Unstructured interview

An interview without a fixed sequence of questions, allowing the researcher to explore participants’ answers in depth.

A flexible, in-depth interview without a fixed schedule of questions, allowing the researcher to explore issues raised by the respondent.

An unstructured interview is a flexible conversation with a research purpose rather than a fixed schedule. The interviewer can ask follow-up questions and explore issues that the respondent considers important. A semi-structured interview lies between the two: prepared questions or topics guide it, but their order can change and answers can be explored further.

A flexible interview in which questions and follow-up discussion develop during the conversation.

Use the study’s details when evaluating it: 39 convicted women, aged 15–46, interviewed using in-depth, unstructured interviews.

An interview resembling a conversation, with no fixed sequence of questions and scope for follow-up based on the respondent's answers.

A conversational interview without a fixed set of standardised questions, allowing its direction to develop through participants’ answers.

An interview without a fixed sequence of tightly controlled questions, allowing respondents to discuss a topic freely.

A flexible interview in which the researcher can explore answers through follow-up questions rather than follow a fixed set of questions throughout.

In an unstructured interview, the researcher can ask follow-up questions to explore an unexpected or important point.

A flexible interview without a fixed, standardised question schedule, allowing the respondent's answers to shape the discussion.

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