Editorial: Mixed Methods Research Systematic Methodological Reviews—Benefits,Challenges,and Solutions

Aguinis H. Ramani R. S. Alabduljader N. (2023). Best-practice recommendations for producers, evaluators, and users of methodological literature reviews. Organizational Research Methods, 26(1), 46–76. https://doi.org/10.1177/1094428120943281

Alise M. A. Teddlie C. (2010). A continuation of the paradigm wars? Prevalence rates of methodological approaches across the social/behavioral sciences. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 4(2), 103–126. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689809360805

Boeije H. Slagt M. van Wesel F. (2013). The contribution of mixed methods research to the field of childhood trauma: A narrative review focused on data integration. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 7(4), 347–369. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689813482756

Brown K. M. Elliott S. J. Leatherdale S. T. Robertson-Wilson J. (2015). Searching for rigour in the reporting of mixed methods population health research: A methodological review. Health Education Research, 30(6), 811–839. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyv046

Creswell J. W. Plano Clark V. L. (2018). Designing and conducting mixed methods research (3rd ed.). Sage.

Fàbregues S. Hong Q. N. Escalante-Barrios E. L. Guetterman T. C. Meneses J. Fetters M. D. (2020). A methodological review of mixed methods research in palliative and end-of-life care (2014–2019). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(11), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113853

Fàbregues S. Mumbardó-Adam C. Escalante-Barrios E. L. Hong Q. N. Edelstein D. Vanderboll K. Fetters M. D. (2022). Mixed methods intervention studies in children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders: A methodological review. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 126(1), 104239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104239

Fàbregues S. Sáinz M. Romano M. J. Escalante-Barrios E. L. Younas A. López-Pérez B. S. (2023). Use of mixed methods research in intervention studies to increase young people’s interest in STEM: A systematic methodological review. Frontiers in Psychology, 13(4), 956300. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.956300

Fàbregues S. Younas A. Inayat S. Escalante-Barrios E. L. Durante A. (2024). Mixed methods studies using secondary analysis in nursing and midwifery: A methodological review. Journal of Advanced Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16557

Fetters M. D. Curry L. A. Creswell J. W. (2013). Achieving integration in mixed methods designs - Principles and practices. Health Services Research, 48(6 PART2), 2134–2156. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.12117

Fetters M. D. Molina-Azorin J. F. (2019). A checklist of mixed methods elements in a submission for advancing the methodology of mixed methods research. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 13(4), 414–423. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689819875832

Granikov V. Hong Q. N. Crist E. Pluye P. (2020). Mixed methods research in library and information science: A methodological review. Library & Information Science Research, 42(1), 101003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2020.101003

Guetterman T. C. Fàbregues S. Sakakibara R. (2021). Visuals in joint displays to represent integration in mixed methods research: A methodological review. Methods in Psychology, 5(4), 100080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metip.2021.100080

Guetterman T. C. Fetters M. D. (2018). Two methodological approaches to the integration of mixed methods and case study designs: A systematic review. American Behavioral Scientist, 62(7), 900–918. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764218772641

Guetterman T. C. Molina-Azorin J. F. Fàbregues S. (2023). The need to rigorously develop common quality guidelines for reporting mixed methods research. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 17(1), 6–11. https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898221143561

Harrison R. L. Reilly T. M. Creswell J. W. (2020). Methodological rigor in mixed methods: An application in management studies. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 14(4), 473–495. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689819900585

Hart L. C. Smith S. Z. Swars S. L. Smith M. E. (2009). An examination of research methods in mathematics education (1995-2005). Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 3(1), 26–41. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689808325771

Howell Smith M. C. Shanahan Bazis P. (2021). Conducting mixed methods research systematic methodological reviews: A review of practice and recommendations. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 15(4), 546–566. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689820967626

Jaga A. Guetterman T. C. (2023). The value of mixed methods work-family research for human resource management: A review and agenda. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 34(2), 286–312. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2021.1964092

Johnson R. B. Onwuegbuzie A. J. Turner L. A. (2007). Toward a definition of mixed methods research. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 1(2), 112–133. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689806298224

