Introspective interviewing for work activities: applying subjective digital ethnography in a nuclear industry case study

Abstract Subjective Evidence-Based Ethnography (SEBE) is a family of methods developed in digital ethnography for investigation social science based on subjective audio–video recordings using first-person perspective. Recordings are used self-confrontation (collect experience, discussion findings and final interpretation). Several studies applying SEBE mentioned “introspection” as process occurring during discussed it without providing evidence its occurrence. This article aimed at clarifying introspection occurrence SEBE. After literature review addressing introspection, the was analyzed, depicted illustrated by case study. Conditions to occur related mechanisms were proposed: found that indirect could actually but not frequently go unnoticed lessening quality analysis. A refined analysis or after interviews identified an added-value activity