Abstract

MALDAVSKY, David; ALVAREZ, Liliana H  and  GOMES, Isabel. A review of the research methodology psychoanalytic couple and family. Subj. procesos cogn. [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.1, pp.221-236. ISSN 1852-7310.

The work aims to contribute to the exchange between clinicians and researchers , in order to highlight the contributions that are possible research in family and couples from each of these areas of work. A comprehensive overview of the diversity of research methods in couple and family psychoanalysis in clinical and psychosocial land, from a survey conducted on research by authors of the International Association of Couple and Family Psychoanalysis ( IACFP is presented ) . The main methodological issues identified in relation to the types of research , samples , instruments and procedures as well as the features of the empirical and conceptual research and issues of reliability and validity are described. Among the results of the work emphasizes that the members of the IACFP seem to show preference for a mixed methodology , combining the analysis of interviews and the use of instruments which include psychological tests, projective techniques and / or systematic analysis of certain features in the speech. This result suggests the possibility of research teams that include members of the Association , through the standardization of common tools.

Keywords : Methodology; Tools; Qualitative; Quantitative and mixed research.

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