Khalil H. Munn Z. (2023). Guidance on conducting methodological studies – an overview. Current Opinion in Epidemiology and Public Health, 2(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1097/PXH.0000000000000013

Kosiol J. Shafei I. Sassoli M. Cameron R. Fitzgerald A. (2023). Lessons from conducting mixed methods research prevalence studies: Recommendations for overcoming the challenges of inconsistent reporting. In Cameron R. Golenko X. (Eds.), Handbook of mixed methods research in business and management (pp. 207–222). Available at: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800887954.00022

Lamprecht C. Guetterman T. C. (2019). Mixed methods in accounting: A field based analysis. Meditari Accountancy Research, 27(6), 921–938. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEDAR-11-2018-0403

Lawson D. O. Puljak L. Pieper D. Schandelmaier S. Collins G. S. Brignardello-Petersen R. Moher D. Tugwell P. Welch V. A. Samaan Z. Thombs B. D. Nørskov A. K. Jakobsen J. C. Allison D. B. Mayo-Wilson E. Young T. Chan A. W. Briel M. Guyatt G. H. Thabane L. Mbuagbaw L. (2020). Reporting of methodological studies in health research: A protocol for the development of the MethodologIcal STudy reportIng checklist (MISTIC). BMJ Open, 10(12), Article e040478. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040478

Lee S. Y. D. Iott B. Banaszak-Holl J. Shih S. F. Raj M. Johnson K. E. Kiessling K. Moore-Petinak N. (2022). Application of mixed methods in health services management research: A systematic review. Medical Care Research and Review, 79(3), 331–344. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775587211030393

Martin G. P. Jenkins D. A. Bull L. Sisk R. Lin L. Hulme W. Wilson A. Wang W. Barrowman M. Sammut-Powell C. Pate A. Sperrin M. Peek N. (2020). Toward a framework for the design, implementation, and reporting of methodology scoping reviews. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 127, 191–197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.07.014

Maxwell J. A. (2016). Expanding the history and range of mixed methods research. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 10(1), 12–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689815571132

Mbuagbaw L. Lawson D. O. Puljak L. Allison D. B. Thabane L. (2020). A tutorial on methodological studies: The what, when, how and why. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 20(1), 226. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-020-01107-7

McManamny T. Sheen J. Boyd L. Jennings P. A. (2015). Mixed methods and its application in prehospital research: A systematic review. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 9(3), 214–231. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689813520408

Molina-Azorín J. F. (2011). The use and added value of mixed methods in management research. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 5(1), 7–24. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689810384490

Molina-Azorin J. F. Fetters M. D. (2016). Mixed methods research prevalence studies: Field-specific studies on the state of the art of mixed methods research. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 10(2), 123–128. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689816636707

O'Cathain A. Murphy E. Nicholl J. (2008). The quality of mixed methods studies in health services research. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 13(2), 92–98. https://doi.org/10.1258/jhsrp.2007.007074

Parey B. Kutscher E. (2024). Operationalizing and expanding the rigorous mixed methods framework for systematic reviews: The case of inclusive education. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 18(2), 147–164. https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898231175192

Pluye P. Bengoechea E. Granikov V. Kaur N. Tang D. (2018). A world of possibilities in mixed methods: Review of the combinations of strategies used to integrate qualitative and quantitative phases, results and data. In International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches.

Snodgrass M. R. Love H. R. Roberts C. A. Gilson C. B. Yang X. Badgett N. M. (2024). IIs mixed methods bridging educational research divides? Using prevalence as an indicator of change. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 18(4), 430–446. https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898231184663

Tashakkori A. Johnson B. Teddlie C. (2021). Foundations of mixed methods research: Integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches in the social and behavioral sciences (2nd ed.). Sage.

van der Roest J. W. Spaaij R. van Bottenburg M. (2015). Mixed methods in emerging academic subdisciplines: The case of sport management. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 9(1), 70–90. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689813508225

Younas A. Pedersen M. Tayaben J. L. (2019). Review of mixed methods research in nursing. Nursing Research, 68(6), 464–472. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000372