methodology in Research with Young Children

Abstract

The objective of this discussion is to raise ethical, methodological, and practical issues concerning research with young children and the use of Qmethodology through our experiences with a study of young children's feelings when in situations related to parental divorce. Q methodology was applied with 20 visual statements depicting a range of feelings for five-year-old children from Norwegian daycare centers to sort according to a "How do you generally feel?" condition of instruction. The issues resulting from this work are ethical considerations, methodological reflections, and practical concerns

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