# Discomfort, discord and discontinuity as data: Using focus groups to research sensitive topics

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/discomfort-discord-and-discontinuity-as-data-using-focus-groups-to-research/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Kaye Wellings,Patrick Branigan,Kirstin Mitchell |
| Citations | 164 |
| DOI | 10.1080/136910500422241 |
| Fields | Social Sciences |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W1968676024 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2000 |

## Paper authors

- [Kirstin Mitchell](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kirstin-mitchell/)

## Paper journal

- [Culture Health & Sexuality](https://scholariq.org/journals/culture-health-and-sexuality/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods](https://scholariq.org/topics/focus-groups-and-qualitative-methods/)

## Paper topics

- [Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods](https://scholariq.org/topics/focus-groups-and-qualitative-methods/)
- [Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics](https://scholariq.org/topics/qualitative-research-methods-and-ethics/)
- [Children's Rights and Participation](https://scholariq.org/topics/children-s-rights-and-participation/)

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