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Does not explore if there is a stigma- established a stigma pre-existing

Gives no info about method used

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The question imply a that there is a problem with them living together.

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assumptions in the question about (1) all couples experiencing this stigma and (2) the type of stigma (e.g. different taboos?)

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assumptions in the question about (1) all couples experiencing this stigma and (2) the type of stigma (e.g. different taboos?)

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What counts as a co-habiting couple

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The question is too ambiguous whereas qualitative questions must exist in a context. For example, what sort of stigma? Additionally, it sounds a bit like a leading question.

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Has an agenda set to find out rather than coming from an exploratory viewpoint

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It points out certain viewpoint particularly using a negative word and that doesn’t expand on the idea of researchable material particularly. So, more chance for the answers to be based on a biases that there is stigma associated with live in couple.

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The question is too directive; it assumes that all couples face stigma and have to cope with it.

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assumes there is a stigma - might lead to stunted answers if they don’t believe there is a stigma

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Doesn't define what the stigma is

Doesn't define what coping is

Biased question - implies from the start that there is something wrong with living together (could impact participant responses)

Not very open ended

Not specific or measurable

Romantic or platonic couples?

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There is no explanation of what the stigma is? Where the study is conducting? How do we assume that there is anything to cope in the first place?

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It’s a leading question as it assumes that there is a stigma associated with living together. It might be better to explore co-habiting couples experiences of living together

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There’s an assumption made

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Hidden assumption that there is stigma associated with co-habitation 

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Hidden assumption that there is stigma associated with co-habitation 

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the word “cope” assumes they’re struggling

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the word “cope” assumes they’re struggling

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It suggests that all couples face stigma around living together, and that they all have to cope with it.

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Is it necessary that there will be a stigma in all the cultures for couples who live together?

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Is it necessary that there will be a stigma in all the cultures for couples who live together?

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Assuming there is stigma, leading question.

Ignoring couples that are living together.

Researcher bias.

Isn’t open ended.

Ethical considerations, couples may have never heard of the stigma, self fulfilling prophecy

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Makes a lot of assumptions. We also discussed how by making it a closed question you are narrowing too soon. For example, it might have been better to say, ‘to investigate the impacts of (a variable such as intimacy, proximity, behaviour) on couples who co habit’. This makes research easier to conduct. It also avoids closing the question too soon.

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Is there much of a stigma to begin with? It depends on the cultural context for example, in the UK there might be less stigma (if any) around cohabiting couples compared to a country like India.

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can define couple as in romantic couple of a certain duration

Operationalise “cope” as specific behaviours, and what “stigma” to check for

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Some timeframe in a sense if they are a couple for months, years, or since how long they are living together

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Some timeframe in a sense if they are a couple for months, years, or since how long they are living together

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Doesn't consider context - assumes couples experience stigma when that may not be true

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It could be later out clearer, using a structure such as PICOT, potentially introducing a comparison with couples who don’t live together.

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Leading question - implies it is always negative

What does 'cope' mean - quite a specific word

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"cope", and "stigma" assume a negative POV

very vage in terms of what counts as "stigma" and "cohbaiting-couples"

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written as though there's an assumption that all co-habiting couples experience stigma

doesn't specify the specific population (age, geographical location, etc.)

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Typically with qualitative research, the ‘answer’ isn’t definitive. The question is worded as such that there would be a ‘definitive answer’

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The proposed research question is too vague, leaving terms such as “cope” and “stigma”.

There is bias, assuming that there is stigma associated with co-habitation.

There is no specification of age, region (collectivist v/s individualist cultures), or hetero/homosexual relationships.

There is simply too much space given for different responses. More specification would make the RQ more robust.