It is argued that the methodological concerns brought up are not limited to the area of violence towards women but are also applicable in studies of various types of human experience that are complex,

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Women's Violence to Men in Intimate Relationships: Working on a Puzzle (2004) · doi

  Research findings are contradictory and point in two directions, with some revealing that women are as likely as men to perpetrate violence against an intimate partner (symmetry) and others showing that it is overwhelmingly men who perpetrate violence against women partners (asymmetry).

  Keywords: women perpetrate violence against contradictory point directions revealing likely intimate partner symmetry others showing overwhelmingly
• The meanings and motives for women's use of violence in Canadian college dating relationships: Results from a national survey (1997) · doi

  Although in a crude counting of violent acts these data confirm the contention that women commit a large number of such acts, a further investigation of the women's motives shows that a substantial amount of their violence was in self‐defense, or "fighting back.

  Keywords: acts women crude counting violent confirm contention commit large number further investigation motives shows substantial
• The teller-focused interview: Interviewing as a relational practice (2014) · doi

  It is argued that the methodological concerns brought up are not limited to the area of violence towards women but are also applicable in studies of various types of human experience that are complex, sensitive, and difficult to bring up.

  Keywords: argued methodological concerns brought limited area violence towards women applicable various types human experience complex